Motivation Letter

Hello there,

I have seen a whole lot of application letters here that helped me write my motivation letter. I was impressed how helpful people were that gave answers to students that needed their help. Now i was wondering if i can get a little help and some suggestions for improvement for my letter before i send it? I am applying for a bachelor of law program in the Netherlands.

Thanks in advance! Cindy

Dear Sir or Madam,

I hereby wish to apply for the fall semester for the bachelor of law program for International and European Law at your university.

During my years at high-school it has always been plain for me to follow academic studies at a university. After I graduated from secondary high school and spent one year abroad, I returned to Germany and started an internship at a media company in Hamburg where I am currently living and working.

I have always been highly interested and curious in law and its different segmentations. After I have absolved an internship in Sweden where I had to communicate in English, travelled a lot over Europe and North America and finally spent a whole year working and studying in the USA, I made the decision that I don’t want to follow the field of studies that focuses on national legal context in Germany. The last few years I have read a lot books and magazines about political issues that concern people all over the world. This increased my interest in political issues such as the European Integration. This leads to my wish to participate academic studies that have a greater focus on the European and international legal context.

The reason why I want to study in English is, because I think and desire that it will give me the opportunities to participate in a broader labor market and collect international experience.

The main project of the company I work for is an online magazine about IT and consumer electronics. I have been involved in the company for about 6 years from now because my brothers founded it about 11 years ago. From that side job I got introduced to several segments of law like cyber law, copyrights, Domain law and employment law. Since the business works in close cooperation with other magazines in Germany and international companies I get to work on a national as well as an international level. The contracts are often written in English which improves my business English. It interests me a lot how contracts are constructed and how law environs people in their everyday life and work.

At high-school I voluntarily took a law class for two years. In that class I got a closer look into civil and criminal law plus the chance to visit courts and law suits. Since the subject matter interested me a lot and motivated me to learn and work a lot in class, my grades from law class were quite good. My interest increased with the experiences I made.

The reasons why I have decided to apply at XXX was the description about the unique bachelor program and the international orientation of the university. After I have read the details about the content and structure of the program as well as compared it to other programs on other universities in Germany and the Netherlands I have come to the conclusion that your program fits my interests the most. The environment, the good international reputation and the high quality teaching that I read about seem great for my personal development. When I went abroad by myself I adapted to the new environment very fast. I have experienced myself as tolerant and curious about cultures from other Nations. From group work during my school career in Germany and the States plus other occasions, I know that I am flexible in contact and able to work together and communicate with people of all origins, beliefs, and characters.

Because the XXX will give me the opportunity to meet a great variety of interesting people, to learn in a friendly and international environment and follow the academic studies of my interest I would be more than motivated to join the XXX. I would be more than happy to be admitted to start the bachelor program this fall.

Thank you very much for considering my request. I am looking forward for hearing from you soon.

Respectfully yours