...subject interests you. • What your ambitions are when you finish your course. 2. What makes you suitable? • Skills, knowledge, achievements and experience you have that will help you do well. • These could be from education, employment or work experience, or from hobbies, interests and social activities. • Take a look at the activities on the Planning your future page to see some of the things it could be useful to mention. • Explore your options • Undergraduate • When to apply • Filling in your application • Personal statement • Reference, pay and send • Tracking your application • Results • Student number controls • Fraud and similarity • Performing arts • Postgraduate • Teacher training • Flexible and part-time • International • Starting your studies • Student finance • Mature students • Parents and guardians • Advisers and referees Your personal statement Write a personal statement that shows you'd be a great student – to persuade unis and colleges to accept you on their course. • Course tutors use personal statements to compare applicants, so try to make yours stand out. • Remember it's the same personal statement for all courses you apply to – so avoid mentioning universities or colleges by name, and ideally choose similar subjects. If they're varied then write about common themes – like problem solving or creativity. Personal statements BSL personal statement video How to write your personal statement This video looks at how...
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...What is Personal Statement Overview of the Personal Statement Personal statements are sometimes also called "application essays" or "statements of purpose." Whatever they are called, they are essentially essays which are written in response to a question or questions on a graduate or professional school application form which asks for some sort of sustained response. Some applications ask more specific questions than others. There is no set formula to follow in shaping your response, only choices for you to make, such as whether you should write an essay that is more autobiographically focused or one that is more professionally focused. From application to application, requested personal statements also vary widely in length, ranging from a couple of paragraphs to a series of essays of a page or so each. Personal statements are most important when you are applying to an extremely competitive program, where all the applicants have high test scores and GPA's, and when you are a marginal candidate and need the essay to compensate for low test scores or a low GPA. :: Context Considerations How are personal statements read, and by whom? It's most likely that your personal statement will be read by professors who serve on an admissions committee in the department to which you are applying. It is important in developing your personal statement to carefully consider this audience. What are the areas of specialty of this department, and what might it be looking for in a graduate...
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...How to Write a Personal Statement by UNM Prof. Elizabeth Archuleta Through a personal statement, you introduce yourself to the university; it reflects your personality and intellect. It is important that you read each question carefully and make every effort to understand and respond to it with well-considered responses and in a persuasive enough manner to hold the reader’s interest. 1. Understand and Explain Yourself One of the main problems when writing is that applicants fail to take a thorough and analytical look at themselves and their objectives. Admission committee members are looking for interesting, insightful, revealing, and non-generic essays that suggest you have successfully gone through a process of careful reflection and self-examination. 2. Set Yourself Apart Committees are looking for something PERSONAL and ANALYTICAL. This means sharing information you rarely share with others and assessing your life more critically than usual. This approach is key to a successful personal statement. Exercise: In order to begin writing your personal statement – your story—you’ll need to answer some basic questions to prepare yourself. Questions: * What is special, unique, distinctive, or impressive about you or your life story? What details of your life (personal or family problems/ history, any genuinely notable accomplishments, people or events that have shaped you or influenced your goals) might help the committee better understand you or help set you apart...
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...as Paneora Bakutis. As with most conversations, we began our interview with small talk. I complimented her on how nicely decorated the office was, as she went to prepare what looked like materials for our interview. We began our interview and I listened intently while Ms. Bakutis told me of all the wonderful opportunities Morris Graduate College has to offer. We discussed which program may work best for me, location, and financial aid. As we were closing out the interview Ms Bakutis opened a black folder shaped like an elegant envelope and pulled out papers that needed to be returned as soon as possible. She then alerted me that classes would begin on December 2nd, 2013, so it would be beneficial to me to get started as soon as possible. The final thing Ms. Bakutis told me as we wrapped up our meeting is that I would need to submit a personal statement along with two letters of recommendation. Whoa!!!!! At that moment everything stopped. I need to write a personal statement? Wow!!! I’ve never written a personal statement. Am I really ready for this? These were just some of the thoughts running through my mind. I went into panic mode as my mind started racing. Aaaww man, I have to write a paper to get into the Master’s Program? Shoot!! What would I write about? Will this really determine whether the school will accept me or not? I haven’t written a paper since I was in the BSW program at Governors State University. Then I thought, forget it, I’m not doing this. There were...
