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could you please check my covering letter?

demart28 — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:40:05 GMT

I am an experienced graphic designer and lecturer with a sound knowledge and understanding in the field of graphic design.

I have studied for my degree at The Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, where I gained knowledge across a wide range of graphic design fields and I have strong artistic and technical abilities.

I have worked for a number of advertising agencies and publishing houses, where I have been exposed to all aspects of the related media industries.

Since moving to the UK I have worked in a small publishing company - Kennedyâs Publications Ltd.

My experience as a graphic designer and lecturer demonstrates my ability to work with others, while meeting the challenges presented to me, including the necessary communication and oral presentation skills â despite English being my second language.

I have had a chance to work with, and learn from, some of the best graphic designers in Poland (Gorowski, Pluta).

I have the experience and ability to oversee a project from concept to finished product.

I have experience of print and web design and have knowledge and experience of preâpress setup.

My experience working for a leading psychology magazine in Poland, prepared me for working under pressure. I designed many illustrations and covers for CHARAKTERY (psychology magazine).

I seek to have a clear view and concept from the beginning of the project, using my computer only as a useful tool to achieve the desired results. I am always vigilant not to lose the main idea of a concept.

Every design that I develop must be specific, functional, original and applicable.

Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â I have excellent knowledge of typography and typesetting and I am highly proficient with AdobeÂ Â CS2 Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, In Design, Acrobat and Quark).

Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â My work has been exhibited at many exhibitions and competitions around a world with excellent feedback. I designed many book covers for well-known publishing agencies in Poland (ZNAK, WYDAWNICTWO LITERACKIE)

Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Recently I returned to photography especially in my poster works and illustrations.

Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â I developed my own artistic design language and I arrange my own studio settings.

Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â I can work and move between Mac and PC platforms.

Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â It is important to me to get inspiration from a wide range of aspects of life including art, nature, literature, cinema and theatre. These impressions make me more creative and flexible in my design work.

I believe that my previous experience has enabled me to work effectively and to meet deadlines while remaining focused on the task in hand.

I have an extensive portfolio of work, which I am happy for you to view. Please contact me if you require any further assistance.

Yours sincerely

College Motivation Letter... MountainHiker, you still on here?

