Letter of Application for a Professional Writing Team
English 301
UBC
Vancouver, BC
Dear fellow students:
Please consider my application for a spot on your professional writing team for the duration of the semester. I will graduate from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Science degree in General Science between May 25-June 1. I plan to be a physician in the future so I am currently engaged in volunteer activities and maintaining as high a GPA as I can. I volunteer weekly at the Coast Mental Health Center by spending time with a man named Brendan and I recently just finished a volunteer job with the BC Heart and Stroke Foundation. I also have spent many years volunteering with local minor hockey teams in Nanaimo, BC.
I am determined to become a valuable member of your professional writing team and my volunteer experience combined with my desire to do well in university shows that I will work hard to achieve my goals. I pride myself in finishing tasks promptly and working efficiently within a team. However, I often spend too much time on smaller details instead of focusing on the central task. In terms of my writing, I am capable of firmly stating an argument and defending it in a logical manner. My writing transitions through points smoothly and I am able to create something that is pleasant to read but also effective in conveying my message. To my detriment, my writing is sometimes too verbose. I also have a tendency produce run-on sentences.
I believe that the optimal way to learn new information is to read it thoroughly and then summarize it in your own words. After doing this, I explore counterpoints to the information to better understand it. This technique has helped me effectively learn new information in the past.
If you are interested in having me as a member of your professional writing team, please reply to nickbell23@hotmail.com.
Sincerely,
Nick Bell