To be considered for an interview for the college I want to go to I
need to write a letter of motivation. I've never written a letter like
this before, so I could use some help. I have to at least touch upon
these points:
- Why would you like to study at University College?
- What field(s) of studies do you
find most interesting and why?
- Do you have any relevant
working experience or social activities?
- What are your interests with
regard to (or regardless of) your current education?
-
What are your plans after
finishing University
College?
This is what I have (I think I might have ranted too much):
Dear Sir or
Madam,
A little
over a year ago University College caught my attention. As a 6 VWO student I know that making the
right decision is difficult and I wanted to weigh my options carefully. But after
visiting the campus and the open day I knew I wanted to apply.
I have
spent most of my life trying to tell stories in one form or another. Whether it
be through writing, art or music. I started doing theatre when I was 11 and
musical theatre not much later. I learned to play the piano because I wanted to
accompany myself. Recently I have begun making short films and have become
increasingly interested in screenwriting.
From my
love of stories stems my love for the English language. Like most people, I was
exposed to English through computers and television when I was young. When I
started High School I discovered how much I could do with the language I had
learned over the years and it quickly became all I did. I started writing and
reading stories in primarily English and, thanks to a friend with a similar affinity,
I started speaking it daily as well. It is the fact that the entire program at
University College is in English that first drew me to it.
I know I
want to do something with writing one day, but I have never felt like it was
something I should study in 3 to 4 years. Writing, to me, is more that just
putting words on paper and using proper grammar. Writing is imagination; it
combines history, psychology and so many other aspects of life. The broad
curriculum of a Liberal Arts and Sciences college is so much less constricting
than the regular programs at other Dutch universities. There is no other kind
of school where I can study all the things I feel I want to learn. I’m
interested in many different things and I find it difficult to choose only one
field to study. University College gives me the opportunity to expand my
horizons without fear of neglecting my chosen field. Both Social Science and
Humanities are interesting to me, because they both contain fields about what
makes people and cultures the way they are. In Social Science it is especially
psychology that interests me and in Humanities it is literature.
I planned
to attend college in the US for some time, but I realized that I wasn’t ready
for it yet. I am sure want to get my Masters degree abroad though, in what or
where I haven’t decided, but I do know I want to see and learn more of the
world than just what The Netherlands has to offer me. University College is the
perfect place for me to prepare for the rest of the world, because it has such
an international focus. Hopefully I will one day be able to make my mark as a
writer, and possibly filmmaker, somewhere in the world. But before I can do
that I have a lot to learn.
I hope this
letter managed to convey to you who am I and why I wish to attend University
College. Thank you for considering my application and I look forward to your
reply.
Yours
faithfully,
Diantha
Vliet
Thanks or your help, in advance.