Anonymous — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:33:51 GMT

Hi all! I have written this to the best of my ability. I'm pretty secure about the language part, as I'm bilingual, but it's the culture part that I want to check works. Some stuff I need to put in there, like the reason for the GPA - it's part letter, part appeal. But, this is my question, does it come off as too smarmy, too corny, too vague, disorganized, paragraphs need switching around? I just really liked what Hiker said to some other people n here - I have tried to follow the question checklists s/he posted "(Introduction (very quick points) 1a) Who you are 1b) What you want to do 1c) Why do you want to do it 1d) What do you want from them 2) Detailed background 2a) Expand on who you are 3) Detailed background 3a) Expand on what you want to do and why you want to do it 4) Summary 4a) Summarize what you have told them 4b) Thank them for considering your application" and the list for another poster "1) You have a Communication Science degree 2) You want to obtain a Masters Degree in European Comparative Public Policy 3) You want to study at University of Essex 4) You have a passion for European Comparative Public Policy 5) You want to do what or influence what once you are done?" This is an online... ookay, off to edit *edits* *returns* ...online college offering a Liberal Arts MA. Fort Hays State University. And this is my letter: As an immigrant from Egypt with a BA in English literature, including comparative and cultural studies, a background in consciousness-raising work and gender activism, and a lifelong dream of a career conveying these concepts to others and inspiring them to make a difference, I respectfully seek acceptance at your Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program. Culture, critical thinking, history, and social analysis have been the most important fields of study (formal and otherwise) in my life for as long as I can remember. My mission since graduation has been to analyze and question accepted ways of doing things, including sexuality, the monolithic nature of official discourse, and the mainstreaming of the Arabic language and Islam while eroding indigenous tongues and other religions in my native Egypt. As an aficionado of historical narrative, especially that of my native region, the Middle East, and a keen observer of the unseen social currents of religious and gender politics, and cultural norms, mores and values, I have devoted myself to exploring what lies beneath the surface and is visible through the 'iceberg' model of culture. To this end, I have read over 150 books on history, culture, religion, politics and sexuality, among others, mostly about Arab culture. I already am teaching Middle Eastern culture and history at a small language school. The reaction I have received has made me eager to become qualified for a better teaching position in the field of culture/comparative studies. There is so much work to be done in this area to make people truly aware! However, I sense that before being qualified to do this, I am in need of a more thorough academic grounding in epistemology, anthropology and the science of critical thinking skills, as well as in the broader areas of culture and human knowledge, including cross-disciplinary studies and research on cultures outside the mainstream. I am confident that these fields are jut what I need to formalize the learning imparted by my sometimes tumultuous social-political personal experience. While the English Department of Cairo University, where I earned my BA, was a liberal oasis (my majors included Comparative Literature, Civilization and feminist criticism), I later found many of my fellow-Arabs were resistant to a liberal outlook. At that time, the newspapers were abuzz with news of the 'Satanist cult': trumped-up charges (later dismissed by judges as a total fabrication) brought by powerful police officials against American University boys and girls, arrested for wearing black and listening to heavy metal, tortured into confessing crimes they never committed. I became more and more frustrated as people kept telling me, "The newspapers say it; it must be true." For these people, the appearance of difference, and condemnation by the mainstream media, was enough to condemn these unfortunate young people whose only crime had been to assert some individuality and deviate from social norms. The issue became even more complicated and interesting when a number of Europeans I worked with, in a well-intentioned quest for 'cultural sensitivity', ended up with a prescriptive and restrictive definition of Middle Eastern culture: "No, no, boys shouldn't take Home Economics classes. We understand your culture." I preferred to view norms, mores, and values as separate entities and not succumb to the Orientalist view that, lumped together, unchanging and unchangeable, they constituted a monolithic 'culture'. Some of the other questions I asked myself were: What is collective memory? Can one find a descriptive, rather than prescriptive, model of culture? How far does respect for difference erode the rights of the dissenting individual in a collective culture? These are questions whose answers I hope to seek in your program. In 2001, my interest in sexual/religious difference took on a more overtly political nature with the Queen Boat case, where 52 gay men were arrested on trumped-up charges of, yes, Satanism. Unable to stand it any longer, I started a campaign to pressure legal organizations to give them representation in court ("But they're fags! Why represent them?") and alert international human rights organizations to the issue. This had some success; however, it became clear that I was next in line for arrest, and finally I sought political asylum in the U.S. Since coming here, I have studied cinema (earning an associate degree with a 3.8 GPA) made a film on the subject, and am currently preparing a documentary on the veil. In addition to your academic program, which seems to offer a roadmap to the answers for many of my questions, your university is ideal for me in that you offer a course to be taken completely online. This is beyond convenient for me, as I am busy with work and have found that commuting time cuts into my study hours; I would also find it impossible to relocate to Kansas at this time. Also, in an age where education can be, literally, a forbidding expense, my gratitude knows no bounds for your efforts to provide a quality education at a price I can actually afford. I feel it is pertinent here to mention that, just before the exams of my last year at university, I was among a group of students who were holding a peaceful demonstration against the interference of the secret police in student affairs, including sabotaging student union elections. The secret police pelted us with tear gas grenades and rubber bullets; I was unlucky, and had to be carried out of the university with a broken nose and upper respiratory inflammation. When exam time came round, I was not yet recovered (Egyptian universities base the entire grade on one final exam, not on coursework) but made an effort to come to exams and ultimately managed to pass all my tests. However, while my GPA in previous years was significantly higher, as you can see from my transcript, I was unable to make the minimum 2.5 GPA required for the last 60 hours of undergraduate study. This rather lengthy and tedious explanation precedes, as you may be expecting, an urgent and very heartfelt plea that you not allow this unfortunate occurrence to stand in the way of my chances for learning and the ultimate fulfillment of my life's dream. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Your university represents a dream to me, not least thanks to the convenience and cost, which means that the dream is finally within my grasp. It is my dearest hope to become a student at the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program, thereby gaining an invaluable academic grounding and ideological framework and positively influencing others thereby. If accepted, I pledge to apply myself to my studies diligently, and never give you cause to doubt the wisdom if your decision. Allow me to thank you, again, for considering my application. Yours sincerely

