Sample cover letter for Internship position at Bocconi

Dear Sir/Madam;

With this letter I would like to express interest in the MSc in Finance Degree program in the Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi starting in September 2015. I aspire to enter the program and I am confident that my strong academic background in Finance will fulfill your requirements.

I am writing on behalf of X whom I had the pleasure of supervising since Spring 2014. I also had X in my Financial Analysis course in the fall of 2012. X was a highly motivated student with a strong work ethic. She was very accurate in her research and graciously accepted constructive criticism and instruction concerning her work. XXX displayed strength for grasping new, complex problems and immediately tackling them; she never backed down from an intellectual challenge. Both during her coursework and in classes she was able to move beyond classical approaches and demonstrated a high degree of creativity and savvy. She is a valuable individual for a financial program, students like her are needed to push ideas forward and set an example for others. She have been able to form a sound theoretical knowledge base, which is subject to improvement through practical experience.

Best regards,