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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

Please help me with my motivatin letter

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 06:09:49 GMT

I had to write a motivation letter to Leiden University. Please give me some suggestions
Thank you very much for your effort!

Dear Sir / Madam,

I am writing to you in connection with your Master Program in International Relations and Diplomacy starting 2008, for which I would like to apply.

I graduated with a Bachelor degree in International Relations in 2005 from Padjadjaran University, Bandung, Indonesia. Since my goal is to become a diplomat and to deal with issues connected to International Relations and Diplomacy, I am going to continue my education towards the Master's Degree.

The emphasis of my studies is to understand the fundamental principles of international relations. As an addition, I also learned about Diplomacy and Negotiation, Foreign Policy Analysis, and issues related to international relations, such as: gender studies in world politics. All these has enhance my knowledge about what is happening in the world, what are the impacts (especially to our country), and then how to deal with it.

Finally, I strongly wish to participate in this program; and believe that the combination of my working experience is well-suited to the Masterâs degree position you describe. Please find enclosed a copy of my curriculum vitae with additional information about my qualifications.

Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you

Yours faithfully,

Franky C. L. Silalahi

Re: Could some one help we correct my motivation letter

whl626 — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:49:09 GMT

My name is Sandura Shumba, I am a Zimbabwe national living in Namibia, Africa. I want to apply for a M.sc at Tweenty University in Holland. I currently have a B.sc. I am required to write a Motivation Letter why I want to study there. I have written a draft and am wondering if anyone can help me with any correction or suggestions that you might have.

Thank you

To Whom It May Concern

I am a 22 years old Zimbabwean citizen who intends to apply for a M.sc in Information Technology. I currently have a B.sc with a double major in Computer Science and Mathematics. This serves as my formal motivation letter for my application.

I am a Zimbabwe national living in Namibia. I obtained my B.sc degree at the University of Namibia in Windhoek, Namibia. I have always had a desire to help those who are less fortunate than I. Because I myself also came from humble beginnings. I got involved in a variety of charity projects during my University career, one of which was Physically Active Youth (P.A.Y) volunteer. As a volunteer, I participated as an after school teacher to the underprivileged children. These children who are in dire need of help here cannot afford tutors and most teachers are helpless since they are already overburdened with students. The subjects I teach, in the main, are Mathematics and Physical science.

The children gave me the motivation for my Final year project. As a requirement in obtaining a degree everyone is supposed to initial a project. I created an educational system that would allow school children to take tests, view examination results and actually study for their examinations all on the system. The system was shortly implemented for testing purposes and later being removed. However in this short space of time the system received positive feedback from the test students. Currently there are not enough resources to implement this system but I hope it will come true one day.

I graduated from a University in November 2006. My main focus was on computer science as this was where my greatest interest lay. Then I decided to put all information I had gathered in University into practice. There came the opportunity for me when I was employed as a junior System Analyst\Developer for Sovereign I.T. This is a small Information Technology firm in Namibia. I was part of the team that was contracted by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare (MGECW) of Namibia to build the Namibia National Orphan or Vulnerable Children (OVC) database system. The main objective was to use technology to build a system that will enable OVC to receive assistance in the form of grants from donors in a simple way. In addition, it was also for all the social workers to receive information such as statistics on the OVC. This project began on 8^th of January 2007 and is set to end on 31 August 2007.

The system itself was a web-based database system. I participated in the all areas of the Software Development Lifecycle. This was a very interesting experience for me. It made me realize how unfortunate some people really were. However, I also discovered that with technology as an aid some of the difficulties that people experience can be easily overcome. I would like to be at the forefront of developing and implementing new projects that use technology to help alleviate the problems we face not only in Namibia but Africa as a whole.

I feel technology is the solution for the under-developed to become developed in future. Technology is the aid that will help Africa move into the next century where all our problems will be a distant memory then. I hope to be a pioneer in achieving this goal. At present, I still lack the knowledge in computing and the industry. I would like to be an innovator but this requires a truly in-depth understanding of the subject. My goal is to widen my scope of knowledge with a master's degree in Information Technology.

