TIMELINE PERSONAL STATEMENTS year 12 year 13 year 12 Start considering what you might like to study. Start researching universities.
march – june: Visit a Higher Education fair. Investigate Finance.
july: Start drawing up a shortlist of courses and universities you like.
summer( year 12)– autumn( year 13): Visit universities: look at www. opendays. com
year 13
september: UCAS applications open.
october – november: Submit application. Attend visit days, interviews.
late autumn – spring: Start receiving conditional offers.
january: UCAS applications close.
easter: Decide on your first and second choice university.
may: Deadline for applying for student finance.
august: Results Day.
Writing a personal statement should be feared. See it as an opportunity to speak directly to the admissions tutor and to show that you are suitable for the university, academically and socially. The personal statement is split into three questions to provide you with a structure to work from. Each answer will have a minimum character count of 350 characters, which is clearly labeled on the question boxes, along with an overall character counter, so you can keep track. The 4,000 overall character limit( including spaces).
The questions are:
1. Why do you want to study this course or subject? 2. How have you qualifications and studies helped you to prepare for this course or subject? 3. What else have you done to prepare outside of education, and why are these experiences useful?
These questions are designed to help you formulate your personal statement and act as a building block for you to start from. You can break each question down into smaller chunks to help you too. This can help you quickly establish what to write in your personal statement. Next, you ' ll need to make each question flows coherently and reads well. A good tip is to ask a parent / carer or personal tutor to read through your personal statement before submitting it.
When reading your personal statement, admissions tutors are looking for evidence that you’ re passionate and knowledgeable about the subject area you’ re looking to study further and have the relevant skills, experiences, and potential to be a great student.
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