Drafting your UCAS Personal Statement

Rob Oliver

http://personalstatement.blogspot.com/

Your UCAS Application

School Reference Predicted grades

Personal Statement !

Plus…..

The box on the application form marked 'Personal Statement' is your chance to shine as an individual in your own words in the UCAS application.

The Personal Statement

The Personal Statement

• Why are you interested in the course you have chosen?

• What interests you about the chosen subject?• What career plans do you have?• Any job, work experience, voluntary experience?• Extra-curricular activities, honours, awards?

(from www.ucas.ac.uk )

By UCAS…..

The Personal Statement

• Submitted Online• 4000 characters with spaces• = about 500 words• = about 5 paragraphs….• No need to list A/AS subjects • No need to list universities• No need to tell your life story……

Paragraph One: Motivation for Course Choice

Paragraph Two: Academic Interests and Achievements

Paragraph Three: Important Background Experiences

Paragraph Four: Extra-curricular

Paragraph Five: Re-state Motivation, Looking Forward

Suggested Outline for a Personal Statement

Paragraph One: Motivation for Course Choice

Why do want to study your chosen subject?

Paragraph Two: Academic Interests and Achievements

What have you done so far that is relevant to your course choice?What are your strengths as a learner? What do you want to find out?

Paragraph Three: Important Background Experiences

What experiences have made you the person you are?

Paragraph Four: Extra-curricular

What activities are you involved in outside school?

How do they contribute to your life and your course choice?

Paragraph Five: Sum up Motivation

What will make you a good university student?

Why should they choose you?

How do you see your future?

While Writing Your Personal Statement…….

Read Prospectuses

Visit Universities

Take Notes Research your Subject(s)

Talk to People

Get Feedback

Drafting your UCAS Personal Statement……

Rob Oliver

http://personalstatement.blogspot.com/

Good Luck!