Help with formal letter writing to a university

Hi MountainHiker,

Yes, thank you.

By the way - I think that the term 'Subject test' is used specifically with respect to SAT and 'test subjects' does sound better.

'Till next time!!

This might be a bit late but personally I would sent two separate pages.

Make one the application letter and do a separate sheet explaining the polish exam system. Then in the letter you can put something along the lines of 'Please see the attached sheet for futher infomation on Polish qualifications' at the relevant point. That way, they have the infomation easily at hand if they need to go and consult/research it, and they don't have to plow through the whole lot if they don't need to.

Hi,

Thanks for the tip Nona; however: what do you mean by the "application letter"? At the moment I'm only enquiring, questioning and generally - analyzing.

And by the way I have learned that all of my extracurricular activities will be taken into account in the admission process, alongside my demanded academic achievements from Matura somewhere between 91-100%. That's from University College, London - a promised update;].
And so I came to a conclusion - a truly revealing one;] - that I'll just have to do my best at my final exam and maintain a good overall school record.
Now I'm working on one thing and that happens to be a ‘wake-up mission’. I have to signal the existence of Nowa Matura to Admissions Offices of universities of my interest. And since I will have to get very high percentage in order to pursue admission on LLB programme at UCL I might as well widen my area of interests to King's College, Oxford (open application for int. students) and London School of Economics.

I've sent an e-mail to the Admissions Office of SOAS; it was almost a copy of the letter to UCL which Mountain Hiker helped me to form. (To be precise: wrote for me ;]).

Now I’m writing another e-mail, this time to King's College and I'll have it done before 14:00 (Washington). They provide information for students from Poland; however based on old Matura. Also I need to know all about Access Courses they offer (if any).

Bye,
Off to immerse into http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ ;]

Hi MountainHiker,

In that case I have to agree with you - It's a great idea and I will compile something of that kind in a few days. Maybe even tomorrow - in which section of englishforums.com should I seek help?

In the meantime: I've mixed our two previous letters and came up with this one:

C. O.,
School of Law,
King's College London,
Strand Campus,
Strand,
London WC2R 2LS


Dear Mr. O.:

I am interested in applying for admission to the LLB degree programme in Law.

I will graduate in June, 2005. In April, I will be taking Poland's recently adopted comprehensive final exam for high school students, known as the "Matura Exam", which covers the following subjects:

1) Polish Language
2) English Language
3) History
4) Social Sciences

Unlike the "Old Matura," where each course received a mark (from 1 - lowest to 6 - highest), the Nowa Matura (“New Matura”) reports percentage score from each of the test subjects. Thus, the overall 6 score I was able to locate on your website no longer applies.

Approximately what percentage score or percentile of my class must I achieve to be strongly considered for the LLB program? Also do extracurricular activities and achievements factor into the admission process? Knowing the answer to these questions will allow me to more effectively plan for my future.

I look forward to receiving your reply. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at .

Yours sincerely
Grzegorz G.

Enclosure: 1mail.doc a copy of this letter in the e-mail.
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* They expect Polish students to have taken the Matura exam with 6 overall score - not possible.

Looking forward to any comments