actually done, but maybe someone can help me to get it in better shape

hey everyone,

this is my motivation letter for an exchange program. i actually finished it, but i m not quite sure how it sounds like. i can imagine that you are all busy, but maybe someone still can help me with checking for mistakes and style. i would appreciate it a lot.



Dear Ms. xxx:



I am writing to apply for a placement at the University of xxx in xxx via the Erasmus program in the autumn semester in xxx.



I graduated from High-School in xxx in year xxx. During that time I already was focussing on Economics and on English as a business language. The process of globalisation and the increase of interdependence of nations between each other as a result, which entail opportunities as well as threats, has always fascinated me. Hence, I always aimed at forming my study as international as possible, for I was sure to follow an international career in the future. Thus, I took additional courses in business English and obtained my degree in “language correspondent”. I also visited language schools in for several weeks and also spent a whole year in the . These foreign country experiences, which can hardly be compared to having a vacation in another country, provoked my interest in experiencing new cultures, than merely visiting them. My motivation to continue my studies in the was due to the fact that it offered me a more international environment and more opportunities to gain foreign country experience than did.



One reason for my desire to study in xxx is that I want to get a better insight into the countries’ economy, where currently a considerable improvement can be witnessed, and gain knowledge about the political system in terms of an international environment. Furthermore, I aspire to become more familiar with the countries’ mentality, their way of thinking and perceiving their world, which differs from that of people with the same nationality living in , to a great extent.

Another very important motive for me, why I intend to study at xxx, is that the University is located in the inspiring city of xxx, which I unfortunately have never been able to visit so far. The city of xxx is eminent, not only because of its significant world economical meaning, but also for its splendid historical background, which reaches back until the ancient .

A further criterion for my decision to study at is also that I had the chance to speak to graduate students, one of them the University’s student counsellor, who are currently studying at out University. Our conversations also confirmed that I made the right choice by choosing . I already got acquainted to quite a lot of students still studying there by my friends here in xxx. They already offered me their help, if I should get picked for the exchange.



I am highly motivated to participate in this project, and I will do my utmost to contribute to a prolific cooperation between xxx and xxx. On the other hand, it also has the right opening for me, since an exchange would have a tremendous benefit for my personal development and the international career I have in mind.



Many thanks in advance and I am looking forward to receive a positive response from your side.







Yours sincerely,





xxx