Writing a motivation letter

Writing/revising a motivation letter to go with your US university application

A motivation letter is one of the essentials of your application to a US university. It is a unique opportunity of demonstrating a broader image of your personality to the university, not just providing a few figures and certificates. A good motivation letter for a foreign university is anything but a free-form essay on what a nice, outgoing and funny person you are. This abstract should deal with the essence of your life, accounting for the events which determined your future occupation, turned your world upside down and contributed to your choice of an American higher education.

A US university application form often includes two items in the list of documents: a Personal Statement and a Statement of Purpose. The former is mostly required for BA courses. Evidently, at this stage of your life you are quite unlikely to come up with a rigid plan for the nearest five or ten years, but you already have some achievements, aspirations and results to share. And these are exactly what you should include in your personal statement.

As to the Statement of Purpose, it is widely used in the application process of MA and post-graduate courses at American universities. In this letter, you are expected to give a clear picture of what you want to become and where you plan to be five or ten years away from now. You also need to prove that pursuing a course at the chosen university is an absolute prerequisite for achieving your goals in life.

An application letter to a US university with a request for funding. Most US universities consider your application for scholarship or funding by default. And this is when your essay comes forward, as funding is only granted to the best of the best.

Why writing an essay is an integral and principal part of a US university application process?

A good essay can drastically change the commission's opinion of you. You can use the essay to explain the real reasons behind low average grades or a lack of work experience, as well as to prove that you are the best candidate for the chosen program;
You can be sure that your letter will be read; thus, the University of Texas processes an average of 250,000 applications per years, paying attention primarily to the two motivation letters submitted by prospective students;
Choosing the topic is the main challenge. A wrong choice of topic won't allow the essay to demonstrate your value, thus lowering your chances of being accepted. This is why we pay thorough attention to our customers' background, in order to get to know them better and choose the most compelling topic;
Many students choose commonplace topics, such as the importance of learning in general, and how they want all the world to live in peace, and so on. If your topic is one of these, be prepared for your application to be declined, along with a few thousands similar essays.

How does motivation letter assistance work?

Initial Skype call (30 minutes) to discuss university/college requirements for writing a motivation letter, generation of ideas, content strategy and structure.

You write down as much as you can, using the strategy that you discussed with our specialist. You don’t have to follow any particular structure or worry about mistakes.

Our specialist would structure your thoughts, rewrite incorrect sentences, delete unnecessary details and correct grammar and spelling mistakes.

Final review during Skye call (15 minutes): final version review, last corrections. You are ready to submit your application!