Re: Motivational Letter for study exchange

anon1 — Wed, 27 Oct 2004 01:06:52 GMT

Chris,

Quick comments:

1) I don't know from your letter what CBS is. To me, it's the American TV Channel. Because you have different schools in different countries, you need to make a special effort to keep everthing very clear.

- August 2004 from the International Business School Groningen, the Netherlands
- Strategic Management in 2002 from the University of Macau, China
- Schulich, Toronto Canada

2) Stay way from phrases like "icing on the cake"

3) Many business schools use the case study method...you haven't really differentiated why you chose Toronto

4) is -by many- seen....stay away from that type of style (dashes for emphasis)

I am not sure what else to add. I would try to tighten (have a stronger focus) throughout.

If I were writing, I might be inclined to write about how you see Canada participating on the global stage. Is it an important country, or not? Is is a respected country, or not? How will your degree from Toronto be viewed internationally?

That's about it.

MountainHiker

Motivational Letter for study exchange

Guest — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 20:45:16 GMT

Hey there,

I am currently following a Master program and part of this program is an exchange with a partner universtiy. Students are selected on different criterias with a motivational letter being one of these.

The information I have with regards to writing the letter is as following:

"It is important that your application is well prepared. You should have read enough about the universities, which you have listed as one of you priorities to allow to submit a convincing essay describing your choice of country and institution. The motivational essay should be limited to one A4 page.

You should demonstrate that you have been able to find courses/subjects that are relevant for you personally.

Your arguments will be even more convincing if you can demonstrate how your choice will affect your future career plans."

I have read through some suggestions on this page and found the comments of people very helpfull!

If you have time to comment and help me with my essay I would highly appreciate it.

Cheers
Chris

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I am writing to apply for an exchange semester with the Schulich School of Business in Toronto, Canada.

I graduated in International Marketing and Management in August 2004 from the International Business School Groningen, the Netherlands. During my studies I took part on the dual degree programe and obtained a BA in Management with specialisation in Strategic Management in 2002 from the University of Macau, China. At CBS I am enrolled in the cand.merc.int program; to be precise the Business and Development line.

My personal goals have become much clearer to me over the recent years and this is reflected in my choice of Schulich. I see myself working as a consultant either for businesses and/or governments dealing with international strategic decisions in emerging markets. This perfectly combines my undergraduate studies and my current study program. Schulich is the icing on the cake.

Studying in Canada will equip me with a new academic and cultural perspective. Having studied in Europe and Asia paired with my work experience in Africa already broadened my view but with adding studies in a Northern American university I can consider myself globally educated.

Toronto reflects my international background as it is -by many- seen as the most culturally diversified town in the world. This internationality, which has become part of my life, is also reflected in the school itself. Furthermore, the school is highly reputated throughout the academic, as well as, business world. Since I searched for an international school the fact that the Dean of the Year award went to Schulich in 2004, partly because of the Deans effort to further internationalize, made me even more convinced that Schulich is the best choice for me.

The style of teaching with active student participation, case work and presentations substainialy adds up to my academic experiences. I believe I can tremendously gain from these discussions. Students at Schulich already have business experience, which I can benefit of since I am not yet having executive business experience myself. However, despite the lack of work experience on my side, I do believe I can substantially add to these discussions through my international experience.

The courses I want to take at Schulich add up to my past personal academic record and at the same time deepen my knowledge in the field I want to specialise in. First, the course Strategic Management will enable me to further deepen my knowledge aquired in this field through my studies in China. However, it will substantially add up to this as it is part of an MBA program and mostly reflects the Northern American view on strategey. Second, the economics of regulation and deregulation appeal to me since I do study at CBS about developing economies and in this context regulation and deregulation are even more important. This also applies to my third course choice, global operations and information management. Lastly, International Business Strategy reflects my international outlook and desire to work on international projects.

To sum up I believe I can positively represent CBS at Schulich and add to classes while gaining tremendously myself. Schulich enables me to progress with my personal goals by providing me with a new cultural perspective, its internationality and the highly relevant courses.

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