Please review: Motivation letter bachelor exchange

Dear Forum Readers,

I am a second year bachelor student. I am applying for an exchange programme. Would someone be so kind to give my motivation letter a review and check it on grammar, spelling, fluency, etc..


Thank you very much!


With Kind Regards,

Maarten van den Heuvel

Dear Sir / Madam,

Bachelor exchange is about new experiences. Getting to know yourself better, getting to know new people, new environments. I would be honoured to be considered as a part of an experience like this.

Let me get started with a short introduction of myself. My name is Maarten van den Heuvel. As my name reveals, I am Dutch. I was born in Nijmegen and I went to primary and secondary school there. I moved to this part of the country almost two years back. In the mean time I have settled here and learned how to live without my parents. The first bachelor year was filled with lots of fun and working hard. Nevertheless, I completed all my first year courses during the first year and all courses of the first trimester of the second year by obtaining a sufficient grade. My believe is that I made the perfect choice to apply at RSM after secondary school. I am sure that I made a comparable choice by applying for this exchange programme.

RSM belongs to one of the leading European business schools. Therefore, a better education within Europe is hard to find. Nevertheless, I have chosen to apply for exchange universities in Europe only. The main reason for this decision is that I would like to experience a country where I consider living and working in the future. I believe that I can have a great time and a wonderful educational experience in any of the exchange locations chosen by me. The application brochure stated that a student should be excited about every single chosen location. My application does comply with that compulsory guideline.

I am a very hard working, ambitious and international oriented student. I have a job where I have to work with people around the world every day. You can be international orientated in Europe, you can be ambitious in Europe and you will have to work very hard in Europe. I am ready for that; I am ready for working very hard to get to the top.

To get into the IBA programme I have written a motivation letter. I wrote a paragraph about my expectations regarding the program and it contained my believe that the IBA programme would educate me to be able reach the top of the international business world. My believe in the programme and the RSM has not changed. I would like to expand my business education, international experience and future opportunities. My international future might start in one of the locations chosen by me. I truly hope that you are willing to help me with that future by granting me access to the exchange programme and to one of those universities.

One important question remains; why did I choose these specific universities within Europe? Let me help you understand. Both my first and second choice are very high ranked business schools in Europe. Moreover, I consider London as one of the most important business cities in Europe. There is nothing less exciting than studying business in the business capital of Europe. The great combination of a business atmosphere and British culture made me choose the Cass Business School.

Nevertheless, I am very excited about my other four choices as well. Especially the second university I have applied for is one of my favourites. One of the leading business schools in Europe as well and the best you can get in Italy. Studying there would be a great possibility to experience an international future in business.

Bachelor exchange is one of the reasons I have chosen for the IBA bachelor programme. This great opportunity to see, feel and live a completely different culture. The universities I picked out for my application have something special. Just that little extra that would make my exchange experience not only great but superior.

Thank you very much for taking my application into consideration.



Yours faithfully,

Maarten van den Heuvel