Amorphage
New member
- Joined
- Apr 30, 2019
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- English
- Home Country
- Netherlands
- Current Location
- Ireland
Dear Application Officer:
I’ve wanted to study Science ever since my first-year science teacher, XXXX, helped me discover a love of the sciences and especially Biology through his encouragement of curiosity which naturally produced an air of openness and enthusiasm during his classes throughout my time in XXXX and led to my adoption of the phrase “there are no stupid questions” which I’ve used plenty of times when mentoring fellow students in Biology and Chemistry. Through this letter, I would like to put forward my candidacy for enrolment in this degree.
I chose Biology at XXXX as my top choice for several reasons. The first being my aptitude for Biology, ever since starting my very first science class in primary school I knew that I wanted to study living things as I find it very easy to relate and connect the classroom to the living world and the environment around me and this makes for easy motivation during study time. Learning about things that are happening in my body as well as every other body is extremely interesting to me and gives me a feeling of awe, but I am also interested in all other aspects of life as well as mankind's influence on nature throughout Earth’s existence. This feeling of awe was multiplied by my father's raising up in a farming household as a child and conferring his love of Biology to me during my childhood. The second reason I chose Biology was my problem-solving outlook. I view Biology and its disciplines as puzzle pieces/problems and the more studies we undertake, the more we complete the puzzle, and this gives me motivation to complete or at least contribute to the completion of the puzzle. One example of a puzzle I in particularly have an interest in is genomics. Therefore, due to my problem solver mindset, I think I’d be well suited to study Biology. The final reason I'd like to study Biology and in particular, Biomedical Sciences, is to strengthen my Biology-Chemistry scientific foundation and do a degree that incorporates both closely as I’d like to involve both of them in my future career/master’s degree. The main reason I chose XXXX was because it is in my home country of XXXX, which I’ve always wanted to go back to and live there since I was a child and I believe studying at XXXX will give me that experience. The other reason I chose XXXX was because after doing research of Dutch Universities I found it to be one of the best on offer, especially in the discipline of Biological Sciences as well as XXX close ties with XXXX.
The specialisation I am interested in is Biomedical Sciences. I’m interested in the Biomedical Sciences specialisation because more than any other discipline in Biology, I love learning about the intricacies of the human body, am a very observant person and would prefer to work in the health/pharmaceutical industry. Because of my interest in the human body I think I would really enjoy Physiology, Anatomy and Biochemistry which are all integral parts of Biomedicine. After the degree I’d like to begin work as a genomic or medical researcher.
Studying in an international and intercultural city such as XXXX is of great interest to me as the schools I’ve attended in XXXX have been mostly comprised of Irish nationals, in fact, the few international students I have met during my studies in XXXX in primary and secondary school have remained my closest and most cherished friends. Therefore, I’d love the ability to meet more international and intercultural people in the hopes of learning more about them and the world in general, learn more about my own culture from other people of my nationalities and make more friends along the way. XXX's stance as a student city has also not evaded me and is a major attraction for me not to mention the culture that comes with a student city such as the night life and diversity of cultures.
I believe the skills I will gain from the Biology programme will greatly help my future career in Biology. The main skill I will gain I believe will be a new way of thinking, an investigative perspective which will strengthen my critical thinking. Evaluation and interpretation skills combined with data analysis skills gained from the degree will also be of great use towards my future career.
I did not do too well in my Leaving Certificate as my family moved after I had finished 5[SUP]th[/SUP] year in XXXX to XXXX where my new secondary school was not as well funded and therefore, I could not continue some of the subjects I had been learning for 4 years prior. These were XXXX and XXXX, which I was forced to pick up as the new school did not provide XXXX and XXXX and XXXX, which both schools had, however the new school was picking the other curriculum (There are 2 curriculums in Leaving Certificate History). This devastated my leaving certificate points; however, I am still missing Chemistry and Physics in relation to the course requirements and therefore I will be doing those subjects in June for the Leaving Certificate and will be expecting a H3/H4(70/60%) in Chemistry and an O4/O5(60/50%) in Physics to make up for this.
Thank you for considering my application. I would also be open to an interview if needed.
