deeksha007
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- Mar 7, 2018
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- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Hindi
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- India
- Current Location
- Netherlands
Hi All,
I am applying to a few universities for Msc. in Finance. I have prepared a motivation letter if you can review and let me know your suggestions about using English or any changes or suggestions. Additionally the requirement of the universities its simple nothing in specific just that they want to see how motivated I am to join the program.
I wish to apply for the Masters in Banking and Finance. I am thankful in advance to the admission officer to give me this opportunity to apply for this course and consider my application. I grew up in a society where women are supposed to be subservient but I was blessed with ardent mother and unassailable elder brother. From whom I learned that progress is inevitable by the sheer power of will and self-belief. My brother is my supporting pillar and the driving force. He is a banker with 13 years of work experience and based in the UK now.
The road to my education was always challenging due to lack of finance but my unrelenting will and positive outlook helped me attain my Bachelors in Commerce from Delhi University combined with many part-time jobs as it was a distance learning program. After my first degree, I got an opportunity to work with NIIT where I started as a trainee analyst and my first client was Wells Fargo bank. I was tasked to look after all the learning material needed for bank’s employees. I was recognized and awarded for my work wherein I was motivated to do more. When I decided to do my MBA, there were further challenges as a regular MBA was expensive for me and I had the responsibility of my mother. Where people around me looked at this situation as set back, I looked at it as a learning objective. I looked around and found the best outcome to pursue a part-time MBA while continuing my job. When I look back at those circumstances I see the betterment it brought me. I learned patience, multitasking and cultivated my time management skills. This also helped me progress in my career.
Soon enough I had moved to a more challenging role in a new company RAH Infotech. Now my client was HSBC, Morgan Stanley and UBS. I had the opportunity to work with management like directors and senior vice presidents. This experience has taught me how knowledge and hard work are a perfect combination to achieve higher goals in life. My hard work had paid off when I was given the opportunity to work for a short period in HSBC’s office in London. I jumped on the opportunity, as I knew it would involve great learning and also spending time with my brother. My recent visit to London and working under the same roof with the senior management gave me acquaintances to concepts of process improvements, automation and how important and difficult decision-making is at the same time. I also had the pleasure of meeting some of Global Heads in various banks. In those various discussions, one of the topics was European education versus Indian education. At that moment I connected to my original wish to having a European education. By nature, I am a proactive person and started researching potential next steps. I came across Maastricht School of Management.
This was a great opportunity for me since in my country where women are not given such opportunities and equal education. I have been in the Netherlands for more than a year graduating from Maastricht School of Management. I had come across many challenges and opportunities during the program as there is a very big difference in the European education system in comparison to Indian education system. I was able to convert all the challenges into opportunities with the support of the professors, friends and family. While in the university I had come across friends who were ACCA certified or preparing for CFA certification considering their interest in finance and the challenging job market in the Netherlands and the courses I took in Maastricht with practical implementation of the knowledge like reading a company’s annual report along with the financial analysis in my final thesis made me realize my interest in Finance and I started finding more about opportunities in the field of finance. I soon discovered the combination of strong financial knowledge and management skills can lead to extraordinary results. I have registered and pursuing a financial certification called Professional Risk Management (PRM Exam) as a first step to gain financial knowledge. Additionally, masters in Banking and finance have subjects which would be helpful in clearing the exams for PRM as preparing for a PRM exam involves reading through various books and other online sources only.
I am applying to a few universities for Msc. in Finance. I have prepared a motivation letter if you can review and let me know your suggestions about using English or any changes or suggestions. Additionally the requirement of the universities its simple nothing in specific just that they want to see how motivated I am to join the program.
I wish to apply for the Masters in Banking and Finance. I am thankful in advance to the admission officer to give me this opportunity to apply for this course and consider my application. I grew up in a society where women are supposed to be subservient but I was blessed with ardent mother and unassailable elder brother. From whom I learned that progress is inevitable by the sheer power of will and self-belief. My brother is my supporting pillar and the driving force. He is a banker with 13 years of work experience and based in the UK now.
The road to my education was always challenging due to lack of finance but my unrelenting will and positive outlook helped me attain my Bachelors in Commerce from Delhi University combined with many part-time jobs as it was a distance learning program. After my first degree, I got an opportunity to work with NIIT where I started as a trainee analyst and my first client was Wells Fargo bank. I was tasked to look after all the learning material needed for bank’s employees. I was recognized and awarded for my work wherein I was motivated to do more. When I decided to do my MBA, there were further challenges as a regular MBA was expensive for me and I had the responsibility of my mother. Where people around me looked at this situation as set back, I looked at it as a learning objective. I looked around and found the best outcome to pursue a part-time MBA while continuing my job. When I look back at those circumstances I see the betterment it brought me. I learned patience, multitasking and cultivated my time management skills. This also helped me progress in my career.
Soon enough I had moved to a more challenging role in a new company RAH Infotech. Now my client was HSBC, Morgan Stanley and UBS. I had the opportunity to work with management like directors and senior vice presidents. This experience has taught me how knowledge and hard work are a perfect combination to achieve higher goals in life. My hard work had paid off when I was given the opportunity to work for a short period in HSBC’s office in London. I jumped on the opportunity, as I knew it would involve great learning and also spending time with my brother. My recent visit to London and working under the same roof with the senior management gave me acquaintances to concepts of process improvements, automation and how important and difficult decision-making is at the same time. I also had the pleasure of meeting some of Global Heads in various banks. In those various discussions, one of the topics was European education versus Indian education. At that moment I connected to my original wish to having a European education. By nature, I am a proactive person and started researching potential next steps. I came across Maastricht School of Management.
This was a great opportunity for me since in my country where women are not given such opportunities and equal education. I have been in the Netherlands for more than a year graduating from Maastricht School of Management. I had come across many challenges and opportunities during the program as there is a very big difference in the European education system in comparison to Indian education system. I was able to convert all the challenges into opportunities with the support of the professors, friends and family. While in the university I had come across friends who were ACCA certified or preparing for CFA certification considering their interest in finance and the challenging job market in the Netherlands and the courses I took in Maastricht with practical implementation of the knowledge like reading a company’s annual report along with the financial analysis in my final thesis made me realize my interest in Finance and I started finding more about opportunities in the field of finance. I soon discovered the combination of strong financial knowledge and management skills can lead to extraordinary results. I have registered and pursuing a financial certification called Professional Risk Management (PRM Exam) as a first step to gain financial knowledge. Additionally, masters in Banking and finance have subjects which would be helpful in clearing the exams for PRM as preparing for a PRM exam involves reading through various books and other online sources only.
