JiaoDianshiDept.ofEntertainmentTsinghuaUniversityBeijing111001People'sRepublicofChinaSept.31,1998GraduateAdmissionsCommitteeDepartmentofFancyDisciplineNice&BeautifulUniversity101HollywoodBoulevardLosAngeles,CA10090UnitedStatesofAmericaDearSirorMadam:IamalecturerteachingvideoproductionattheTsinghuaUniversityofChina,oneofthecountry'sleadinginstitutionsofhigherlearning.InowwishtoscalehigherintellectualheightsbypursuingadvancedstudiesinaqualitygraduateprogramatanAmericanuniversity.Towardsthatend,Iamwritingtoaskforapackageofyourapplicationdocuments.Yourtimelyassistancewillbegreatlyappreciated.IdidmyundergraduatestudiesattheTsinghuaUniversity,whereInowteach,andobtainedaMaster'sDegreein1996attheBeijingInstituteofBroadcasting,thebesthigher-learninginstitutionofitskindinChina.Inthepasttwoyears,Ihavebeenservingasapopularteacheroftelevisionshootingandthemakingofdocumentaryfilms.Inthiscapacity,IhavepublishedanumberofresearchpapersconcerningChina'sboomingmediaindustry.AsItrytogroundmyselfmoresolidlyinmyteachingandresearchcareer,Ineedtobroadenmyvisionandperspectives.CheckingintothePeterson'sGuideandothersources,Ihavefoundthatyouruniversityoffersthekindofgraduateprogramthatcaterstomytypeofresearchinterests.Itisthereforehopedthatthisletterwillstartmeoffinaprocessthatwillleadtomyenrolmentinyourprogramnextyear.YourssincerelyJiaoDianshi