Dear all,
In the process of drafting recommendation letters, I and my boyfriend have heated arguments.
In order to sucessfully convince the INS officer in the usefulness of my boyfriend for the American nation, would not it be important to translate "twice doped ... impurities.... metal... alloy" rubbish?
That is..... not to translate, but to explain why this metal ... alloy is important to know? How it is used in industry?
My boyfriend is in theoretical physics, and when I ask him to explain why this experiment was interesting enough for him to explain or to predict, he says : "Because it is beautiful !". And, of course, he has no idea as to where and how the materials in question are used, and I have to google it...
My question is, then, - how important it is to insist in the recommendation letter on real life application of a particular research? Is there a danger to over-popularize the letter?
I will really appreciate your comments and experiences on writing recommendation letters.
In the process of drafting recommendation letters, I and my boyfriend have heated arguments.
In order to sucessfully convince the INS officer in the usefulness of my boyfriend for the American nation, would not it be important to translate "twice doped ... impurities.... metal... alloy" rubbish?
That is..... not to translate, but to explain why this metal ... alloy is important to know? How it is used in industry?
My boyfriend is in theoretical physics, and when I ask him to explain why this experiment was interesting enough for him to explain or to predict, he says : "Because it is beautiful !". And, of course, he has no idea as to where and how the materials in question are used, and I have to google it...
My question is, then, - how important it is to insist in the recommendation letter on real life application of a particular research? Is there a danger to over-popularize the letter?
I will really appreciate your comments and experiences on writing recommendation letters.