Motivational letter

Hello everyone, I have been reading around these forums for a bit and I decided to have a go at it and finally try writing my motivational letter. I would be very grateful for any criticism and tips on how to improve it.

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am applying to your undergraduate studies of Psychology, the reason for that is that I believe that Psychology is one of the most important sciences, which helps us to understand ourselves and others better.

I have been interested in Psychology ever since I understood what Psychology is. I want to and desire to know more about why we act in a certain why, what makes us different from animals.

Currently, I am in my last year of high school. Now, every teacher knows me, but that was not the case at first, as I transferred schools in 2010. It took me a lot of hard work to be known for the same things I was known for in my last school: above average ability to learn languages, superb memory and the ability to get along with almost anyone. My ability to learn languages was acknowledged when I won the first place in the district English competition, which made me rank among top 93 students in my age group in Lithuania by knowledge of English. An ability to memorize most things I put my mind to with ease is something I was born with, and when I did an IQ test at the schools psychologist, she asked me whether she could announce the results to my teachers. I scored 125. This is when everyone around me started acknowledging me and teachers started paying much more attention to my studies, as they saw the potential I have. Ever since I was a toddler I hated being alone, I always tried to be with someone, talk to them, just be friends. Whenever I have free time off my activities, I try to go socialize, so I go to clubs, meet new people and widen my social circle as much as possible. Also, I have been doing boxing for a year now, and before boxing I was in a swimming team for five years, I always need to exercise, stay fit, as I prefer a healthy lifestyle and a healthy mind can only be in a healthy body.

I chose university XXX because I have read a lot of positive reviews about it, I liked the fact that this university has an attitude of 'doing' instead of listening, because in my opinion, theory allows you to understand the road you are taking, but practice allows you to experience a demo-version of the road you will take, providing you with useful skills that reading a book could never give. University XXX is also rated among the best universities in the UK, which shows the quality of teaching.

Given the right opportunities, I believe that I can achieve my dream: to understand the human mind as well as possible, and I am certain that university XXX can provide me with those opportunities

Yours Sincerely,