When I was reading grad applications, submissions from China posed something of a problem. What do you do about a student who is praised by a faculty member for being “diligent”? From an American, this would be totally damning; but maybe the respondent merely meant “hard-working”? Even so, what we were looking for were words like “quick” or “quirky” or “original”, and as I recall, we never saw such words in Chinese applications. Yet those who came to us often turned out to be well described by words like that.
And I know that as a student, it can be terrifying to think about what might be in your recommendation letters, as it is the part of the process that is largely outside your control. If it helps, I have never read a truly negative letter. Even students with the most colorful backgrounds find people who are willing to say positive things about them. Maybe not every letter says the student will be the next Newton, but they go out of their way to point out the student’s strong suits. And, when they mention some aspect where the student still has room to grow, they usually thoughtfully discuss the student’s progress in that area. So, from the other side, I think students’ fears are amplified.
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