1. 客观评价自己的成就

美国本科申请推荐信应该表明推荐人对于申请者的动机有一定了解，并能解释申请者进一步深造的需要。很多推荐信把申请者吹成了一个甚至比教授还牛的专家，就失去了推荐信的意义，既然已经是大师级人物了，还去留学深造干嘛。

2. 转换语言风格

自己给自己写美国留学本科推荐信不仅仅是摆事实的问题，还有一个口吻，行文问题。首先是内容上，除了补充自己自述中所没有的方面外，对于一些重要的成就和优点进行论述时，要从推荐人的角度考虑，切勿简单重复自述信或简历中的内容;其次是语言风格上，用词上要注意变换，不要出现你自述信中常用的习语等，最后在推荐信用的纸张、信封、字体、字号、段落等方面尽量避免雷同。

3. 插入具体实例

美国本科申请推荐信中对于申请者的重要素质和能力要有实例的支持。作为你的教授，总是可以论述你在帮他做的项目中的责任和表现，而作为你的老板，怎么会不能说出你的某一项具体成就呢?就像写自述信时一样，拿出一张纸，一边写出自己的品质，优点，在另一边注明至少一个实例。切记：推荐不是吹捧，所以推荐信的“装扮”要适度，不能太花哨，太渲染。要尽量用平实可信的语言，增加细节性的例证说明。

申请美国研究生推荐信要求多少字?其实并无统一的要求，一般来说，推荐信字数A4纸用5号字写占3/4张纸即可，没有具体要求。

推荐信的格式有些模式可循，以下将针对各段提供模式作参考：

(一)抬头可用的格式有：

　　Dear Sir/Madam;

　　To Whom It May Concern：

(二)第一段：引文句子可以引用如：

　　“It is a pleasure to recommend to you(name)， a former student of mine at (name ofuniversity).”

　　“I an very happy to have this opportunityto recommend (name)， who is presently applying foradmission to your graduate (or undergraduate) program in (name of program).”

　　“I understand that (name) is applying foradmissions to your graduate (undergraduate) school， andhas requested that I write this letter of recommendation for her/him.”

　　“In my capacity as professor at xxxxUniversity， I have known xxx for three years， as both his/her advisor and professor.”

(三)第二段：这段可以提供最实质的内容。譬如，如果推荐者是教授，解释学生在他门下所修的课程。

　　“(name) took two of my courses during the1984-85 academic year， as follows; “xxxxx” and“xxxxx”.”

　　“(Name) was enrolled in three of classesfrom September 1984 to June 1986 “xxx” and “xxx”.”

接下来，教授写一些有关申请人在课堂上的表现，如完成的研究计划、实验室研究、研究报告、考试的成绩、课堂态度、讨论课的参与等，举出实例。

　　“In my class (es)， (name) did excellent work. She always listened attentively， participated activitely in class， and handed in very good written assignment.

　　“In particular，his/her research paper on (topic) was of exceptionally high quality， and showed that s/he fully understands and has a strong background in his/her field.”

如果推荐人是工作主管，首先一定要仔细陈述申请人的工作职责，并对申请者工作表现作一评估。如果可能的话尽量列举实例。

　　“When (name) held the position of (jobtitle) in this company she was one s/he was one of my best employees. His/herjob responsibilities included (describe them)， and s/hecarried out his/her duties with exceptional skill and professionalism.”

　　“S/he not only did his/her own work， but also helped other employees， and mademany valuable contributions to the efficient running to our firm.”