Letter of Recommendation: Math/CS Student admitted to NYU, UC Berkeley
Letter of Recommendation Applicant: ........
.............. has asked me to write a letter of recommendation to accompany his application for PhD program in Mathematics at XX. I am pleased to provide a reference for such a gifted student who is at the very top of his highly competitive and highly talented class. I would like to stress particularly his thirst for knowledge which is intensified by .... 's strong determination, and his deep interest in science. ..... is an outstanding researcher and person.
I have known ..... for two years. Being a third-year student he attended my lectures and seminars on The Theory of XX and in the next academic year - lectures and seminars on XX. While he was studying my course I was surprised by his remarkable abilities of learning and grasping the essence of new ideas. Upon completing each course of lectures students pass an examination, which consists of completing complex homework and later an oral interview. .... showed deep understanding of the subject and was given an excellent mark for his performance. I would like to emphasize that he was allowed to pass these exams before the appointed date, although it is a rare practice and is only granted to excellent students. To be precise, there was only one other student of similar level in his class.
..... brilliant teaching skills and his natural talent of getting along with people made him a top-ranked teacher at “Phystech-College”- an extracurricular High School intended to help schoolchildren in studying the sciences at levels beyond regular school program. Thus, I rate .... 's potential as a teacher as rather high.
From our discussions concerning........plans I could conclude that Mr. ............. has strong motivation towards academic career in mathematics. He is very much involved with ..., and yet he has the background to answer .... I think that it would not be overestimation to assert that.......... belongs to the top 2% of XXX students. I strongly recommend .... for graduate studies toward Ph.D. degree at your University.
Sincerely,
Prof. XXXX
