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Letter of Motivation 29 Mar 2017, 08:14
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Hello,

I am looking for some advice on letter of motivations for German Business Schools. I am considering writting a letter of motivation less conventional focused on telling a 'story' of me, about my experiences, that builds up to why I want to attend the business school, how I can benefit from the business school and how the business school can benefit from having me as a student. But I am not sure whether the admisions office will like this type of letter. Maybe they prefer a more generic, typical letter that follows the usual structure.

Does anyone know anything about this? Any opinions from current/former students.

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Valentin
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Hello,

I am looking for some advice on letter of motivations for German Business Schools. I am considering writting a letter of motivation less conventional focused on telling a 'story' of me, about my experiences, that builds up to why I want to attend the business school, how I can benefit from the business school and how the business school can benefit from having me as a student. But I am not sure whether the admisions office will like this type of letter. Maybe they prefer a more generic, typical letter that follows the usual structure.

Does anyone know anything about this? Any opinions from current/former students.

Thanks,
Valentin

My advice would be to follow the instructions, but take an innovative approach within the confines of those instructions. Right now this seems a bit in the abstract - which school? Would be helpful for you to post the specific prompt. From what I can discern, I like your idea of answering the three big questions: why MBA, why you and why this school.
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Letter of Motivation 02 Apr 2017, 12:08
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Hello,

I am looking for some advice on letter of motivations for German Business Schools. I am considering writting a letter of motivation less conventional focused on telling a 'story' of me, about my experiences, that builds up to why I want to attend the business school, how I can benefit from the business school and how the business school can benefit from having me as a student. But I am not sure whether the admisions office will like this type of letter. Maybe they prefer a more generic, typical letter that follows the usual structure.

Does anyone know anything about this? Any opinions from current/former students.

Thanks,
Valentin

My advice would be to follow the instructions, but take an innovative approach within the confines of those instructions. Right now this seems a bit in the abstract - which school? Would be helpful for you to post the specific prompt. From what I can discern, I like your idea of answering the three big questions: why MBA, why you and why this school.

Dear Farrel,

Thanks for your reply. They just state I need to write a letter of motivation. So I assume I have to answer the big 3 questions. The only limitation is that it should not be longer than 2 pages. I tried to stick to one.

In order I answered:

1. Why this school
2. Why study management
3. What I would do after it / how can I benefit or the school benefit from me attending.

The issue is that there is no guideline, just an option to upload the letter in the application.

Thanks,
Valentin
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Letter of Motivation 02 Apr 2017, 18:11
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Hi Valentin, it sounds like you're on the right track but personally I really like to start with the big picture goal and then back into the other details. Sort of captivate them with your overall vision, then the short-term goal, where the gap is or rather why you need an MBA to achieve these goals, then why the school will be particularly suited to help you you achieve them. Then a bit about how you would contribute to the school, bringing your specific gifts and experiences, as a student and alumni.

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