http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aFormal+letter+tag%3aIELTS+tag%3aLetter+writingSearch results for 'tag:Formal letter tag:IELTS tag:Letter writing' matching tags 'Formal letter', 'IELTS', and 'Letter writing'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/FormalLetterWritingUniversity/jphh/post.htmSat, 02 Oct 2004 19:46:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:48678grzesioHello I m writing to complain on a drudgery of translating the logistics of the Polish Nowa Matura high school end exam into English so that s admission staff could understand what I ll be going through I m not very content with the length of the letter so I have written down some suggestions at the end but I would like to ask you if you could review and edit my letter if necessary Dear Sir or Madam I am writing inasmuch I would like to receive information on the acceptability of Polish qualifications By dint of having studied carefully your website on requirements for prospective students from the EU I now have a general thought of s admission standards but I am hoping for some further information referring my cause I will graduate from high school in June 2005 previously having taken the Nowa Matura The New Matura exam Unlike in the old Matura exam which was an internal exam followed by acquiring Swiadectwo dojrzalosci with each marks from 1 lowest to 6 highest the Nowa Matura is an external exam It is not only more impartial but also Matura scores will be used for university admission purposes because the tests predict college success Subject tests measure knowledge or skills in a particular subject and student s ability to apply that knowledge All official documents refer to the old Matura as to Egzamin Dojrzalosci and to Nowa Matura as to Matura It consists of two parts oral and written each consisting of compulsory and additional subject tests Every subject test excluding polish language test in oral part can be passed on elementary or advanced level Students who are to receive Swiadectwo Maturalne are expected to have taken following compulsory tests ORAL MATURA EXAM 1 Polish Language Test One level test 2 Modern Foreign Language Test Elementary advanced level A student can choose from English German Russian French Italian Spanish Portuguese Swedish and Slovak 3 Minority Language Test One level exam Refers to minority members WRITTEN MATURA EXAM Student chooses level at which he wishes to take on 1 Polish Language Test 2 Modern Foreign Language Test It has to be the same language as chosen by a student in oral part of the exam 3 A test from a subject of student s individual choice from the following list biology chemistry physics with astronomy geography history history of music history of art mathematics wiedza o spoleczenstwie and dance theory 4 Minority Language Test Refers to minority members In order to pass the Matura exam and acquire Swiadectwo Maturalne a student has to get at least 30 percent of maximum number of points available at the elementary level In case of language exams a student has to get 30 percent of points both on oral and written parts In addition to compulsory subject tests student can choose up to three additional subject tests from given list which he has to take on advanced level In oral part of the exam a student can choose another modern foreign language test different from the compulsory and or ethnical group language test In written part a student can choose up to three subject tests from the following biology geography chemistry physics with astronomy history history of music history of art computer science Greek with antique culture Latin with antique culture modern foreign language from the same group as in oral compulsory part ethnical group language mathematics wiedza o spoleczenstwie dance theory Wiedza o spoleczenstwie stands for society science it is a new subject which combines modern history social science pre law studies economy journalism and politics In Poland all major universities require prospective law students to have taken the wiedza o spoleczenstiwe Matura test on advanced level By 30 September we were to declare subjects taken on the Matura and their level I have declared exams in advanced English advanced history and advanced wiedza o spoleczenstwie I will be also taking on Polish language test compulsory In order to fulfil s English language requirements I will be taking the IELTS I am interested in applying for admission to the LLB degree programme in Law and I would like to know how would my Matura scores be recognized by the From the lecture of s webpage for prospective students I have learned that I should consult Laws Faculty Office on the recognition of Access Courses Does organizes such courses for prospective law students and should I pursue admission at one I look forward to receiving your reply Please feel free to contact me for further information Yours Faithfully Grzegorz G 1 I wonder if I should parenthesis the informations regarding Nowa Matura from the words Unlike in the old Matura exam to the words In Poland all major universities require prospective law students to have taken the wiedza o spoleczenstiwe Matura test on advanced level 2 Or should I cut the above part out and enclose it at the bottom of the letter I would consider placing asterisk somewhere maybe By 30 September we were to declare subjects taken on the and their Don t be hard on me it s my first serious formal letter Looking forward to your suggestions