Dear Admissions Committee,
   It is my great pleasure to recommend Mr. Xiaofeng Wang for the [graduate study program] at MIT University. As his research advisor, I have had close contact with Mr. Wang since October 1998. In my opinion, he is the best undergraduate I have ever met, surpassing even our doctoral candidates.
   Because of an extraordinarily outstanding performance, Mr. Wang completed a four-year course study in three years. During his fourth year, he became the sole undergraduate in my laboratory, which specializes in broadband communication research.
   Initial reservations about his competency in research projects normally assigned to Master’s or Doctoral students rapidly dissipated when I discovered his brilliant and thorough investigative nature. His clear, quick grasp of the concepts and strong capacity for analytical thinking greatly impressed me. With genuine creativity and remarkable insight, Mr. Wang often diligently completed a week’s worth of work in two or three days, sometimes working for several days without leaving the lab and sleeping on the couch when tired. He routinely exchanges ideas and discusses problems with me, and exhibits a cooperative spirit with the engineers in the group. I have faith that the patience, persistence, and strong sense of responsibility that he has demonstrated in his work will underlie his advanced academic endeavors, as well.
   Since February 1999, Mr. Wang has conducted research in high-speed routers, specifically responsible for the hardware design of a new type router. In this project, he adapted Intel’s IXP1200 Network Processor and T1’s TMS320C6202 to realize the routing function of IP packets - a uniquely innovative concept. He tackled problems and incorporated improvements with a novel approach and careful consideration to all details, even those that many regarded as boring or trivial duties. Before leaving the lab, Mr. Wang nearly finished the router’s hardware design, with great patience and meticulousness. This kind of router can be configured to interconnect with inter-business LAN via ISDN, DDN, frame relay, or X.25, and is widely used in network banks and centralized control.
   Mr. Wang possesses the easy-going temperament that will enable him to adapt to a long term of overseas study. He is polite, modest, honest, and magnanimous. His athletic ability and interest in playing musical instruments have further cultivated a mature personality and optimistic attitude.
I have recommended quite a few excellent students for overseas graduate study programs, and know all are quite outstanding in their various institutions. In my opinion, Mr. Wang’s talent, creativity, perseverance, and academic ability are truly exceptional, even when comparing him to my previous students. He is well prepared for graduate study at MIT, and the theoretical foundation and experimental training our institution has provided for him will ensure his success in conducting outstanding research in your department. I strongly recommend Mr. Xiaofeng Wang for the MIT graduate program of study, and appreciate your favorable consideration of his application.
Yours truly,

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