FromThomasZhang
DepartmentofFinance
BusinessSchool，YYYUniversityXXX,430072,XXXP.R.China
DearSir/Madam,
InthecapacityoftheformerchairmanoftheDepartmentofFinanceandtheassociatedeanofBusinessSchoolinYYYUniversity(P.R.China,IamwritingwithpleasuretorecommendMs.SophieXXXtoyouresteemedgraduateschool.
Ms.XXXisadistinguishedstudentinthedepartment.Iknowherwellthroughdifferentoccasions,besidesteachingheraFinancialEngineeringcourselastyear.Igottoknowherpersonally2yearsago,whenshewasacandidateforexchange-studentprogramofYYYUniversity.Concerningherunspectacularacademicresultsandheroutstandingperformance,shewasawardedouruniversity’sscholarshipandachancetostudyabroadinZZZUniversity,whichonlyonestudentfromourdepartmentcanreceiveeveryyear.Hersemester-longexperiencethereturnedouttobeanimpressivesuccess.Ms.XXXshowedgreataptitudeonallthecoursesshetookandherGPAofthatsemesterwas3.80.Ifyoutakethedifficultyofthecoursesandstrictgradingintoaccount,youwillunderstandwhyherscoresareamongthetopfive.Undoubtedly,shegotexcellentscoresonothercorecoursesandrankedamongthetop5%ofherclasswhenshegotherbachelor’sdegree.
HavingbeenMs.XXX’sdirectorwhileshewascompletingherundergraduatethesisdefensein2008,Iwasgreatlyimpressedwithherskillfuldiagrams,andwiththeunifiedandcoherentmannerinwhichshearticulatedherthesis.Shechoseadaringtopic–stockindexfuturesarbitrage.InChina,thisisaveryhotevent.Althoughthereareseveralmodelsaroundtheworld,notoneyethasbeenfoundsuitableforChina.Sheproposedaveryfeasibleoneinherthesispaper.Moreover,shealsodemonstratedahighlevelofproficiencyinusingstatisticsoftwareinherresearch.Notonlywasthecommitteestruckbythedisplayofcreativityatherthesisdefenseconference,herlucidpresentationexpressedclearandlogicthought.Herexpansiveandopen-mindedacademicperspectivesreallystruckachord,soitgivesmeagreatdealofpleasuretogiveyoumyrecommendationtothisoutstandingyoungladyofimmensepromise.
AftershegraduatedfromYYYUniversity,shestillkeepsintouchwithme.Ifeelverydelightedwhenshetoldmeshewouldliketopursueheradvancedstudiesinyourhonoredprogram.Itrustheracademicexcellence,spiritofdevotionandpleasantpersonalitywarrantyourseriousconsiderationofherapplication.ShouldtherebeanywayinwhichIcanbeoffurtherassistanceinyourdeliberations,pleasedonothesitatetocontactmedirectly.Sincerelyyours,