Politely asking for feedback on my letter of motivation

Richard1985 — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 15:52:40 GMT

Hello,

I am Richard, a Dutch undergraduate student applying for a Masters programme in London, England.
As a part of the application form, I have to give 'further information' , which I interpreted as roughly analogous to a letter of motivation:

"
9. Further Information
Please state your interest in the subject and give information on any related activities, relevant courses and projects. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.
"

I have written a first draft, and I was wondering if some of you would be willing to comment on it. I have read several other posts on the forum, and found them most informative.
I welcome comments on any aspects, but especially suspect myself of being a little too enamoured with comma's. Also, the end lacks in zest, I realise I will have to work some more on at least that part , and there is a small bit about some research I am doing at the moment, which I don't know where to place. Comments on any other subjects are also very much appreciated. Thanks!

Dear Sir, Madam,

My enthusiasm for your course in International Studies is engendered both by its specific content and by its method of instruction. The programme is perfectly suited to my aim in pursuing a Masters degree in International Studies, namely acquiring a thorough empirical knowledge of the various social and political structures in East Asia, both at the national and international level. I have already, besides my philosophy studies at the Radboud University Nijmegen, followed a half-year course on contemporary Asia, at the University of Amsterdam. Through its courses, this program gave me some knowledge about various parts of East Asian social and political structures, and it certainly whetted my appetite for a more thorough investigation into East Asian societies. During my philosophy studies, I have focused on political, social and cultural philosophy. Among the topics treated in those courses, two chime especially well with the modules available.

First, there are the various theories concerning political and social practice in democracies, some descriptive but most normative, like the theories of Rawls and Habermas. Their normative character theoretically makes them context-independent, but in practice they seem to be elevating an abstracted version of the political and social systems in contemporary Europe and the USA to the status of ideal political system. Through modules like âPolitics and History of Japan and East Asiaâ, âThe Politics of Culture in Contemporary Chinaâ and âIntroduction to Contemporary Chinese Cultures and Societiesâ, I hope to gain an understanding of the structure of civil society in these countries, and to use this knowledge to refine notions about civil society and its role in a democracy, instead of dismissing non-complying structures outright as flawed, as is often done. A possible outcome might be a âvarieties of democracyâ hypothesis, mirroring the âvarieties of capitalismâ paradigm which has surfaced in economics these last few decades.

A second set of modules, âAsia and Globalisationâ, âInternational Relations I: Theoretical Perspectivesâ and âNation, Transnationalism and Globalism in East Asiaâ, could function in very much the same way for political philosophy concerning international relations and globalisation. This field has been burgeoning over the last decades, without, however, yielding a limited number of guiding theories. Here I have no specific research object in mind, but I feel that this is a subject which will see the most interesting new theorizing in years to come. Knowledge about the complex interstate relations, both within the area and between these countries and the world at large, may function as an empirical touchstone and hopefully even illuminate the way in which an understanding of these processes should be sought.

It is not just the content of your modules which appeals to me; your method of instruction, focused on interactive group work following student and staff presentations, mirrors the more fruitful modules I have taken. The Radboud Universityâs Honours Programme, an extra-curricular programme for selected students, is explicitly centred around thorough student discussions of the literature prepared, guided by the staff. In my experience, this results in a far more nuanced understanding of the subject, and especially its pitfalls, than an ordinary staff lecture. This method of instruction, coupled with assessment by essays, also promotes the development of skill in arguing clearly and succinctly both on paper and verbally, an attribute which can never be honed well enough.