Re: Could some one help we correct my motivation letter

Mister Micawber — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:18:23 GMT

Dear Registrar [or name of addressee if possible]:

I am a 22-year-old Zimbabwean citizen who is applying for an MSc in Information Technology. I currently hold a BSc degree with a double major in Computer Science and Mathematics. This is my formal motivation letter for my application.

I am a Zimbabwean national, but I currently reside in Namibia. I obtained my BSc here in Windhoek, Namibia, at the University of Namibia.

I have always had a desire to help those less fortunate than I am, because I too came from humble beginnings. During my university career, I was involved in a variety of charity projects, one of which was as a Physically Active Youth (P.A.Y.) volunteer, participating as an after-school teacher for underprivileged children. These were high school students that needed help, as they could not afford tutors, and the teachers at their schools were already overburdened. I taught mainly science subjects-- mostly mathematics and physical science.

It was these children that created the motivation for my final year project. As a degree requirement, I created an educational system that would allow school children to study for their examinations, take tests, and view examination results, all within the system. The system was briefly implemented for testing purposes and later removed; however, in that short space of time, the system received strong positive feedback from the test students. Currently there are not enough resources to permanently implement this system, but in it remains one of my aspirations to see it fully operational one day.

I graduated from university in November 2006. My main focus was computer science, where my greatest interest lay. I then decided that I wanted to take all the knowledge I had gathered in university and put it into practice. The perfect opportunity for me then arose: I was employed as a junior Systems Analyst/Developer for Sovereign IT, a small information technology firm in Namibia. I became part of the team contracted by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare (MGECW) of Namibia to build the Namibia National Orphan or Vulnerable Children (OVC) database system. The main objective was to use technology to build a system enabling OVC to receive assistance in the form of donor grants in a simple way and to supply information for all the social workers, such as statistics on the OVC. This project began on 8January 2007 and is set to end on 31 August 2007.

The system itself is a web-based database system. I participated in the all areas of the software development cycle. This has been a very interesting experience for me. It has made me realize how unfortunate some people really are, and it has also made it apparent that with the aid of technology, some of the deprivations that people experience can be easily overcome. I would like to be at the forefront of developing and implementing new projects that use technology to help alleviate the problems we face here, not only in Namibia but also in Africa as a whole.

I feel that technology is the way of the future. Technology can help the underdeveloped to develop. Technology is the aid that will help Africa move into the next century, when all our problems will be but a distant memory. I hope to be a pioneer in helping to achieve this goal. I know that currently my knowledge of the computing world and the industry as a whole is still very limited. I would like to be an innovator, but this requires a truly in-depth understanding of the subject. Therefore, my goal now is to expand my knowledge even further by obtaining a master's degree in Information Technology, and I would like very much to accomplish this at your institution.

Could some one help we correct my motivation letter

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:56:03 GMT

My name is Sandura Shumba, I am a Zimbabwean Nationaly but currently reside in Namibia, Africa.

I want to apply for a M.sc at Tweenty University in Holland. Icurrently have a B.sc.

They wold like me to write a Motivation letter for why it is i want to study that. I have written a draft and am wondering

if anyone can help me correct it or any suggestiont that you might have.

Thankyou

To Whom It May Concern

I am a 22 year old Zimbabwean citizen who is applying for an M.sc in Information Technology. I currently have a B.sc with a double major in Computer Science and Mathematics. This serves as my formal motivation letter for my application.

I am a Zimbabwean national but I currently reside in Namibia. I obtained my B.sc degree here in Windhoek, Namibia. That is at the University of Namibia.

I have always had a desire to help those less fortunate than I. This stems from the fact that I too came from humble beginnings. As a result during my University career I was involved in a variety of charity projects. One of which was Physically Active Youth (P.A.Y) volunteer. As a volunteer, I participated as an after school teacher to the underprivileged children. These where high school children that needed help as they could not afford tutors and most teachers at their schools where already overburdened with students. I taught mainly science subjects but mostly Mathematics and Physical science.

