Hello!
I would appreciate some help with my motivation letter. Please feel free to comment on anything: Content, grammar, spelling... you name it! ![Smile [:)]](/emoticons/emotion-1.gif)
Thank you for your help,
Jessie
Dear ***,
I am currently studying my
second year at the Business programme at the ZZZ. I am now seeking an interesting challenge an excellent
contribution to my education by applying for one exchange term in YYY.
At an early age I developed parts
of my personality trough sports. For many years I competed a lot in show jumping
with my horses and was for some years one of the representatives of the Swedish
National Team. Competing made me discover the essentiality of working hard for
reaching your goals. I feel that many of these things I developed trough
competing I now use as an advantage at school.
I have always
believed that an international perspective is very important in any economist’s
education. Not only is it important to learn about the economic situation of
the world, it is also important to learn about, and from, different cultures. I
know for certain that this has helped me, both academically and personally. I
feel that my international experience has shown me how to respect other cultures
and has also given me a genuine interest in other parts of the world.
As a curious
citizen of the international world, I love to travel and to experience new parts
of the world. As a result of this, I have participated in several projects with
an international connection during my time at the university. During the last
term, I participated as a “Student Buddy” for the exchange students at the ZZZ.
As a Student Buddy, I got the chance to show the exchange students [the town
where I study], the Swedish people and our culture. This has both given me a
change to get to know people from foreign countries and to learn more about
their interesting home destinations. I was also selected to represent my university at the International Week in St.
Gallen, Switzerland. I
have realized that the international perspective is something very important to
me, something I value having in my life.
Besides studying I
also enjoy working with my own company. I learn a great deal about the world of
companies; how to start and run a business, selling a product and the contact
with the customer. This company gives me the change to do something I genuinely
enjoy and it really puts my education in an excellent spot. Through my company
I also get numerous international contacts. I have for instance visited Hong
Kong and China
several times through my company, visiting fairs and meeting clients. My hopes
are to expand my business to new horizons and I thus see it as a great
opportunity to get to know the Canadian market at an early stage.
I have always been
interested in languages and I therefore chose to study several languages in upper
secondary school. Besides English, I also studied German and French. Languages
are, in my opinion, very important in several aspects. Not only is it essential
in social situations, but it is also of great importance as an entrepreneur
when it comes to communicating with clients and potential customers in order to
understand their customs and their needs.
I consequently see YYY and *** as a great opportunity for me to improve my language abilities.
Apart from English, I will also be able to improve my French, something that I
look forward to with great interest.
Canada would
be an excellent choice for me, both for my academic career and for my future
business plans. YYY is known to be one of the best business
universities in the world and it has always been a goal for me to study at an
internationally acclaimed university. I think of this opportunity as a
privilege, and a way to improve as a person. I have high ambitions for my
future and international contacts are a part of that future. I feel that YYY can
give me the best education in my field with high skilled professors and
students in an international environment that motivates me.
Thank you for your
consideration.
Yours sincerely,
Jessie