Support letter for LSE

Hello,

thank you for making this wonderful site. I am applying for a distance course in Economics and management by the University of London (led by the London School of Economics), everything is ready but I am still doubtful about the support letter I need to send with the application. Would you be so kind to send me your thoughts and suggestions about it? I read already the posts on this site about how to write a good cover letter and I found them very useful, I would like to have some pieces of advices on the structure, style, the key points I should underline in the letter. Thank you.

I am writing to support my application for the BSC in Economics and Management.

My ambition is to unite the industrial culture of continental Europe with the most advanced techniques of management only LSE can give. This will not only secure my career it will also make me able to improve the work environment for me and my society.

I am an engineer with 2 years of experience, since the studies I realised the need for broader perspectives. In order to gain the bigger picture I did extra curricular courses in history and economics. During summer holidays I went to Chinese and German universities (Beijing Foreign Studies Universities, Freien Berlin University) to study the local languages, always with the goal of improving my world I joined a political party where I was in charge of organising the meetings.

I have the basic skills, a master’s degree in engineering from the best university in my country with excellent marks in Maths and Statistics.

I am extremely motivated and self disciplined for learning, during the university I did not hesitate to work as a painter and computer repairman to support myself and have a first hand knowledge of the real work, even more, in order to refine my skills I did my last year of study abroad, in France, where I later did my internship too, always I have been able to plan my returns to Italy to pass my exams.

Of all the university I have been investigating about you are at the top of my list. The unparalleled reputation of your professors, the quality of your programs, the undisputed commitment to excellence, everything you represent points out you are the best to make me fully express my potential.

Thank you.

Ignazio