It was these children that formed as the motivation behind my Final year project. As requirement to obtaining a degree each as an individual where suppose to create a project. I created an educational system that would allow school children to take tests, view examination results and actually study for their examinations all on the system. The system was shortly implemented for testing purposes and later removed. However in this short space of time the system received positive feedback from the test students. Currently there are not enough resources to implement this system but in it remains one of my aspirations to see this system fully implemented

I graduated from University in November 2006. My main focus was computer science as this is where my greatest interest lay. I then decided I wanted to take all the information I had gathered in University in put it into practice. The perfect opportunity for me then arose. I was employed as a junior System Analyst\Developer for Sovereign I.T. This is a small Information Technology firm in Namibia. I was part of the team that was contracted by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare (MGECW) of Namibia to build the Namibia National Orphan or Vulnerable Children (OVC) database system. The main objective was to use technology to build a system that will enable OVC to receive assistance in the form of grants from donors in a simply way. In addition, for all the social workers to receive information, such as statistics on the OVC. This project began on 8^th of January 2007 and is set to end on 31 August 2007.

The system itself was a web-based database system. I participated in the all areas of the Software Development Lifecycle. This is a very interesting experience for me. It had made me realize how unfortunate some people really are. However, it has also made me see that with technology as the aid some of the short comings that people experience can be easily overcome. I would like to be at the forefront of developing and implementing new projects that use technology to help alleviate the problems we face here in not only Namibia but Africa as a whole.

I feel technology is the way of the future. Technology can help the under-developed to become developed. Technology is the aid that will help Africa move into the next century where all our problems will be but a distant memory. I hope to be a pioneer in helping to achieve this goal. I believe that currently my knowledge of the computing world and the industry as a whole is still very limited. I would like to be an innovator but this requires a truly in-depth understanding of the subject. My goal thus to now expand my knowledge even further by obtaining a masters degree in Information Technology

Could some one help we correct my motivation letter

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:52:16 GMT

My name is Sandura Shumba, I am a Zimbabwean Nationaly but currently reside in Namibia, Africa.

I want to apply for a M.sc at Tweenty University in Holland. Icurrently have a B.sc.

They wold like me to write a Motivation letter for why it is i want to study that. I have written a draft and am wondering

if anyone can help me correct it or any suggestiont that you might have.

Thankyou

To Whom It May Concern

I am a Zimbabwean national but I currently reside in Namibia. I obtained my B.sc degree here in Windhoek, Namibia. That is at the University of Namibia.

Motivation Letter and CV, please take a look and give your oppinion

Cherrie — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 12:53:10 GMT

Hello,
Im applying for work experience program and I'd be glad if you give your oppinion on the CV and motivation letter I prepared.
Many many thanks in advance.

B....... O......
...............
...............
...............

31 March 2006

Dear Sirs,

I am interested in your vacancy for work experience, which I have been made aware of by Twin Training International.

Currently I am studying Philosophy at Warsaw University in Poland and planning to take up Computer Programing facultee starting from next semester as well as applying for Certificate of Proficency in English exam for winter exams session. Placement in hospitality industry in United Kingdom would be a perfect occasion to practice my language and intercultural skills, gain more work experience and also to gather funds for my future education plans.

I am an orderly, motivated person with a huge perseverence level. I can say that I am a reliable, flexible team player, having good organisation skills. I would be glad to express my qualities as your employee and expand my skills at the same time.

Please find enclosed a copy of my CV, which I hope will interest you.

I thank you for your time and look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely

[Signature]

Curriculum Vitae

Personal information

Name: B....... O.....

Address: ..................................................., Warsaw, Poland

E-mail: ...............@................

Nationality: Polish

Date of birth: 06.15.1983

Gender: Female

Work experience

Dates: July 2003

Position held: Substitute secretary

Main activities and responsibilities: Administration duties, anwsering telephone

Name and address of employer: TVP (Polish Television), Warsaw, Poland

Education and training

Dates: 2002 â to date

Principal subjects: Ethics, Semiotics, Logic

Name and type of organisation providing education and training: Warsaw University, Poland

Dates: 1998 - 2002

Principal subjects: Mathematics, Computer Programing

Name and type of organisation providing education and training: Kochanowskiego Highschool, Warsaw, Poland

