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?
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