In short, your programme in International Studies chimes perfectly with my research interests, and its method of instruction is a most fruitful one. I look forward to continuing my academic education and research at your institution.

Yours Sincerely,

Richard

Here's the part I want to splice in somewhere:
I am currently writing my Bachelor thesis on the shifts in the intellectual debate in late Tokugawa and early Meiji Japan, and its relation with the vast changes in institutions and governance around the same time.

I could expand a bit on this, make it into its own short paragraph, but it doesn't seem to fit into the current format. I would, however, like to include something about research I've done. So I don't really know what to do with it. Any ideas?

wanna make friends from all over the world

Phenixs — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:26:41 GMT

Hello,

Here is phenix from China. My msn is souhakubunn@hotmail.com and my ICQ number is 365642777.

I am male. My major in uinversity is software engineering(with Japanese) now. I'd like to make friends from all over the world, whether you are male or female whether you are old or young. If you like music, literature, programming(like C, C++), Unix, or even if you like China, just add me to your friend list.If you do not have the same interests with me, I would also like to make friends with you. Just chat with me easily.

yours sincerely

phenix

MAYDAY I NEED HELP FOR MOTIVATION LETTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 19:32:31 GMT

Please could someone help me...

I really want to be accepted to this master and my motivation letter has to be perfect and I'm not!...so please help me! help me!!(singing)!

that's my motivation letter:

Dear Sir/ Madame,

I am graduated in Foreign Language and Literature at the University **.

I am writing this letter to apply for admission to Master in **.

From your university website, I learnt about this masterâs programme, and I am very interested in it.

This programme will give me the opportunity to link my past education, languages, with new studies in the economic field, of which I have had some direct experiences in my familiar furnitureâs company. When attending High School, in summer periods, I worked in this company covering different places: I worked as a factory worker and as an office worker in the international office. Right now Iâm participating to all directional meetings as a secretary.

This master would be a big step in my career because it would help me to obtain managerial know-how, effective awareness of administrative work, the methodology of research and consultancy and it would prepare me to carry out a project work on internationalisation that would give me more useful attainments in order to assist me in supporting the continuing international development of this company. Skimming the coursesâ catalogue, available on internet, I have found many interesting courses that would suit my field of interest, such as âHuman resource managementâ, âInternational business managementâ, âInternational marketingâ, âTechnical negotiation and cross cultural managementâ and âInternational brand managementâ to namely only a few, would be very intriguing.

To achieve my future goals I need a good preparation in all these matters, and this master programme is the right one in order to realize my aspirations. In addition being accepted to this programme I would have the opportunity to study not only in a great Institute such as the University of ** and its Schools of Economics and Management of ** and **, but also in France, in the prestigious academic institution of ** Business School. Based on the reputation of these institutions, their teaching resources and studying environment, I consider these schools my best choice for studying and meet new friends, also from different countries. In addition in France I could deepen the knowledge of the French language that I have already studied and have practiced abroad. In fact I have had many international experiences, as tourist and as a student, for language courses in England, France and USA. These experiences have given me the opportunity to become a minded open person. The most important experience abroad was to be an Erasmus student in Denmark where I spent eight months during my University career. This experience was very important for my academic and personal growth. At the beginning it was very difficult to live in a completely different and so cold country, but now I consider this experience one of the most important of my life. Living in a Danish family has given me the chance to know and understand a new interesting way of life, so different from the Italian one, but at the same time so fascinating. Also the academic courses, all taught in English, show me new manners to learn. This experience gave me the opportunity to know and understand other and different cultures from all over the world making me a richer person.

I consider myself curious intuitive and adventurous. I am a determinate person who always fights hard to achieve her goals, always respecting other people. I am independent and calm under pressure and have good interpersonal skills. I am able to adapt to a constantly changing work and study environment and to maintain a good relationship with individuals also from different cultures and backgrounds. I like also team work: I strengthen the ability of working in a team group when developing my thesis of the bachelorâs degree. I worked as a researcher recording a bilingual child (Italian/Spanish) of two years old in a naturalistic way, and the after gathering and transcribing each registration in a computer format available on a database in internet, I analyzed this data.

