Lesson 10 Motivation Letter
不知不觉已经写了那么多~~~
除数学考试外,还需要一份Motivation Letter,这个你可以在第1次递交材料的时候就交掉,我当时没这么做,这个一直拖了比较久,因为感觉这个比较重要。相同条件下,谁的Motivation Letter写的更好,谁被录取的几率就越大。这个有点象申请美国大学要写的Personal Statement. 据说比起你的教育背景和经历,他们更看重你的Personal Statement. 所以我觉得Motivation Letter 相当重要。
· 学校的要求是:What is your international background and experience? (nationality, place of birth or residence, previous education, international experience).
· Why do you want to enrol in the English-language programme in International Business Administration?
· Why did you choose RSM Erasmus University in Rotterdam?
· What are your career aspirations?
· The motivation letter must be written in English and should not be longer than two pages. Do not forget to put your name, date of birth, full address and phone number on the motivation letter.
我就照学校的要求给写了,自己再稍加润饰,
大家可以参考一下我写的Motivation Letter, 不过要尽量突出自己的特色,不要千篇一律,如出一辙。 以下是我写的。
The Motivation Letter of XXX
I was born in China and hold a Chinese nationality. I completed both my primary and secondary school education in my hometown xxxxxxx, which is a city quite famous for business in recent years in China. And then I went to a college to study a language course for one year. During that time, my spoken English was improved a lot because of that all the courses were taught in English and foreign teachers come from different countries, such as United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Australia, Venezuela and Slovakia. I spent lots of time with some foreign teachers after class, such as acting as a tour guide to take them to places of interest, to help them buying things and in many other ways. In most cases, I do the interpretation work for them as work experience and my pleasure as well.
I intended to go abroad when studying English at college, so I searched online and find lots of business-study programs in which IBA at RSM attracted me most. There are many reasons that made me choose it. What attracted me most is its really multicultural environment and truly international flavor. Students from all over the world, comprising over 80 nationalities, constitute the IBA program. It is quite natural that students grew up in different cultures have different interpretations of the same issue. That’s something I am very interested in, as I want to know other people’s opinions towards a same issue and to know well why others think in a different way so that I can learn how to communicate and to cooperate with people with different backgrounds. I think students will definitely benefit from each other by joining teamwork.
In addition to that, there is no doubt that RSM Erasmus University Rotterdam enjoys high reputation both in Europe or worldwide. And RSM also offers high quality courses, which I think is a guarantee for a students’ success to some extent. In addition, I have been dreaming going to Rotterdam since I was at middle school when I learned that Rotterdam has the biggest harbor in the world, and lots of international businesses are done there. I’m currently doing business with Korean. I found it very interesting and exciting to make money. In the future, I want to work as a manager in an international corporation, however, I’d prefer to be self-employed, to do international trade myself, that’s why I chose to study International Business Administration.
仅供参考。
另外,Brochure上还有学校网站上,有其他同学类似motivation letter的介绍,也可以借鉴。
写好后,我给传真了过去。Ms. Nel Ben Yakov is in charge of this. 几天后,你会收到她的信,确认她已经收到你的Motivation Letter. 还附上其他信息。
注意,条件许可的话,最好发传真,e-mail 我不敢保证对方会不会收到。虽然邮箱提示发送成功,对方却可能没有收到。我因为这个吃了大亏,是在后来预订宿舍的事上。这个我在以后的课里在和大家说。
今天的家庭作业就是练习 写 动机信。
Today’s Homework: write your motivation letter。
Okay, that’s all for this class, enjoy your lunch, boys and girls~~~~ (11:31am August 5, 2006) |