You are not happy with the course you are doing at college and would like to change to a different course. Write a letter to the college director requesting to change your course. You should include details about: - what course are you doing now - why you are not satisfied with that course - what course you would like to change to.

Respected Dr Whites, My name is Harnish, and I am currently enrolled as a Master of Biotechnology student at your college. I am writing

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letter to sincerely ask for your help. It's been five months since

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term started, and I am thinking of dropping

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course. I joined

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program thinking that it would deeply involve the study of medical science.

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, I came to know that it will only cover the superficial aspects of it.

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is not the path that I want to move on as it does not align with my interests. Being very interested to learn about the human body, I think that the Master of Biomedical Science will be the right path for me. I had a talk with one of the professors who teaches that degree, and he provided me with the complete information about the curriculum. The study material perfectly supports my passion to learn about the human body. It will be a great help if you can grant me permission to switch to

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particular course, and I am

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open to discussing

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in person with you. Thank you so much for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours sincerely, Harnish

patelharnish38

Dec 13, 2025

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task response

Task Response: The letter shows what you study now and what you want to switch to. It gives a reason that the current course is not what you want. It says you spoke to a teacher. It asks to switch. It would be stronger if you add more detail on what in the new course you want, and what will change for your study plan. Mention dates or steps you will take.

coherence

Coherence and Cohesion: The letter has a plan and is easy to read. The ideas are in a few parts. Some sentences could be joined with small links. Try to put one idea per paragraph. Use words like 'However', 'Also', 'Therefore' to connect ideas.

language

Language: Use plain words. Some words like 'curriculum' or 'biotechnology' may be fine, but keep to clear phrases for easy reading. Consider simplifying phrases so the message is clear.

purpose

Clear aim to change course

tone

Polite and respectful tone

content

Reference to help from professor

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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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 6.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 9.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 9.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 6.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

207 words

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