rickycoleman Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 Right, Its that time of year again, When all the snotty nosed kids will be 'spreading their wings' and leaving the nest, to head for a more academic, challenging and wild place in hope of gaining some extra letters after there names. I am one of these individuals, And after minimal thought so far, I decided a good place to start would be here, where all you post graduates can offer your infinite wisdom of how to write an effective personal statement, I'm sorry if this is a re-post, but equally not, so please no 'time wasters', just useful info please, about what you put in yours, what extra curricular activities you included and the way you set it out, also any links to decent sites would be much appreciated. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Smo™ Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/index....sonal+statementhttp://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/index....sonal+statementhttp://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/index....sonal+statementhttp://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/index....sonal+statementhttp://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/index....sonal+statementThat was hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 It's a PERSONAL statement so write one and see what happens. Do you have a careers advisor/teacher at your school you can get to run through it after you've written it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 In mine (was 4 years ago though, so dunno if it's changed) I put stuff like:-What I wanted to gain from the degree-Why I wanted to study the degree subject-Any stuff I'd done at school/college that might be useful for the degree-Any stuff I'd done at school/college that not everyone did (like Young Enterprise or whatever)-Any part time jobs I'd done and skills I learned there-Any sports I did and other stuff I did in my free time.We were told you just gotta sell yourself, show you're capable of doing a degree etc. Try and put examples in as well, like if you say you're good at teamwork, give some e.g.'s of where you've worked in a team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickycoleman Posted October 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 In mine (was 4 years ago though, so dunno if it's changed) I put stuff like:-What I wanted to gain from the degree-Why I wanted to study the degree subject-Any stuff I'd done at school/college that might be useful for the degree-Any stuff I'd done at school/college that not everyone did (like Young Enterprise or whatever)-Any part time jobs I'd done and skills I learned there-Any sports I did and other stuff I did in my free time.We were told you just gotta sell yourself, show you're capable of doing a degree etc. Try and put examples in as well, like if you say you're good at teamwork, give some e.g.'s of where you've worked in a team.Hey thanks, Much appreciated. As for the Pricks who thought they would be clever/sarky, No thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extreme_biker0 Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 As part of their liscense agreement for owning a Forum in the United Kingdom Danny and Tom have an obligation to report all people who ask for advice like this to the LWCWAPSCC.The Losers Who Can't Write A Personal Statement Central Committee then inform every university, and theres no way any of these losers will ever get a place in uni doing what they want.Unlucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mod_rider Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 Hahahahahahaha quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 It's a PERSONAL statement so write one and see what happens. Do you have a careers advisor/teacher at your school you can get to run through it after you've written it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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