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Singa Posted 21 years ago
Letter Writing
Motivational letter 'Medicine"
I actually have to write a motivational letter in Dutch (of max 200 words) for my application for "medicine" at the University at Rotterdam (decentrale selectie geneeskunde), but I can translate it back to Dutch later. Could someone help me get started?
First a short CV of mine:
Education
/i]
1997-2004: MSc. degree in "Industrial Engineering & Management"
Work experience/i]
1999-2000: Co-founder, board member and graphical artist of Team Sigma, a company set up to develop a 3 dimensional strategic computer game
Extracurricular activities/i]
2001-2003: editor and responsible for the lay-out of student-magazine "BKtrends"
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With the help of MoutainHiker's guidelines this is I've come up with so far.
1) Be very clear on what you want to achieve (get a nursing degree)
... a degree in medicine/becoming a doctor (I'm not sure about the correct English terminology, but I do know the Dutch terminology). But as it is a form specifically for this application, I'm not sure it's necessary to mention that I want to achieve what the form is intended for.
2) Be very clear on what you will do with this degree (how do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years)?
After graduation I intend to apply for a specialisation (but I don't know what yet)... I am sure though that I do not want to become a GP or a company doctor (bedrijfsarts), but I probably should not mention what I "don't" want.
3) Why do you want to pursue your chosen career? You know the answer to this question from your strengths and weaknesses as well as your personality profile.
- interested in medicine and biology
- helping people
- quick learner
- good at science and math
- have studied for years already
- knowledge of how organisations work
- entrepreneurial
- commited, can work in a team
- always wanted to know how things work and how to solve the problem when it doesn't
- focused on goals
- work/learn efficiently/effectively
4) What have you done to prepare yourself for your chosen career? Here you are selling yourself. Use your prior information and your supporting evidence to bolster your position.
Normally it's high school graduates with extra curricular activities who apply for this, but I have organisational experience, management experience, have shown entrepreneurial capabilities, and have an MSc degree... Most of this has been highligted in other parts of the application form, each with a very short motivation why I have done those activities. Probably interesting to mention: As part of my previous studies I have done a 3 months project researching the possibilties of bone-fracture detection with ultrasound.
5) Highlight anything that is extraordinary that needs to be taken into consideration.
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Thanks very much in advance!!!
First a short CV of mine:
Education
/i]1997-2004: MSc. degree in "Industrial Engineering & Management"
Work experience
/i]1999-2000: Co-founder, board member and graphical artist of Team Sigma, a company set up to develop a 3 dimensional strategic computer game
Extracurricular activities
/i]2001-2003: editor and responsible for the lay-out of student-magazine "BKtrends"
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With the help of MoutainHiker's guidelines this is I've come up with so far.
1) Be very clear on what you want to achieve (get a nursing degree)
... a degree in medicine/becoming a doctor (I'm not sure about the correct English terminology, but I do know the Dutch terminology). But as it is a form specifically for this application, I'm not sure it's necessary to mention that I want to achieve what the form is intended for.
2) Be very clear on what you will do with this degree (how do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years)?
After graduation I intend to apply for a specialisation (but I don't know what yet)... I am sure though that I do not want to become a GP or a company doctor (bedrijfsarts), but I probably should not mention what I "don't" want.
3) Why do you want to pursue your chosen career? You know the answer to this question from your strengths and weaknesses as well as your personality profile.
- interested in medicine and biology
- helping people
- quick learner
- good at science and math
- have studied for years already
- knowledge of how organisations work
- entrepreneurial
- commited, can work in a team
- always wanted to know how things work and how to solve the problem when it doesn't
- focused on goals
- work/learn efficiently/effectively
4) What have you done to prepare yourself for your chosen career? Here you are selling yourself. Use your prior information and your supporting evidence to bolster your position.
Normally it's high school graduates with extra curricular activities who apply for this, but I have organisational experience, management experience, have shown entrepreneurial capabilities, and have an MSc degree... Most of this has been highligted in other parts of the application form, each with a very short motivation why I have done those activities. Probably interesting to mention: As part of my previous studies I have done a 3 months project researching the possibilties of bone-fracture detection with ultrasound.
5) Highlight anything that is extraordinary that needs to be taken into consideration.
...
Thanks very much in advance!!!
Top answer
My first try: I graduated in november 2004 from the University of ABCD with a degree of Industrial Engineering and Management. I would like to apply for 'medicine', because that is what I always wanted to do (that does not sound good ). My long term goals are to specialise after graduation.
- My first try: I graduated in november 2004 from the University of ABCD with a degree of Industrial Engineering and Management.
- I would like to apply for 'medicine', because that is what I always wanted to do (that does not sound good ).
- My long term goals are to specialise after graduation.
- For example: I have lived in Indonesia for many years which has shown me numorous heartrending situations.
- My hands are itching to be of any help able to do something about situations like that (hmm, that doesn't sound good either).
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My first try:
I graduated in november 2004 from the University of ABCD with a degree of Industrial Engineering and Management. I would like to apply for 'medicine', because that is what I always wanted to do (that does not sound good
I graduated in november 2004 from the University of ABCD with a degree of Industrial Engineering and Management. I would like to apply for 'medicine', because that is what I always wanted to do (that does not sound good
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There doesn't seem much point in our working on this when you will be translating it into Dutch. No doubt English/Dutch grammar and semantics are very different.
In general information terms this seems ok.
In general information terms this seems ok.
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