Working in the last part of this programme I have had the opportunity to work in a team group for realizing a wider project on bilingualism. To realize this project I also collaborate to write an article that soon will be published. This experience gave me the opportunity to work in a team group, to make a practical work and to become keener with the use of internet and Office tools.

Even though I have a varied background of studies and experiences, now I really want to deepen on the economic field, in particular in the internationalisation of company. This master programme would give me the right preparation to enter in the working world with a good and deep knowledge.

I am sure that I would well master this graduate programme as I was always a hard- working student and I was always successful on my aims. I am highly motivated to attend this master and I am sure that this motivation would help me to succeed.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely

***

Thanks to Nona

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:22:00 GMT

Hi Nona,

Thank you very much for your fast reply.

I tried to correct all of the highlighted areas, but I'm not sure if I did a good job.

Perhaps you could have a look at it again?

Thank you so much,

Daniela

__________

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to you to apply for the M.A. programme in Media Studies, which is offered by your university.

I hold a three years bachelorâs degree in Theatre and Media Studies from the University of Bayreuth (Germany). The date of my graduation was the 21^st of September 2005.

My subsidiary subjects were Literature and Sociology, in which I also placed much emphasis on my courses to be thematically related to Media Studies (for example "Media Theory of the 20th Century" and "Television Culture"). The topic of my final paper was "Expressionistic Silent Movie â An analysis considering as example its well-known representative Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari". (Or should I write this: The expressionistic silent movie - An analysis as examplified in the well-known represantative Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari.) The Final paper was graded 1,7 and the cumulative grade of the BA degree was 1,62.

My aim has alway been to attend my postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom. Former visits have increased my interests for the country's culture and language. Since my graduation I have been working on improving my language skills by reading English literature and on gaining professional experience in the field of IT and New Media. At the moment I am working for a newly founded company, called ***. During the last few months I have done -among other things - some work on photoediting with Photoshop and GIMP and I was f urthermore responsible for the creation of a MediaWiki, which collected all of the companyâs relevant data.

Even though the job gave me an understanding of some practical aspects of professional everyday life and brought forward some cumulative skills in the field of New Media, I give top priority to a continuation of my academic studies. Actually I would like to expand my grasp of Media Studies in order to later have access - whatever professional background there might be - to a broader base of knowledge. In addition I would like to use the multifaceted experiences, which studying in a foreign country will surely entail, for my personal development.

After an in-depth search on the internet, I have come to the conclusion that the University of Bath with its special course offer will completely live up to my expectations of postgraduate studies. I would be very happy if you would give me the possibility to continue my studies at your university this October. If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me (dk@email).

Thank you very much for your time and for considering my request. I look forward to your reply.

Yours sincerely,

Daniela K

Re: Would you please correct my letter of motivation? (MA)

nona the brit — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:39:17 GMT

Hi I've highlighted the problem areas you might want to re-write or correct. Also, the name of our country is the United Kingdom, not Great Britain, so you should change that part.

I am writing to you to apply for the Master programme in Media Studies, which is offered by your university.

I hold a three years bachelorâs degree in Theatre and Media Studies from the University of Bayreuth (Germany). The date of my graduation was the 21^st of September 2005.

My subsidiary subjects were Literature and Sociology, in which I also placed much emphasis on my courses to be thematically related to Media Studies (for example ,Media Theory of the 20th Centuryâ and âTelevision Cultureâ)You don't need all these commas and apostrophes here. The topic of my final paper was âExpressionistic Silent Movie â An analysis considering as example itâs well-known representative âDas Cabinet des Dr. Caligariâ. The Final paper was graded 1,7 and the cumulative grade of the BA degree was 1,62.

