Hi everyone,
This is a motivation letter that I wrote for a scholarship I intend to apply for. The scholarship is for a course on career and language skills for that specific purpose. I was asked to write a motivation letter about the challenges I have overcome to get where I am today and how this course will build on those experiences. Please let me know If something sounds off, especially the bits I have highlighted/bolded. Thank you, in advance.
TO THE SELECTION FORUM
FIRSTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF, MY NAME IS NATÁLIA AND I AM WRITING TO EXPRESS MY INTEREST IN THE PROGRAM. I BELIEVE I AM A GOOD FIT FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP, SINCE ITS AIM AND MY GOALS IN LIFE MATCH UP PERFECTLY.
FOR THE PAST THREE PLUS YEARS I HAVE BEEN TEACHING MYSELF ENGLISH. AT FIRST, I WAS ABLE TO COUNT UP TO 10 AND SAY “SORRY”, NOW, I HAVE A C1 LEVEL IN THE LANGUAGE. SIMULTANEOUSLY, I AM A LAW STUDENT WHO HAS BEEN RECONCILING ACADEMIC STUDIES WITH A JOB IN A LAW FIRM. BESIDES, LEARNING GERMAN FOR THIS LAST YEAR.
CARRYING OUT THESE ACTIVITIES MADE ME DEVELOP A SET OF ABILITIES THAT ALLOWS ME TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH SUCH A ROUTINE. FOR STARTERS, ATTENTION SPAN, A CRUCIAL ABILITY WHEN IT COMES TO STUDYING BY YOURSELF. SECONDLY, ORGANIZATIONAL SKIL WHICH ENABLES ME TO BREAK DOWN TASKS AND ALLOCATE THEM THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, PERSISTENCE, THIS ONE ACT AS A BASIS TO THE PREVIOUS AND ALL MY LIFE IN GENERAL.
WHEN I STARTED TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE, THE MAIN REASON BEHIND IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY, MORE SPECIFICALLY THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR A JOB AT THE BRANCH OF A MULTINATIONAL IN THE AREA I LIVE. THE COMPANY REQUIRED THAT APPLICANTS SHOULD HAVE AN INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ON THE LANGUAGE IF THEY WANTED TO APPLY. THAT WAS THE DAY I DECIDED TO LEARN IT. AFTER THAT, I SPENT A WEEK SEARCHING AND LEARNING HOW TO LEARN A LANGUAGE. IN THE WEEK RIGHT AFTER IT, I WAS SITTING BY MY LAPTOP WITH A SCHEDULE OF WHAT, HOW AND, HOW MANY HOURS I WAS GOING TO STUDY.
WHERE I AM TODAY IS A PRODUCT OF THESE ACTIVITIES. ALTHOUGH PROUD, I AM DEEPLY AWARE THAT I DO NOT DO THIS BECAUSE I AM AN EXTRAORDINARY PERSON, BUT BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO SEE AND DO WHAT WAS NECESSARY TO OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES I SET TO MYSELF. I INTEND TO APPROACH THIS PROGRAM IN THE SAME WAY.
AS STATED IN THE GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS, “THE AIM OF THE PROGRAM IS TO GIVE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THEIR GLOBAL CAREER PATH, WHILE BUILDING THEIR VOCABULARY AND IMPROVING THEIR LANGUAGE SKILLS TO ACHIEVE THEIR PROFESSIONAL GOALS”. IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH I PRESENTED MYSELF AS A GOOD FIT FOR IT, AND THE REASON IS THAT, ALTHOUGH I HAVE EVOLVED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, SOMETHING HAS NOT CHANGED: I AM STILL LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT WHAT I WILL LEARN ON THIS COURSE WILL TAKE ME STEPS CLOSER TOWARDS THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.
IN CONCLUSION, THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS A CHANCE TO EXPLORE AND WORK ON MY SKILLS THAT I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE. I BELIEVE I SHOULD BE AWARDED IT CONSIDERING HOW LINED UP MY PERSONAL GOALS AND THE AIM OF THE PROGRAM ARE. LEARNING ENGLISH WAS THE FIRST STEP INTO THIS WORLD, BUT THIS SCHOLARSHIP COULD GIVE ME WHAT IS NECESSARY BY PAVING THE WAY, SO I CAN GET WHEREVER I WANT AND ACHIEVE MY GOALS.