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...UCAS PERSONAL STATEMENT – Medical and Oxbridge You are required to compile a Personal Statement in support of your application. What you write here is likely to have a huge influence on whether you receive conditional offers from universities. Therefore you need to put time and effort into this to ensure you stand out from other candidates!! How to write the UCAS Personal Statement The Personal Statement is your only opportunity to 'sell yourself' to a university department before being offered a place or an interview. It must stand out and be attractive to read. No purpose is served by cramming everything into a relatively short space, but also you should not write too much and so to prevent this the statement is limited to 4000 characters. You should: 1) Write in complete sentences, and recognise that lists are of limited value. 2) Avoid any information that is misleading, fictitious or trivial. 3) Remember to use clear English together with correct spelling and punctuation. Most of the Personal Statement will reflect your academic and intellectual interests. Throughout, specific examples are far more convincing than general statements, so do not start by saying "I want to read Chemistry (etc) because I am very interested in it." Our advice is to work on the basis of three paragraphs: The First Paragraph - outline clearly the reasons for selecting your courses/subject(s). Explain clearly what it is that excites you about them, and make explicit...
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... | You will find a collection of guides and resources to help you choose your future in Teaching resources > Sixth Form > Planning your future This is a working document – rename it as yours NOW and remember to keep saving it. |I have no idea what to do after sixth form – what do I do? | |Research / Read / Ask | | | |Explore your options | |I want to go to university – what’s next? | |Choose a course | | | |Choose a university | | | |Personal statement | | | |Open days | | | ...
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...Writing Your Graduate School Application Essay Generally speaking, there are two types of application essays for graduate school: the statement of purpose (SOP) and the personal statement. (Refer to FAQs to find out how the two types are different.) Both types let you convince the admissions committee that you are a good fit for the program and can contribute to the department. Although different graduate schools may ask you to answer different prompts, most ask that you write no more than a two-page application essay. The application essay is difficult to write because you must pitch your candidacy to a few department faculty members who read through hundreds – or sometimes thousands – of other essays. In this handout, you will learn how to show these busy readers that you will contribute meaningfully to the university and their department. 1. Relate your past and present experiences to the future. In their application essays, many applicants make the mistake of underemphasizing the future. But it’s important that you show how your past experiences have informed your present work, and how your present work can be extended to the future or raise new research questions. Admissions committees assess many qualified applicants based on whether their research will reflect positively on the university and their department. Committees will think your past and present work is relevant only if it relates directly to your plans for the future. If you don’t know exactly where your current...
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...Foundations for Financial Success Volume 1, Issue 1, March 3, 2011 TABLE CONTENTS OF What is financial literacy and why is it important? Financial literacy is the ability to use knowledge and skills to manage financial resources effectively for a lifetime of financial well-being. More specifically, it refers to the set of skills and knowledge that allow an individual to make informed and effective decisions through their understanding of finances. Financial literacy involves a number of different areas of understanding. Learning about money and how it works is an important aspect, as well as understanding products like credit, loans, and investments. Competency in managing money appears to be a skill that doesn’t come naturally to everyone. Unless a person is exposed to the practice of money management, he/she is less likely to understand how it works and it long-term benefits. Without a financial education, it is easy to develop poor spending and financial habits resulting in significant negative consequences such as a poor credit rating, denial of credit, rejection for a checking account and bankruptcy, to name a few. Early financial literacy is the best way to prevent such consequences. In essence, personal financial literacy is much more than managing and investing money. It also includes making all the pieces of your financial life fit together. Achieving Financial Success you must understand and determine where your money goes. Here’s how you can start: Analyzing...
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...Personal Responsibility Jamie Pierce GEN/200 September 3, 2013 Paul Hamel Personal Responsibility and College Success “If education for personal and social responsibility is to occur in college other than by chance, then such an agenda must pervade the institutional culture, and the entire faculty and administration must be committed to it.” (Hersh & Schneider, 2005, p. 12). That quote holds a lot of credence towards this statement; while we have to practice Personal Responsibility for it to be useful, the relationship between personal responsibility in life, and college success is undeniable. Personal Responsibility holds us accountable for our actions, and gives us the intestinal fortitude to accept the consequences for those actions. With that being said, Personal Responsibility is necessary to implement into our lives for actions and decisions we make every single day. Whether we are at school, work, or at home setting examples for our children to follow, Personal Responsibility is the core value we have the power to apply directly affecting those around us, as well as our successes, failures, and goals. Once we have embraced Personal Responsibility, we will experience a surplus of personal and professional growth in all aspects of our lives. Moreover, accepting responsibility for our actions will earn respect from our peers and superiors that holds credence for our reputation and positions of increased responsibility. Defining Personal Responsibility ...
