How to fill in this letter of intent
- 1Your full name
e.g. Sofia Isabel M. Garcia - 2Your address
e.g. 45 Rizal Street, Barangay San Roque, Marikina City - 3Mobile and email
e.g. 0917 260 8841 · sofia.garcia@email.com - 4Date
e.g. November 12, 2026 - 5Addressed to
e.g. Dr. Antonio F. Benitez - 6Their position
e.g. Director, Office of Admissions
What an admissions office reads for
The grades are already on your report card. The letter is your chance to show what the numbers do not: what you did with them, and why this school.
- One or two activities that show you care about the field — a research study, a club, volunteer work.
- A reason specific to the school: a program, a partner hospital, a faculty, the campus near home.
- What you plan to do after you graduate.
Make every paragraph specific
The admissions officer is looking for reasons to choose you. General lines like "I am hardworking and responsible" do not give them one; a fact does.
- Use numbers: your average, your rank, the hours of your OJT, the size of the team you led.
- Name the program, position or school exactly as it was announced.
- Say why THIS one — what you know about it and how it fits your plan.
- End with what you are asking for: an interview, a slot, a grant.
Before you send it
- Check the name and title of the person you are writing to — call the office if you are unsure.
- Read it aloud once; fix any sentence you stumble on.
- Sign in ink above your name, and attach every requirement listed in the announcement.
Questions people ask
How long should a letter of intent be?
One page. Committees and HR officers read many; three or four short paragraphs that are specific to you beat a long letter of general praise.
Should it be handwritten?
Only if the instructions say so — some scholarship programs ask for a handwritten letter to see the applicant's own effort. Otherwise a printed letter signed in ink is standard.
What is the QR seal for?
It lets the reader scan and see who issued the letter and when, and that it was not changed after sealing. It does not make the letter an official endorsement.
Do public universities need a letter of intent?
Not always — many use an online form and an entrance test. Write one when the school, a program with limited slots, a transfer, or a late application asks for it.
This page explains common practice and is not legal advice. Offices set their own rules — when in doubt, call ahead or ask your notary or lawyer.