Having studied before at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China for a year I am already familiar with Zhejiang and the city of Hangzhou. I have had the opportunity to visit the campus of Zheda before and was impressed by the facilities and the students alike. I am also aware of the great international academic reputation of the university. Since I already have an offer to study for an MSc in China in Comparative Perspective at the London School of Economics for 2017 I hope that studying at Zhejiang University will allow me to greatly improve my Chinese language skills and prepare me for my postgraduate studies at the LSE.