DearAdmissionsCommitteeIamapplyingforaplaceontheFinancialEngineeringcourseattheUniversityofIllinoisbecauseIamveryinterestedinthetopicscoveredparticularlyFinancialUponthecompletionofthemfinprogramIwouldliketostartasaPortfolioEquityanalystorstrategistataninvestmentbankIamparticularlyinterestedingeneratinginvestmentideasandstrategiesfinancialmodelingassetallocationandstockpricingThereforeafterworkingataninvestmentbankfortwotothreeyearsIhopetomakeatransitiontotheResearchorPortfolioManagementDivision