yet another Letter of Motivation to be ispected under the magnifying glass

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00I desperately need some help on my Motivation Letter, as I haven`t spoken/written a word in English since I started learning German and that`s years now... 02br
00I just want to underline how important this letter for my study is, since I am obligated to have a foreign semester in order to finish my bachelor degree.02br
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00I`m a bit unsure about the letter. I find it huge, nevertheless I just don`t know what I could drop. Secondly there are too much iterations and some expressions (all in italics) for which I can`t find a solution. 02br
00So you are my last hope... here it is :02br
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00Dear Sir or Madam, 02br
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00I am writing to apply as an exchange student for the Communication Design Program at the 00 and Design for the fall semester 2008. I am a Bulgarian student attending my third semester of "Digital Media" studies at the 00 of 00 in 00. Since I would like to devote my life to improving intercultural communication by means of interactive art and media, I strongly believe that the experience of studying abroad will help me to further develop myself and my knowledge.02br
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00My flair for arts is by blood. I grew up in my mother’s atelier, who is an artist herself, getting to know all different kinds of art. During my high school years, I supported my mother with developing trademarks for different companies. My task was the technical realization on computer, thus I could easily learn the fundamentals of conventional and professional software.02br
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00A decisive step for my further evolution was the year I spent as an exchange student in the eleventh grade in 010200. During this year I took part in diverse seminars organized by YFU (Youth For Understanding), which main goal was to make communication between cultures easier. The most important seminar I 01i00took part in 02i00was "Communication and Media", which was held two weeks in 00. I visited some of the biggest news agencies and print houses and took actively part in the working process of printing a magazine issue. This experience of communicating with people from different cultures bent with the media impressions I made, clearly pointed out my future way.02br
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00After graduating high school I was self-dependent enough to carry out my studies in a foreign country. Considering my affinity to arts and languages I applied for "Digital Media", because it combines both design and media competence. I experienced my first year as a great inspiration. In the first and second term we learnt the fundamentals of design and computer science by means of theoretical and practical exercises. Courses like "Theory of Media" and "Media Engineering" have put the basis of understanding what actually media is. 02br
00 As I consider myself more as an art student I have focused on lectures at the University of Applied Arts in the current third semester. I have enrolled in a bachelor-project for the Syne-Institute (part of this university), which ends in summer 2008. We have an assignment to build up a new identity of a local Radio and TV sender. I am really enjoying the process of bringing up a new image of a company: briefing, analyzing, developing and presenting ideas for a real client.02br
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00Working on various projects, reading and holding out presentations, made me realize how essential media and digital technology nowadays are. I am permanently seeking challenges and try to find a way not just to be a part of this modern world, but actively change it. I have a clear vision for what I want to achieve through my study - I want to be able to create innovative, interactive and entertaining systems for the different walks of life.00 00I am confident in my personality and my skills, but I recognized that my knowledge in some areas is limited. I therefore have chosen your program, because it suits my interests and needs most.02br
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00I have carefully read the descriptions of your courses and since I am attracted from the topic of design and communication, I have found the following highly interesting: “Design, Media and Culture”, “Communication and Interaction”, “Production Process of Communication Design” and “Combining Media”. I would like to visit these courses, because they will enrich my knowledge and help me put it to a higher standard. It would be a great pleasure for me to study in 010200, not only because of the course variety. I am eager to meet such a distant culture and take the best of the time I will spend there.02br
00I hope you consider my application and can regard me as a favorable candidate to this program.02br
00Yours faithfully,02br
00Ivan Yanev00 02br
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00There`s another thing. I have to upload the letter by Sunday evening, so I`m pretty much out of time. 02br
00I thank you in advance for your time and nervs.0-