Kind Regards
Any help would be extremely appreciated. Require help pretty soon, deadline is on 1st of May.
I’ve wanted to study Science ever since my first-year science teacher, XXXX, helped me discover a love of the sciences and especially Biology through his encouragement of curiosity which naturally produced an air of openness and enthusiasm during his classes throughout my time in XXXX and led to my adoption of the phrase “there are no stupid questions” which I’ve used plenty of times when mentoring fellow students in Biology and Chemistry. Through this letter, I would like to put forward my candidacy for enrolment in this degree.
I chose Biology at XXXX as my top choice for several reasons. The first being my aptitude for Biology, ever since starting my very first science class in primary school I knew that I wanted to study living things as I find it very easy to relate and connect the classroom to the living world and the environment around me and this makes for easy motivation during study time. Learning about things that are happening in my body as well as every other body is extremely interesting to me and gives me a feeling of awe, but I am also interested in all other aspects of life as well as mankind's influence on nature throughout Earth’s existence. This feeling of awe was multiplied by my father's raising up in a farming household as a child and conferring his love of Biology to me during my childhood. The second reason I chose Biology was my problem-solving outlook. I view Biology and its disciplines as puzzle pieces/problems and the more studies we undertake, the more we complete the puzzle, and this gives me motivation to complete or at least contribute to the completion of the puzzle. One example of a puzzle I in particularly have an interest in is genomics. Therefore, due to my problem solver mindset, I think I’d be well suited to study Biology. The final reason I'd like to study Biology and in particular, Biomedical Sciences, is to strengthen my Biology-Chemistry scientific foundation and do a degree that incorporates both closely as I’d like to involve both of them in my future career/master’s degree. The main reason I chose XXXX was because it is in my home country of XXXX, which I’ve always wanted to go back to and live there since I was a child and I believe studying at XXXX will give me that experience. The other reason I chose XXXX was because after doing research of Dutch Universities I found it to be one of the best on offer, especially in the discipline of Biological Sciences as well as XXX close ties with XXXX.
The specialisation I am interested in is Biomedical Sciences. I’m interested in the Biomedical Sciences specialisation because more than any other discipline in Biology, I love learning about the intricacies of the human body, am a very observant person and would prefer to work in the health/pharmaceutical industry. Because of my interest in the human body I think I would really enjoy Physiology, Anatomy and Biochemistry which are all integral parts of Biomedicine. After the degree I’d like to begin work as a genomic or medical researcher.
Studying in an international and intercultural city such as XXXX is of great interest to me as the schools I’ve attended in XXXX have been mostly comprised of Irish nationals, in fact, the few international students I have met during my studies in XXXX in primary and secondary school have remained my closest and most cherished friends. Therefore, I’d love the ability to meet more international and intercultural people in the hopes of learning more about them and the world in general, learn more about my own culture from other people of my nationalities and make more friends along the way. XXX's stance as a student city has also not evaded me and is a major attraction for me not to mention the culture that comes with a student city such as the night life and diversity of cultures.
I believe the skills I will gain from the Biology programme will greatly help my future career in Biology. The main skill I will gain I believe will be a new way of thinking, an investigative perspective which will strengthen my critical thinking. Evaluation and interpretation skills combined with data analysis skills gained from the degree will also be of great use towards my future career.
I did not do too well in my Leaving Certificate as my family moved after I had finished 5[SUP]th[/SUP] year in XXXX to XXXX where my new secondary school was not as well funded and therefore, I could not continue some of the subjects I had been learning for 4 years prior. These were XXXX and XXXX, which I was forced to pick up as the new school did not provide XXXX and XXXX and XXXX, which both schools had, however the new school was picking the other curriculum (There are 2 curriculums in Leaving Certificate History). This devastated my leaving certificate points; however, I am still missing Chemistry and Physics in relation to the course requirements and therefore I will be doing those subjects in June for the Leaving Certificate and will be expecting a H3/H4(70/60%) in Chemistry and an O4/O5(60/50%) in Physics to make up for this.
Thank you for considering my application. I would also be open to an interview if needed.
Kind Regards
Any help would be extremely appreciated. Require help pretty soon, deadline is on 1st of May.