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departmentofthespecialclassgiftedforyouths
universityofscienceandtechnology
hefei,anhui230026,p.r.china
july1,1998
dearsirormadam:
itakegreatpleasureinrecommendingrenren,oneofmyfavoritestudents,foradmissionintoyourdistinguishedgraduateprogram.
mr.renwasadmittedin1986at14yearsofageintothespecialclassforthegiftedyouths,myuniversitysuniqueprogramthatcaterstotheintellectualneedsofunusuallytalentedchineseyoungsters.itwasarareprivilegeheearnedwithhisnearlyimpeccableacademicperformancethroughtheyearsofhiselementaryandsecondaryschool.
heimpressedmealmostasheenteredintomyuniversity,amajorcradleofchinasscientificandtechnologicaltalents.atthetime,membersofthegiftedclassallhadtospendhalfamonthstudyingbythemselvestheprinciplesofcalculusandthentakeanexamsothatwecouldevaluatetheirself-studycapability.mr.renscoredthehighestgradeinthatexam.healsoexhibitedakeenlywhettedmindduringclassdiscussions.tomyregretatthetime,hisenglishwasnotasgoodashismathematicsorphysics.butinoticedhemadeapointofworkingespeciallyhardinimprovinghisenglishduringhisfiveundergraduateyearswithus.bynow,heseemstobeatleastasproficientinenglishasmostofhisformerclassmatesinthegiftedclass.inmyexperiencewithmr.ren,iwasimpressedwithnotonlyhisextraordinaryintelligencebutalsohisambitionsandpersistence.iamsurethatmr.renwillbeanoutstandingstudentinanydoctoralprogramthathemaycaretoenrollin.soiwouldliketosupporthimfirmlyinhisquestrecommendationintoaccountwhenconsideringhisapplication.iwouldgreatlyappreciateityoudecidetoaccepthimashewishes.
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