Letter of Motivation.

It's funny how life happens to you. There's only so much you can plan- the rest is in God's hands. I like the verse in Proverbs that says man plans but God prevails. So what can I say? Film and media studies chose me, I didn't choose film and media studies (Yes, this is a letter of motivation, I know it doesn't sound like one but I am going somewhere with this). I had applied to so many institutions during my matric year, making UCT the last place on my mind. I received a letter from UCT in 2005 saying that I had been offered an entrance scholarship to study anything in the humanities faculty. I suddenly remembered I had applied to UCT in 2004 and decided to do a BA in film and media studies and it's a decision I have regretted (so far).

I'm a person who likes to take opportunities when they come along (that's why I'm applying for FAM2002S). I don't want to live with regrets, I'm young and I'm only going to live once, so I believe in living life to the fullest (that means grabbing opportunities when they come by my way). That's why when my parents gave me the opportunity to take a gap year after matric I jumped at it. Now that's a decision I definitely don't regret. I actually got to go to a place where the grass is actually greener on the other side (I'm talking about Ireland of course!). To add to that, I also had the awesome experience of doing volunteer work in a kibbutz, in none other than the Holy Land, Israel. Another opportunity I didn't miss was to get my voice heard on UCT Radio. I remember nervously auditioning for UCT Radio and getting the surprise of my life to find out I had been accepted to do presenting (please see my letter of reference). So why am I applying for production? Because it's an opportunity I don't want to miss. I hear that production is intensive and skills based. If I do production at least I can say I actually gained some practical training at university and most of all that I was academically stretched.

Well, I'm not going to bore you with a long letter; I think you get my drift. So, I'm going to be short and sweet (figuratively speaking but I am literally a short person and sweet-natured, my letter is mimetic of me!) and to the point. There's no need to impress you with superfluous words, which don't exist in my vocabulary. I'll let my short letter speak for itself. I'm not going to overcompensate for something by writing a long letter (like some people might do). If I'm meant to get chosen, I will get chosen.

Like I was trying to say earlier on, life is full of surprises. Remember I said I did a double take when I learned I had been accepted to present on UCT Radio (I also did a double take when I learned my scholarship had been extended for another year - I thought that was a piece of trivia I should just put in). Anyway, like I was saying life is full of surprises. So surprise me and choose me for Foundation Production Skills (FAM2002S).





Yours truly