Dear Madam
or Sir,
I am a 4th year Chinese Language and Culture Student
at Xiamen University. I would like to apply to your
graduate program in Contemporary Chinese Studies.
Originally I started my studies in
my hometown Heidelberg, where I visited the Chinese Studies
department for 3 semesters. The focus of study there was on Chinese and Asian
politics, however I realised that for a more thorough understanding I needed to
be in command of Chinese language, being able to read and refer to first hand
documents, rather than translations. After my first exchange year in China I immediately fell in love with the
country and its people, so I decided to stay and continue improving my Chinese.
During my time in Xiamen University I attended classes in various fields,
such like Chinese economics, Government, History as well as classical Chinese
Language and Readings. Overall the courses where very
comprehensive and now, after almost 3 years of study, I am able to read most
Chinese books and newspapers. I also was a member in the University’s Model
United Nations student association. In Model UN, students take on roles as
foreign diplomats and participate in a simulated session of an
intergovernmental organization.
Now that China is playing a more and more important
role in international politics, and I hope that through your program I can get
a more accurate vision of the facts that underlie the relations between China and the rest of the world. I’m keenly interested in acquiring more theoretical
knowledge and especially more academic skills in this area. My father works for the German
government and worked in central Asian countries like Turkmenistan and Afghanistan for many years. I was taught at an
early age to develop an interest in political and economical matters and this
has developed into a real passion. Therefore, I’m seriously considering working
in the government sector or in foreign relations. I think your program would be the right complement to my language degree (Any suggestions to make it sound better?).
Moreover Renmin University has an outstanding reputation in social sciences and
an international orientation.
The international experience I gathered during my time
in China made me very adaptable and able to communicate with
people from various cultural backgrounds. Besides my mother language German I
speak fluent English, Chinese and basic French, Spanish. I am a very diligent
person, BLABLABLABLA (any suggestions?)
I thank you for considering my
application.
Yours sincerely,