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Letter types, tone and word limits

Choose the right letter and shape it with tone, notes and essay questions.

T
Written by Tosin Hammed

In Letters, pick a Letter type:

  • Cover letter: for jobs and internships. About 250 words.

  • Motivation letter: for scholarships, programmes, fellowships and volunteering. 200 to 1,000 words.

  • Statement of purpose: for graduate school and research fellowships. 300 to 1,500 words.

  • Personal statement: for undergraduate admissions and some scholarships. 250 to 1,000 words.

For every type except cover letters, set the Word limit the application asks for.

Tone

  • Formal: traditional and precise

  • Conversational: warm and approachable

  • Direct: concise and supported by evidence

Make it yours

  • Resume for this letter: the letter uses your real experience from it.

  • Essay questions: paste any questions the application asks, one per line.

  • Facts to include: your motivation, goals or anything not on your resume. Add my ready stories pulls in stories from your Story bank.

The letter only uses facts from your resume and notes. Each AI letter uses 6 AI credits.

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