Personal skills and competences

Mother tongue: Polish

Other languages

English

Understanding: very good

Speaking: very good

Writing: very good

Listening: very good

Reading: excellent

Spoken interaction: very good

Spoken production: very good

German

Speaking: basic

Writing: basic

Listening: basic

Reading: basic

Spoken interaction: basic

Spoken production: basic

Social skills and competences

Teamwork: participating int various university projects

Leadership: leader of student projects workgroups

Computer skills and competences

Competent with DOS and Microsoft Windows enviroments (Microsoft Office programmes), writing websites using HTML, computer programing

Artistic skills and competences

Competent with Adobe Photoshop

Annexes

Motivation letter

Re: Request for valuable and experienced suggestion how I can make Motivation Letter better.

anon1 — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 23:33:12 GMT

Dear Sir or Madam:

I am applying for the masterâs programme in International Humanitarian Action.

I will highlight my relevant knowledge, skills, and experience that qualify me for admission to your programme. Upon graduation, I will return to the not-for-profit sector as a health professional with a solid background and training in humanitarian aid work.

With my personal traits and medical background, I know I can perform well in humanitarian medical aid work as well. Living in a developing country, we need those who have specialized qualifications to address the complex issues of humanitarian work. Most of the international non-profit sector lacks well-trained local professionals to run their projects in developing countries. Being a health professional, I intend to work for humanitarian assistance.

My first degree is in medicine. I chose the health profession because I have always enjoyed helping people and being a doctor allows me to both help and heal people. I worked as the person in charge of Basic Health Unit in the rural area of district X. my responsibilities included supervision, surveillance, monitoring, reporting of public health activities as well as recruiting, training and teaching of healthcare workers.[1] I gained more exposure to administration aspect of healthcare.

I completed my post graduate degree in public health from country X .When I took my MPH course at X(city), X (country), I was unsure of the applicability of the degree towards my career aspirations. However, as I proceeded with my masterâs degree, it increased my level of confidence in my abilities to analyze of disease patterns and data bases, to recognize of potential risks, and to plan and act in a timely action. Furthermore while writing my thesis and working in the summer in biochemistry laboratory I gained more exposure to research. During my post graduate work, I became increasingly interested in the relationship between health and humanitarian work, and I realised the importance of public health in the alleviation of suffering of humanity.

International humanitarian action depends heavily on the skills of its medical aid team to deal with natural disasters, [to provide medical care to out reach peopleâsomething seems wrong here] and to care for affected people from war and conflict.

The experience of living in such sharp contrast to my life in X (city), X(country), has given me a broader view of the world and the ability to adapt to different cultures. The experience of education at University X, country X, one of the most developed countries, has given me maturity and dedication that I will bring to this programme.

Since my teenage years I have always found it interesting to work for the suffering people. I joined Leo Club, a sponsored programme by Lions International [when, why?]. Since then I worked for different non-governmental organizations such as eye camps, a blood bank, a non-profit fundraising institution for the cancer patient. [2] I have always enjoyed my volunteer work. More my volunteer work has strengthened my organization and management skills. For example, I worked as a part of team on the student newspaper editorial board during university where I learned to effectively manage people and their personalities as well as manage tight deadlines. I also served as an elected class representative in the second year of medical college.

Now I would like to focus on a Master programme in International Humanitarian Action. I believe that the aim of the programme is consistent with my academic background, experience, and future aspirations. [It will let me broaden my interests in International Humanitarian Work.ârather obvious, no?] I am confident that with the knowledge, experience, skills, and helpful contacts gained through this programme I will be well positioned to deal with complex medical aid issues and meet the challenges of humanitarian work.

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

Yours sincerely,

[1] I wouldnât mention the gender of the healthcare workers. It is irrelevant and only raises questions.

[2] I dislike seeing âetc.â âe.g.,â and other stuff like this in a formal letter. âEtc.,â says to me, âI donât know any more.â

I chopped some stuff off. I found it repetitive at the end of every paragraph saying something to the effect that the education and your goals are aligned.

Have a look. See if this reflects your thoughts. You need to make some improvements in some areas. But it is starting to look pretty good.

Hope this helps.

MountainHiker