Unfin Cover letter.

[Anne]

I'm writing a cover letter in the aim of getting into University. This is mostly just here for Moo to read xD

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Dear Sir/Madam of the ECU Admissions Department,

I am a Home School student recently finished with year twelve, interested in studying at ECU for the Bachelor of Creative Industries, Majoring in Graphic Design.
Computer technology and the traditional Arts have played fundamental roles in my life since early childhood and I have spent the last four years combining the two through experimentation with digital art, intended primarily for use on the WWW.
The principal application of my art has been for personal use on hobby sites, but I have also used it as a source of virtual income on them as well. In the past I have been commissioned to provide the layout and base HTML/CSS coding of a simple About Me webpage, and have a line of character ‘adoptables’ called Blobs. I have also won two site-based contests for my graphics.

Up to this point I have been self-taught with the aid of tutorials available online, and would now like to formalise my education with hopes of pursuing a career in the creative industries.

2nd Draft:

Dear Sir/Madam of the ECU Admissions Department,

I am a Home School student recently finished with year twelve, interested in studying at ECU for the Bachelor of Creative Industries, Majoring in Graphic Design.
Computer technology and the traditional Arts have played fundamental roles in my life since early childhood and I have spent the last four years combining the two through experimentation with digital art, intended primarily for use on the WWW.
The principal application of my art has been for personal use on hobby sites, but I have utilized my work as a source of virtual income on them as well.
In the past I have been commissioned to provide the layout and base HTML/CSS coding of a simple About Me webpage, and have a line of vector-based character graphics called Blobs. I have also won two site-based contests for my graphics.

Up to this point I have been self-taught with the aid of tutorials available online, and would now like to formalise my education with hopes of pursuing a career in the creative industries.

It is my strong belief that ECU can get me to where I’m going. Bladhdiblah?!?!

Yours sincerely,
Jessica Wouldn't thecoupleofyouleftwhodon'tknow like to know

[Ice]

I know you said it was primarily for Monkey to read, but I figured that maybe my two cents wouldn't hurt. >_>

I wouldn't capitalize Arts in the second sentence. Also, ... in my life since [my] early childhood... might be more grammatically correct. I don't think many people use "WWW" anymore, and it sounds somewhat archaic - the internet might be better. HTML/CSS is coding, so "HTML/CSS coding" is redundant.

It's interesting that you write a cover letter for university admission... not at all like our admission system, as far as I know, although specialized art schools might have a different procedure. I googled the uni you're applying to out of curiosity (Edith Cowan University, right?) - are you using the portfolio pathway?

[Anne]

I've already discussed those things with monkey. The caps are gone in arts and home school, and I'm leaving WWW because that's the terminology that they used all throughout the web-related unit descriptions, so even though its fairly archaic, it's apparently their preferred terminology.

Edith Cowan, yes, and I am using the portfolio pathway. They like an introduction letter with the application.

[Monkey]

I just showed up at the university, handed over my transcripts and ACT scores and waited a minute. They said I was accepted on the spot. Yay for desperate universities and pulling slightly above average ACTs out of your ass!

[Anne]

I didn't complete my Year twelve TEE (Tertiary Entrance Exam) so I can't get in that way. It would be a lot easier had I, but I was sick of SIDE and Home School doesn't really offer it.

[Monkey]

This is the list of "Skills & Abilities" they have on their resume builder. Next to each one you can also add comments (presumably relating to your proficiency and such).

Attributes:
Able to multitask
Analytical
Committed
Creative
Detail-Oriented
Ethical
Goal Oriented
Good communicator
High energy
Independent
Organized
People person
Problem-solver
Self-motivated
Team Player

Computer Skills:
C
C++
Java
Visual Basic
ACT
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
CorelDraw
Dreamweaver
Front Page
Goldmine
Home Site
Lotus Notes
Lotus Smartsuite
Microsoft Office
Outlook
Paint Shop
Quarkxpress
Visual Interdev
WordPerfect Office
Linux Operating System
Macintosh Operating System
Unix Operating System
Windows Operating System
ASP
CGI Programming
Cold Fusion
CSS
DHTML
Flash
HTML
Internet Information Server
Javascript
JSP
Microsoft SQL Server
Oracle
Perl
Shockwave
XML
A+ Certification

[Monkey]

Hobbies & Interests

Arts & Crafts:
Carpentry
Cooking
Dance
Design
Drama
Drawing
Music
Painting
Photography
Pottery & Ceramics
Scrapbooks
Writing

Recreation & Outdoors:
Backpacking or Hiking
Bicycling
Bird watching
Boating
Camping
Caring for Farm Animals
Caring for Pets
Farming
Fishing
Gardening
Hunting
Kayaking
Rock Climbing
Sailing
Scouting
Walking
Yoga

Science & Computers:
3-D Animation
Astronomy
Biology
Chemistry
Computer Programming
Computer Repair
Electronics
Geology
Graphic Design
Short Wave/Ham Radio
Video Games
Web Design
Web Site Programming

[Anne]

Thanks Moo <3

And so I don't forget:
www.careercruising.com/resumeTemplates/USHTMLResume1.aspx?LoginID=4c69948b-a646-4230-92c4-2e4c1e602832-&PortTypeID=1

home.comcast.net/~monkey18/Resume_HTML_7518647_Contemporary.html

[Anne]

"Introductory letter
Should an explanation of why you want to attend university, the reasons and motivation behind the course you have chosen and your future career goals.
Your letter should reflect your commitment, preparation to study and motivation to be successful."

I have no idea if that is what this conveys Dx I might have to re-type it.