My aim was right from the start to attend my postgraduate studies in Great Britain, due to the fact that former visits engaged my sympathies for the country and the language. The transitional period since my graduation did I utilise on the one hand to improve my language skills by reading English literature and on the other hand to gain professional experience in the field of IT and New Media. The job I held down for the last months consisted among other things of photoediting with Photoshop and GIMP. Furthermore I was responsible for the creation of a MediaWiki, which collected all of the companyâs relevant data.

Even though the job gave me an understanding of some practical aspects of professional everyday life and brought forward some continuative skills in the field of PC and New Media, I give top priority to a continuation of my academic studies. Actually I would like to expand my grasp of Media Studies in order that I can later have access â either especially academically or against any other background - to a broader base of knowledge. In addition I would like to use the multifaceted experiences, which studying in a foreign country will surely entail, for my personal development.

After an in-depth search on the internet, I arrived at the conclusion that the University of Bath with itâs special course offer will completely live up to my expectations of postgraduate studies. I would be very happy, if you give me the possibility to continue my studies at your university this October. If you should have an questions, please do not hesitate to contact me (email address).

Thank you very much for your time and considering my request. I am looking forward to your reply.

Yours sincerely,

Would you please correct my letter of motivation? (MA)

Anonymous — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 18:39:30 GMT

I would be very glad, if someone corrects my letter of motivation.

This letter is very important for me but English is not my mother tongue, so I need some help.

Thank you very much in advance!

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Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to you to apply for the Master programme in Media Studies, which is offered by your university.

I hold a three years bachelorâs degree in Theatre and Media Studies from the University of Bayreuth (Germany). The date of my graduation was the 21^st of September 2005.

My subsidiary subjects were Literature and Sociology, in which I also placed much emphasis on my courses to be thematically related to Media Studies (for example âMedia Theory of the 20th Centuryâ and âTelevision Cultureâ). The topic of my final paper was âExpressionistic Silent Movie â An analysis considering as example itâs well-known representative âDas Cabinet des Dr. Caligariâ. The Final paper was graded 1,7 and the cumulative grade of the BA degree was 1,62.

Thank you very much for your time and considering my request. I am looking forward to your reply.

Yours sincerely,

Can you help me rivse my letter of motivation, please?

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:15:44 GMT

Hi everybody,

I want to apply to an intership which is funded by a German organisation and I would really appreciate it if someone could help me correct grammar and spelling mistakes. Of course, suggestions regarding weaknesses in the content are also welcome. Thanks in advance for your help.
Yours, livivng_abroad

Dear Mrs....,

With the intention of working in the international cooperation I have graduated in medicine at the XY University. On my search for junior positions in this area the XY-Program was brought to my attention. I was instantly intrigued by the program not only because of its preparation in the subject matter, but also because the internships at the XY would match my profile and would give me the opportunity to get an practical introduction to the work in this domain.

âXYâ is of particular interest to me, since the project-oriented approach by the XY and interdisciplinary environment would enable me to combine my professional background with my human rights work as a volunteer for amnesty international.

I have worked as a student assistant in the Institute of Medical Informatics, being responsible for a database and literature research. In the internship mentioned above as well as in the one about âXYâ I l can leverage my knowledge acquired there.

During several stays in XY I have gotten to know the âYXâ, a foundation with social and public health activities. They also have projects in the area of chronic disease prevention, so that I could gather experiences there when I participated in assignments with them in the countryside. I could also gain insight in the work of their ambulatory clinic

In March I will attend the four weeks course âXYâ in XY organized by the XY. This training will not only be about planning and management of humanitarian assistance, but also about law, ethics and human rights as well as health. I am especially looking forward to work on these topics in an interdisciplinary team with participants from all over the world.

I am fluent in English since I have spent time in the USA, professionally as well as privately, on several occasions. The last two years I have lived in the French speaking part of Switzerland, thus I am fluent in French as well. My Spanish is also very good, since I have completed several clerkships in YX.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Yours sincerely,

Can you help me revise my letter of motivation

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:39:37 GMT

Dear Mrs....,

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Yours sincerely,