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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Letter Writing
Question regarding my past studies
Hi,
I'm writing a motivation letter for getting a free-mover student position in certain university in London. My current degree is English Literature, Languages and Linguistics, and I'm doing pretty good. However, before starting that degree I started a Biology one but never finished it due to personal reasons.
On one hand, I think mentioning this could boost my letter because being interested in Science as well gave me a wider background and new ways of thinking. On the other, the University might consider not having finished that degree as a handicap rather than an advantage, or they do not care at all, or even they could ask me the reasons why I left the degree. I enjoyed Biology a lot, but at some point I realized that wasn't the field I wanted to commit myself to for the rest of my life, so I followed my other passion.
I'm struggling between these two options. And I would like to know what you think. Might the university think that I am an inconsistent person for not finishing what I started?
Thanks for your answers,
Juan D.
I'm writing a motivation letter for getting a free-mover student position in certain university in London. My current degree is English Literature, Languages and Linguistics, and I'm doing pretty good. However, before starting that degree I started a Biology one but never finished it due to personal reasons.
On one hand, I think mentioning this could boost my letter because being interested in Science as well gave me a wider background and new ways of thinking. On the other, the University might consider not having finished that degree as a handicap rather than an advantage, or they do not care at all, or even they could ask me the reasons why I left the degree. I enjoyed Biology a lot, but at some point I realized that wasn't the field I wanted to commit myself to for the rest of my life, so I followed my other passion.
I'm struggling between these two options. And I would like to know what you think. Might the university think that I am an inconsistent person for not finishing what I started?
Thanks for your answers,
Juan D.
Top answer
Just for the sake of the consistency, I started Biology in Spain, left it, and then started English Studies also in Spain. The letter is to apply to an English university.
- Just for the sake of the consistency, I started Biology in Spain, left it, and then started English Studies also in Spain.
- The letter is to apply to an English university.
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Just for the sake of the consistency, I started Biology in Spain, left it, and then started English Studies also in Spain. The letter is to apply to an English university.
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It is very common for a student not to know exactly what they want to do when they first enter university. If you have finished your current program, that will demonstrate that you have commitment to finish.
If I were you, I would write two versions of the letter, and then decide which one to use.
If I were you, I would write two versions of the letter, and then decide which one to use.
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