Hi, I am a former Columbia College graduate and online tutor. I think that you show experience and interest in your letter, but also that you could make it more concise and, yes, review certain sentences. For example, the following sentence Therefore, giving our apparent research interests in common, I believe that having the opportunty of being in your research group will give me the opportunity of developing a project that continues my current interests.
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