Part of Self Introduction (Speaking Practice)

While I've been working for years at a company in a different field, I feel that now is the time to pursue my passion in life and take a step towards ensuring a better future for myself. I wish to start building a career in (<em>education/finance/etc.</em>----), and for this reason, I have decided to apply to your school. I hear that your school has an excellent reputation for its faculty and curriculum meeting the needs of the students. I would like to have the opportunity to hone my knowledge and skills in( ----) with your school.

Highlighted Portion: Even though your English is fine here, you have started almost every sentence with "I" so you don't want to sound redundant. You could say something like "Your school is renowned for its(<em>whatever you want to say about the school</em>) and I would love to have the opportunity to (<em>etc</em>.)".

German Co-worker's Advice (2)

(Continued from yesterday)

Of course all of these are possible through listening or conversing in English as well. But because listening and speaking requires the learner to think and react quickly, most learners don't feel comfortable with taking in new knowledge and information this way. As your input catches up with your reading, your other English skills-listening, speaking, and writing will also improve.

This is how I got into my reading task one of these days. I hope to start seeing positive results soon.

<em>This is how I got into </em>& <em>One of these days </em>shouldn't be used together in the same sentence.

(This is how I got into) --> Talking about a past action

(One of these days) --> Talking about something you will do in the future

So with this sentence, I'm not quite sure what you mean.