From:**DepartmentoftheECIALCLAGIFTEDforYOUTHSUniversityofScienceandTechnologyHefei,Anhui230026,P.R.ChinaJuly1,1998DearSirorMadam: ItakegreatpleasureinrecommendingRenRen,oneofmyfavoritestudents,foradmiionintoyourdistinguishedgraduateprogram.
Mr.Renwasadmittedin1986at14yearsofageintotheECIALCLAfortheGIFTEDYOUTHS,myuniversitysuniqueprogramthatcaterstotheintellectualneedsofunusuallytalentedChineseyoungsters.Itwasarareprivilegeheearnedwithhiearlyimpeccableacademicperformancethroughtheyearsofhiselementaryandsecondaryschool.Heimpreedmealmostasheenteredintomyuniversity,amajorcradleofchinacientificandtechnologicaltalents.Atthetime,membersoftheGiftedClaallhadtoendhalfamonthstudyingbythemselvestheprinciplesofcalculusandthentakeanexamsothatwecouldevaluatetheirself-studycapability.Mr.Recoredthehighestgradeinthatexam.Healsoexhibitedakeenlywhettedmindduringcladiscuio.Tomyregretatthetime,hisEnglishwaotasgoodashismathematicsorphysics.ButInoticedhemadeapointofworkingeeciallyhardinimprovinghisEnglishduringhisfiveundergraduateyearswithus.Bynow,heseemstobeatleastaroficientinEnglishasmostofhisformerclamatesintheGiftedCla.InmyexperiencewithMr.Ren,Iwasimpreedwithnotonlyhisextraordinaryintelligencebutalsohisambitioandpersistence.IamsurethatMr.Renwillbeanoutstandingstudentinanydoctoralprogramthathemaycaretoenrollin.SoIwouldliketosuorthimfirmlyinhisquestrecommendationintoaccountwhencoideringhisalication.Iwouldgreatlyareciateityoudecidetoaccepthimashewishes.
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