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...sad. The article comes from News from Indian Country. The article is called “What does it take to become a Physician”. I think there are not enough people to look up too in certain ethnicities of color. The reason why are a lot of people passing away that we use to look up too. There still is not enough Native American Doctors or even African American and Latino. I know there is a good amount but not enough like there is Caucasian or Asian. I looked up Statistics and found a small percentage for Natives. The biggest percentage was White Physicians. There were so many different Statistics but there is smaller amount of all people of color. The reason why this article stood out to me is because it is motivating for other people who read the News from Indian Country. It shows the Native Youth that you can be what you want to be no matter what your background is. My son’s father and I had talked about that one time. I said I want to research if there are any Native Doctors because the Native American Health Center has no Native Doctors. This was very motivating and I thought it would be great to share. Arne Vainio is an enrolled member of the Mile Lacs Band of Ojibwe. He is a physician in family Practice on the Fond du Lac reservation in Cloquet, Minnesota. In the article he explains how to succeed to becoming a Physician. He takes you step by step of what to do. The first step is passing high school. He lets the audience know that you will be focusing on a lot of writing, math...
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...bring this to my attention. The safety of the students and staff are very important to me and I will take the allegations seriously and investigate it with great detail. I have professional protocol to follow to start the investigation. I will need you to come in and make a formal statement about what you witnessed from the girls communicated to each other. Our school reputation in our community is very important to me so I would like for you to come in as soon as possible so we can get the investigation started. Thank you for your concerns. Principal PLAN OF ACTION It needs to be determined if the allegation is recent or past conduct and if it is a risk the behavior may be repeated. If it is determined that there is a chance that the allegation may be repeated than affirmative action must be taken to keep the students and staff safe, that can be done by temporarily suspending with pay or reassignment. It is important to understanding the collective bargaining and superintendent responsibility before taking these steps. There also has to be a determination if the allegation is illegal or criminal if so local law enforcement officials must be notified. I would send a letter out to the community letting them know that there will be a temporary teacher in Mr. Black’s class until future notice. This is done for parents with concerns about student progress and also this will still protect Mr. Black’s privacy. I would launch a full investigation, because...
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...to develop my own emerging philosophy of reading. First, I explore my personal experiences as an early reader. My earliest experiences began before I even entered school. My parents often read aloud to me as a child. I remember my mother stopping to point out words, the letters in them, and what sound each one made. As I entered Kindergarten,...
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...Alternative School Research has shown that a critical factor among successful leaders is a clear and focused sense of values (Peters, 1987). I believe that becoming an effective leader is an inside-out process. Therefore the first step in implementing a change in my work environment is ensuring that my values are appropriate for student success at my school (Sarason, 1982). Without firm core beliefs, any leader is perceived as inconsistent and untrustworthy and unlikely to be willingly followed. So answering the internal question “Who am I?” is a crucial to developing a shared vision at my school. Who am I? During the course of my personal “value” inventory I determined that I am an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of learning that is shared and supported by the school community. I strive to reach a balance of head, heart and hands that will allow me to engage and to inspire students and teachers to accomplish phenomenal things without hurting their chances for success. With my personal values identified, I can better initiate a process of determining who we are as a school and how things will be done here (Hord, Rutherford, Huling-Austin, & Hall, 1987). The Shared Vision The next step is to create a shared vision with others. The purpose of creating a shared vision is to involve all the school stakeholders to have a voice in what the future of school should...
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...integrity, and a worldview of business and society. This class is designed to help students develop a deeper understanding of their leadership capabilities in the context of business. During the first year of their Texas MBA program, students engage in co-curricular programs, services, and leadership roles that are designed primarily to develop their skills. These activities are meant to introduce students to a wide variety of topics, help them hone in on their own strengths and weaknesses, and provide them with a foundation from which they can further their leadership development into their second year. The task during the second year of a students’ program is to integrate all of the knowledge and skills learned the previous year into a personal leadership development plan. Second year students should spend time in reflection activities, have access to more robust leadership assessments, and have the opportunity to put their skills into action. This course is designed to provide a structured format for the...
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...| Early Childhood Qualifications Fund | | Application Form | Personal Information | Title: Family Name: Given Names: | | Date of Birth: / / Gender: Male Female | | Are you an Australian citizen or a permanent resident of Australia? Yes No | | Are you of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin? Yes No | | Do you speak a language other than English at home Yes No No | | If yes, what language do you speak? | Address and Contact Information | Postal Address | | Address: | | Suburb: State: Postcode: | | Permanent Address Same as above | | Address: | | Suburb: State: Postcode: | | Home Telephone: Work Telephone: | | Mobile Telephone: | | Email Address: | Details of Current Employment | Current Position Title (e.g. early childhood educator): | | What is your employment status: permanent full-time permanent part-time contract casual | | Name of Service: | | Service Telephone Number: | | Service Email Address: | | Service Address: | | Name and Title of Contact Person at your service(e.g. centre coordinator) | Application Form (cont.) | Details of Employment | What date did you commence your current position? | | How long have you worked in your current position? | | How many hours per week do you work at your current service? | | Over your entire working history...
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