You have planned to study in Australia. You have sent a letter to a college, but you have not received a reply from college. Write a letter to the college principal. In your letter, - you should give details of the course that you wished to do, - say why do you choose to study at the college, - say why you need the reply soon.

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Dear Sir, I am writing
this
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letter to you to enquire about the admission criteria for overseas students. I
also
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wrote you a letter
last
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month, but I did not get a reply from your officials. To
embark
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with, I am interested in doing a Master’s in Public Health which is a
one year
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one-year
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course with
thesis
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a thesis
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. Because I
have
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completed my graduation in
medicines
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medicine
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in 2016, I thought that it
is
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was
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the most appropriate course to start a
carrier
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career
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as a researcher. What is more, I
choose
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chose
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this
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college
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because
this
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is the world's
5th ranked
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university producing thousands of competent graduates every year, who are working all over the world.
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, I am
also
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told by my cousin, who is an ex-student of the
college
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, that professors are very devoted, loyal and faithful to their profession, and
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college
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the college
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provides
state of the art
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state-of-the-art
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facilities to their students.
As another
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university in the town is offering me admission in the same course, but I
will
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prefer your
college
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to pursue my
further
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studies.
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, If I am not eligible for admission,
then
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I would not waste my academic year, as their deadline is approaching. I would like to request you kindly let me know at the earliest. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours faithfully, Maryam Khan

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coherence cohesion
The logical structure of the letter is well-organized overall, but the greeting and closing could be improved for a more appropriate and professional tone.
task achievement
The response is complete and relevant to the task, with a suitable writing tone. However, the greeting and closing could be revised to better match the formality of the letter.

Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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