Hi there!
I am working on my letter of motivation for a while. And I have already tried to take as much advice from this page as possible. but I am still not confident about my own text. It would be very kind if someone were able to look my text over!
Thanks a lot! It's kind of urgent.
Dear Sir or Madame,
Your Bachelor programme “International Business” which begins September 2007 is the one I am interested in and I hereby wish to apply for a place in this programme. I am currently learning for the German Abitur, which I am taking in the end of April. When I visited your homepage it immediately caught my attention since I am so interested in the English language and in studying in small groups. My desire to study in this particular field also reflects my interests in organisation as well as my interests in different countries, people and cultures.
Sometimes in school, I was given the opportunity to work in small groups and I figured out that learning this way was the easiest for me and was also a lot of fun. Collaboration with a diverse group of students will also gives me the opportunity to organise and maybe also to lead a group. In my opinion, this is always a challenge and makes learning more exciting.
Organisation is the part I like most about this kind of learning, because I have done so for my entire life. When I was young, it started by planning each day in every detail; beginning with the right order of my clothing (which was of course lying right beside my bed in the morning) and ending with putting all my toys in the right formation before going to bed. Since then I never stopped being very thorough: before I do something there always has to be a plan! I am already famous for this attitude and my hostfamily back in Oregon is missing those kind of things about me. Sometimes, they are still teasing me with my to-the-plan-sticking, but in a very lovely way of course. Right now, I am fullfilling my study plan of the German Abitur in May, which I worked out in February (I will be on top of things!).
The University of Maastricht is famous for its international character, which makes it even more attractive for me. My parents found it important to show me as much as possible of other countries and cultures. Therefore, we travelled about three times a year to other countries (Greece, Italy, France, Great Britain, and other European countries). My sister is studying in Prague, so she is familiar with the Czech culture and I am able to get to know it as well. My grandparents and my mother lived in Brasil for a very long time and it is interesting for me to learn about their experience. On top of things my parents gave me the opportunity to go to the U.S.A. for one year (which I was of course planning by myself!). Since then I am fascinated by other cultures even more. This experience gave me many opportunities to get an impression of different cultures: my hostfamily is American, the area around Portland is influenced by Mexican people and in school I had many Asian friends. In high school, I also took Spanish, which was always very entertaining, since my teacher (Señor Ricardo) was very into the Mexican culture.
Living in the U.S.A., I learned the English language almost automatically. Nevertheless, I want to improve my proficiency in English since it is still very superficial. Therefore, studying in this language is very attractive for my improvement in English.
After my graduation I am looking forward to be able to understand the complexity of business management. To gain already a first impression about this working environment I will accomplish a work placement (in German: “Praktikum”) for about three months this summer. It is taking place in a very large company, called EDEKA. There, I will be given the opportunity to get to know several areas of business. At first, I will work in the accounting district, and I am sure it will be very exciting and challenging. Certainly, the practical course will prepare me very well for my further education.
Of my college education in Maastricht I expect to learn more about managing people, the international market and people. But I also think the theoretical background is very important. That is why, I am interested in business administration, economics and international law as well. In the future, I am certainly going to work with many different people, consequently subjects like psychology and sociology will be important for my further education as well. I am eager to take those classes, because it will be a completely new study area for me. Unfortunately, I was never able to take classes like this in Germany.
Since I was in first grade, I liked Math the most. It became a constant favourite of mine and I even received a Math-Award during my high school year in America. Back in Germany, I took it as one of my most important classes (in German: “Leistungskurs”). I think that is a very good condition of becoming a manager of a company. Mangaging is all about numbers and analytical skills, so it is important to be familiar with logical relations.
Maastricht seems to be a very nice city. I heard about all the bicycles and the family-like atmosphere. To get a better impression I am looking forward to the Open Day on the 24th of March. I read so many positive aspects about Maastricht and I am sure I will not be disappointed. I grew up in a similar environment, so I will probably fit in very well.
I cannot wait to study “International Business” and to be prepared for an international ever-changing career!
Please find enclosed my Resume. Kindly contact me if you require any further details or documents. I hope to hear from you in the near future.