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You have been invited to attend an interview for a place studying a course in a college. Unfortunately because of a previous appointment you cannot come at the time they wish. Write a letter to the admissions tutor and explain your position. Apologise and offer to come on another day or later the same day. Ask also how long the interview will be and whether there will be any tests during it.

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I am Nupur Panday. I am very
gratefull
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 to you that you invited me for an interview on 15th
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 am writing to inform you that unfortunately,
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 cannot come at the
time
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 that you have mentioned. at
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 have n urgent appointment with
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. An opportunity to study in your college is very important to me and
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 am really sorry that
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 cannot come at the
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 which you have proposed.
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 will be free at
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 can come later on
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 15th or any other day. I
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 like to know if there will be any test during the interview and how long it will be taken. Please let me know how
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 to prepare
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 our meeting. I
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apologise
 once again for not being able to attend the interview at the right
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 am looking
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forward
 to hearing from you soon. Yours faithfully Nupur
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The Greeting

Depending on the style and aim of the letter, you will need to adapt your greeting.

Always start an informal letter in the ways:

  • Dear + name
  • Hi / Hello + name

‘Dear...’ is more appropriate, so stick with this.

For a formal letter there are two options for the greeting:

  • Use Dear Sir or Madam if you don’t know the name of the person you are writing to.
  • Use Dear + surname if you do know their name, e.g. Dear Mr Smith or Dear Mrs Jones.

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