Help w/ Motivation Letter for University College

Hello, I have not had the time to introduce myself, so I'm going to do it briefly here.
My name is Pietro, I'm from Rome, in Italy, and I'm seventeen.
I'm attending the last year of High School and I hope to pursue my studies abroad.
I wrote my motivation letter and I'm posting it here hoping that someone could help me correcting it and reviewing it if needed. Sorry for my bad english.
Thank you in advance.


Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to apply for the Liberal Arts & Sciences program at the University College of Groningen.
I will graduate in July 2016 from Istituto S.Orsola in Rome, where I attended an Artistic High School, which then, during my studies, specialized in Architecture and Environment. My degree focuses on architectural and functional projecting, with particular attention to environmental-friendly architecture.

During my studies I had the opportunity to participate in several group projects organized by my school and to lead some of them. These experiences helped me develop good team skills: since the groups were formed by students of different ages, we were bind to work with people we didn't know and with different abilities and by heading several of them I established great leadership skills. Furthermore, I love working in group because it allows a reciprocal exchange of ideas that grants various points of view and different solutions coming from diversified backgrounds.

One of the last project I worked on by leading a group of fellow students was the restyling of a famous Italian coffee brand, named Tazza d'Oro, consisting of a logo re-design, a limited edition cup and coffee packaging, and an advertising campaign.
Our project was ranked first by a jury composed of professors and advertisers and we are now looking forward to get our coffee cup produced as a limited collector's edition.

Throughout my high school years I realized I was more interested in scientific subjects and this led me to having some hard times, which then reflected in my school performance due to the artistic nature of my school, questioning myself whether I took the right path and if that was what I wanted to do in my life.
Looking back now, I'm proud of what I've done and what I've achieved, even if it was not always a bright path, because it helped forming the person I am now, rewarding me with skills I would not have acquired otherwise.

I was not sure about where I wanted to pursue my studies and most of all what I wanted to study since I've always been interested in many things.
I’ve always been enchanted by the big questions about nature, the universe, why, when and how;
I think that Physics allows the best approach to take on such questions and is the most future-projected science. I’m personally attracted by experimental physics, in which I think I could make the most out of my abilities, such as a strong sense of curiosity and ability to team working.

From the information I collected Groningen’s student life can be stimulant and dynamic, as well as placid and relaxing.
I am a calm and discreet type of guy, and I’m sure that living in a small and lively town as Groningen could be ideal for me, because it offers both a quiet environment and great attractions, being an international and social melting pot.
I’ve become aware of the advance of Groningen University both in the field of Sciences studies and research, in particular in the sustainable development and energy field; Thanks to my high school major I gained more knowledge and consciousness about sustainable energy and how it’s important to focus on environment-friendly
sources. Addittionally I think that an avant-garde place like the Netherlands is the optimal place for studying Sciences because of his universitarian system, engaged in offering great opportunities to scientific research, but the most congenial thing to me is the possibility to build my own study path and integrate different courses, even if not directly correlated with the chosen major, in order to achieve the best out of my education.

I hope to get the possibility to study in Groningen because I feel it could be the right place for acquiring the capacities and the skills needed for excelling in my future work and career, as well as allowing me to meet people from all over the world.