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@南京♂10A嘟嘟媽:我們都是請老師寫中文的,英語老師寫英文的,然后請顧問翻譯,老師很愿意給嘟嘟寫,每份定稿的推薦信都要老師正本手簽字的。
@北京♀8C兔牙媽:我看好多學校是推薦表,那么還要給老師翻譯一下了。嘟嘟媽,你意思是推薦信中文也要推交給美國學校?
@南京♂10A嘟嘟媽:不是的,英文的翻譯成中文給老師填,填完再翻譯成英文請老師確認簽字,然后寄英文的。
@廣州♀9C欣爸:正想請教嘟嘟媽:包括Exeter在內的一些學校應該是可以網上留老師郵箱然后直接遞交電子版推薦信的吧?當時你們還是選擇了郵寄紙質推薦信嗎?
@武漢♂10A航航媽:學校最希望的方式是提交電子推薦信。
@廣州♀9C欣爸:我也覺得電子推薦信方便,問題中國學校的老師基本上好像都沒配有專用的學校郵箱,那會不會讓美國學校感覺有點不真實?航航當時交的是電子推薦信?
@武漢♂10A航航媽:是的,老師用自己的郵箱也沒問題,美國學校也有老師不愿意用學校郵箱的。反正中國的推薦信估計就那么回事,人家也不會太當真
@廣州♀9C欣爸:呵呵,謝謝航航媽;也聽說了中國老師的推薦信作用不大,但我們還是打算認真真實地做,至少不減分就好了。 -
Ask very nicely. Honesty is very important to instill in your child, and if you use someone else to write it, that would be teaching your child something that is wrong. If the teacher refuses to write the recommendation, talk to the boarding school you are applying to and see if you can have the teacher from the year before, or find someone else comparable that can do it. But the boarding school should agree to it first.