Mr . Dick . Does the recommendation of the university play an important role ?   Yes . In fact , the recommendation letter written by the university is an indirect self-recommendation . In the long period of cooperation , the university has established good relationship with the companies or organizations , they trust each other well . If your university recommends you , you can be approved more easily .   But I find that most of the recommendation letters written by universities are the same . So I doubt its authority .   More and more persons have the same discoveries since most universities do that in order to save energy . If your university also does like this , you can look for other methods , because such kinds of recommendations say nothing for you .   Could you tell me whether or not I send out my resume with it ?   It depends . If it has something special or useful , I suggest you send it out . 