确实有很多亮点。或有明显的短板吧。另外，如果UT researcher 是他家的朋友，他是怎么知道老师写的推荐信的内容？

“… had great recommendations from my teachers (they showed me and they said I was one of the best students in their careers) and a UT Austin biology researcher (who used words like “exceptional” to describe me), and great essays talking about my passion for scientific research…”