Motivation letter for masters degree

Hallo guys!!!

I would really appreciate it if you could help with my motivation letter....Do I need to include anything else? Are there any errors?

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to apply for ….................. at the university of …....................

As far as I can remember, I have been intrigued by the way money make our world go round. Financial markets, the public sector, companies and consumers are connected to each other in a very complicated way. My inherent curiosity led me to decide that I was interested in studying Economics as my first degree.

In 2006 I took the Greek National Exams and I received a total score of 17000 out of 20000. In September I was introduced at the Economics Department of the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki. UoM is ranked second in the list of the best Economics Departments in Greece. The program duration is 4 years and it is extremely demanding as it requires the successful completion of 45 courses that cover a large part of economics as a science. I have to mention that the average graduation grade is around 6.4/10.

As I am expecting to obtain my Bsc by the end of June, I started thinking about the next step on my academic studies and I decided that a masters degree would be my next goal. This is why I attended a seminar about prospective career in Economics and this is where I heard about Health Economics. This particular program is not offered by a university in Greece, although it would be a useful career path for a graduate who lives here due to the terrible situation of our Social Insurance Institution and our public hospitals. The chronic deficit of the public health sector has caused numerous problems in terms of customer service and the system is in need of specialized health economists equipped with the tools to build a well operating health care system.

The reasons why I chose the university of …..............., are that your institution has one of the very best economic departments in England with top of the top facilities and it has one of the strongest research and teaching faculties among all the other universities. Most importantly though, the program fulfills my expectations perfectly by having all the essential core and elective modules. I am convinced that I am a suitable candidate for this Masters degree because I have a strong mathematical background as shown in my academic transcript and a quite great knowledge of the English language as proven by my IELTS scores. My previous academic experience has supplied me with both the required knowledge for this particular course and the ability to bring out all the responsibilities entrusted to me. I have applied for part-time study because I intend to find a job (preferably related to this subject) in order to gather relevant work experience. My future plans are to continue to Phd study which has always been my dream and in five years from now I can see myself conducting research for a university. I would be very happy to have the opportunity to spend some time in a foreign country with an interesting history and culture and after all there is always the chance to improve my English.

For all those reasons I expect you to consider my application and I am patiently waiting for a positive answer.

Sincerely yours,

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