dear sir:
it is a great pleasure to recommend ms. xxx as an outstanding student in our department. i have known ms. xxx for a long time, and was her counselor during her undergraduate period.
ms. xxx has been one of the most excellent students i have ever taught. she has always proved to be industrious and conscientious in her study and work. in most courses of her undergraduate study she got good marks in academic records.
during the fifth year of her undergraduate period, she studied under my advice. i was deeply impressed by her independence and creativity. she began her diploma thesis from the very beginning----designing the experimental devices herself. the questions she submitted were often original and she was always persistent and successful to find an answer. due to her spontaneous intellectual capacity and incessant efforts, she did an excellent work in her diploma thesis, and got the highest score in her class.
mr. xxx has always been a lovely and lively girl with easy—going personality, which has won her many friends among her associates.
after graduation, she worked in analysis center of our department. as ms. xxx’s former teacher and her colleague, i am pleased to have witnessed her progress and i can recommend her without reservation for your favorable consideration for her application to your institute. i believe she has the requisite qualification to pursue a ph. d degree in your department as well as a teaching or research assistantship.
yours honestly