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    DepartmentoftheSPECIALCLASSGIFTEDforYOUTHS
    UniversityofScienceandTechnology
    Hefei,Anhui230026,P.R.China
    July1,1998
    DearSirorMadam:
    ItakegreatpleasureinrecommendingRenRen,oneofmyfavoritestudents,foradmissionintoyourdistinguishedgraduateprogram.
    Mr.Renwasadmittedin1986at14yearsofageintotheSPECIALCLASSfortheGIFTEDYOUTHS,myuniversity'suniqueprogramthatcaterstotheintellectualneedsofunusuallytalentedChineseyoungsters.Itwasarareprivilegeheearnedwithhisnearlyimpeccableacademicperformancethroughtheyearsofhiselementaryandsecondaryschool.
    Heimpressedmealmostasheenteredintomyuniversity,amajorcradleofchina'sscientificandtechnologicaltalents.Atthetime,membersoftheGiftedClassallhadtospendhalfamonthstudyingbythemselvestheprinciplesofcalculusandthentakeanexamsothatwecouldevaluatetheirself-studycapability.Mr.Renscoredthehighestgradeinthatexam.Healsoexhibitedakeenlywhettedmindduringclassdiscussions.Tomyregretatthetime,hisEnglishwasnotasgoodashismathematicsorphysics.ButInoticedhemadeapointofworkingespeciallyhardinimprovinghisEnglishduringhisfiveundergraduateyearswithus.Bynow,heseemstobeatleastasproficientinEnglishasmostofhisformerclassmatesintheGiftedClass.InmyexperiencewithMr.Ren,Iwasimpressedwithnotonlyhisextraordinaryintelligencebutalsohisambitionsandpersistence.IamsurethatMr.Renwillbeanoutstandingstudentinanydoctoralprogramthathemaycaretoenrollin.SoIwouldliketosupporthimfirmlyinhisquestrecommendationintoaccountwhenconsideringhisapplication.Iwouldgreatlyappreciateityoudecidetoaccepthimashewishes.
    Yours***
    **ProfessorandDeputyHead