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Personal Statement
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I need help with my personal statement for uni, i havent got a scooby doo what to say at all! the only thing i know what to do is to explain in the first paragraph why i want to do that course, and i dont think they'd appreciate my real reason for that i.e it was the only course in all the prospectus's that interested me! :chin:
can people please tell me what they put for theirs!!
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can people please tell me what they put for theirs!!
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The personal statement is all about selling yourself. Don't be bashful, write in 20-foot high neon letters I AM WONDERFUL! That's how you create the perfect personal statement.
You need to explain to them how wonderful you are and why you are different from the thousands of other applicants for your place. Easier said than done but there's no room for modesty. The modest or bashful get shafted these days, like Kermit says.
Check out loads of example personal statements at http://www.studential.com/personalstatements
You should probably be spending 1/3 to 1/2 the statement talking about your choosen subject so try and come up with some reason - start with what bits you like about it or particular issues in your subject you think are important - just get a few notes down and work on making it sound good after.
Plus personal statements aren't all that important, do you really think uni's have all that time to read all them statements. They usually go by grades and if it's a tough competitive course, then they go to P.S.
i also then thought about the things i'd want if i were looking for people to study politics, strong leadership, diverse cultural knowledge etc then played anything i've ever done up to that - being a prefect and helping organise charity work, that kind of thing.
when i gave mine to my tutor it was 'here's the biggest piece of egocentric arse you'll ever see'
Writing about myself is really difficult. If you need help, as others have stated, go ask your tutor or someone with more experience with this kinda stuff.