Dear Sir or Madam,

I am a 4^th Semester Business Administration student at *** in Germany. I am writing to apply for the Study Abroad program at the ***.

There are several reasons I decided that the *** was my outstanding favourite of Australia’s Universities. It has an excellent reputation within Australia and far beyond. The *** was recommended to me by both my professors and fellow students who had been there before. The courses I chose at the *** are great to round out my first major (Finances) and I can also broaden my studies with units not offered in my home university.

I want to participate in the program, because it is a great opportunity to not only build an essential cosmopolitan base for working in a globalized business world, but first and foremost to grow personally by adapting to a foreign country with numerous unique places and by learning from new people and different cultures. Australia, as a country with a strong historical background of cultural diversity, is therefore the perfect choice for me. Long before I began to study I had already been utterly sure that I wanted to spend parts of my studies in Australia.

I bring along excellent English skills for the Study Abroad program and I really think living in Australia can help me improve them even more. Being a very sociable person, I want to be part of the campus und sports life at the ***. I am eager to make new friends in Australia and to begin my studies at the ***.

Thank you very much in advance for taking the time to consider my application. I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

***