COURSE COURSE COURSE.

What course?

Thats another kettle of fish altogether. 

I grew up aspiring to be like my auntie. She is a leading director in a family law solicitors. From the age of 11 I was tunnel visioned that that was the right thing for me too. I would get the grades, complete my LLB and follow in her footsteps. However, Ive spent hours and hours assessing these routes. 

The reality of the competitive industry is that it is a lot of office hours and sat behind your desk (yawn)

Administration hauls over any court visits or client meetings. 

So realistically, is it right for me? I understand the job is challenging and potentially rewarding however the negative impact that you could inflict on someones life weighs me down. What happens when you lose a case? What happens when a parent is banned from their children?

I want to have a positive impact on someones life. I do understand that this should be the drive to motivate you to work harder and win the case. But it is that risk. 

So.... do I study something like English or History.. These are well recognised degrees that I am 'cliche bound' interested in. They open up so many doors and do not restrict me to one particular path. 

It would give me an additional 3 years to figure out my plan before I really start my journey. 

I do sometimes feel it is just me that is in this indecisive mess. 

My two of my best friends  have passed their UKATs and well in their way to heading into Dentistry, others into Architecture and Economics.. 

They have a plan. 

I just need to figure one out too and soon. 

Here we go.

I should probably start these first few blogs by attempting to tell where I currently am in my thought process. 

'Lord help us"

My UCAS deadline seems to have jumped from 'dont worry about it yet' to 2 months away. 

(For those of you who are unfamiliar this is the system you use to apply to university with)

I have not even begun my personal statement. 4000 characters to sell myself to 5 selected universities.

You'll learn soon enough that I could talk about my right toenail for 6000 so this is a task that is being severely avoided.  

College have provided me with the universal tutorials which explain the bare minimums about what universities  don't want to see and the 'common cringey catch phrases' 

-im confident

-im outgoing 

- im interested and passionate about your course. 

They've heard it millions of times before. So what makes ME different and original. 

This is why I have not got any further with it, I want to be a successful candidate for my chosen course.

I am dying for some body out there to share with me their own experiences of applying and how to potentially make it a little less stressful than what it already is. 

I live across from a head teacher who has kindly offered to read through it with me and give me his advice... but I cant take him up on that until I really put the pen to the paper. I think this is the key to a successful application, a second pair of eyes. I am by no means advocating plagiarism but It is a true representation of FIRST IMPRESSIONS. 

What do you think first impressions should include? How would you represent yourself in 4000 characters?