Each training choice for next year must be supported via a cover letter (since this year only the training courses which read them request them: i.e. 70% of the training courses listed on Parcoursup); writing can sometimes be tedious to allow you to fully express why you chose this training and not another. To help you in your writing, we have selected expressions and vocabulary that can be used in your cover letters.
To hit the mark with the people who will read these cover letters, you must use the right arguments and give the right information concerning your motivation and communicate your enthusiasm at the idea of joining this training: also use the right vocabulary and the right expressions , synonyms so you don't repeat yourself...
Express your request
At the beginning of your letter to introduce your request: a little formality but not too much.
I would like to join your training in...
I am sending you my application to join the License...
I present to you my application...
To avoid: I request your attention, I have the honor of… (too pompous: excessive solemnity!)
Express your motivation
Examples of positive and energetic expressions to show your desire, present your personality, what motivates you...
I am interested / very interested / strongly interested in...
Eager to participate in/join...
Passionate about...
My desire, my attraction for...
Your training interests me/excites me
Also read Parcoursup: tips for writing your “cover letter”
You present
To talk about your experience, and your future desires: to make the link between your past career and your training wishes.
Given my training/experiences...
My chosen specialties in high school allowed me...
Title of a diploma...
During my internship / job / my civic service activity
Wishing to continue / continue in this field
My experience acquired in/in… has given me some practice in this area
As part of my schooling, I realized/I got involved... which made me want to...
My first associative/professional/sporting or artistic experiences
I have experience/initial skills in the field
The activities that I carried out as... made me want
For my part / I think
As far as I am concerned / In my eyes
Avoid: Me, I... Personally I...
Also read “Motivated training project” via Parcoursup: the 5 mistakes not to make
Show your knowledge of the desired training
After talking about yourself, it is important to talk about the targeted training
During the open days / my visit to the show, I was able to find out...
On your site, you indicate that...
Your university / school / IUT / CFA… is a reference in the field
Integrating your preparatory class/bts/training... will be the opportunity
The program / the pedagogy proposed / the courses ... / the themes covered interest me
Studying at your university/high school would allow me
This specialization in... offered in your course is linked to...
The partnerships that your school has established abroad, particularly with the campus...
The international dimension of your school interests me...
The courses of… and… at the university of… interest me particularly because
Adjectives (and synonym) to replace to describe yourself
Here is a list of positive adjectives to use if they suit you - they describe qualities or character traits that are important to place in your Parcoursup cover letter:
Serious: thoughtful, careful, sincere, diligent, conscientious,
Dynamic: active, proactive, enterprising, energetic, independent, autonomous
Creative: innovative, inventive, ingenious, force of proposal
Open-minded: curious, sociable, affable, team spirit
Pragmatic: endowed with practical sense, realistic, applied
Organized: foreseeing, orderly, rigorous, meticulous, perfectionist,
Motivated: stimulated, enthusiastic, passionate
Action verbs (and synonym) to introduce yourself
Sometimes when writing, to avoid repeating yourself, it is important to use synonyms. Here is a list of verbs (again very positive) and their synonyms:
Love: discover, affection, adore, appreciate, admire, taste
Create: develop, design, write, invent, imagine, constitute, concretize
Get involved: get involved, join, associate, lead, encourage, lead
Organize: foresee, manage, plan, regulate, lead, manage, guide, direct, lead
Decide: choose, fix, agree, settle, resolve, arbitrate, determine, take sides
Practice: experiment, day, apply, handle, cultivate, indulge in
Participate: take part, collaborate, participate in, join in, cooperate, compete
Polite formula at the end of the letter
To finish your cover letter in style and thank you for reading your prose to the end:
I thank you in advance for your attention to my application.
Please accept, Madam, Sir, my respectful and sincere greetings.
I sincerely hope that my application will have aroused your interest
I hope that my application will attract your attention.
Hoping that through this letter and my academic file my application meets your expectations.
Also read: Parcoursup calendar: key dates and upcoming stages
If you doubt a wording, you can also ask someone you trust to proofread it: your main teacher or a teacher you particularly like, your parents or a loved one. Pick expressions or vocabulary from this list, but above all keep your style so that your letter resembles you in substance and form!