...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 to get started, as well as common fears and concerns. • Watch more video guides Signed personal statement video This signed video takes you through what to consider when writing your personal statement. • Watch more BSL video guides Where to start Most applicants...
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...I first became interested in Computers and Information technology at quite a young age, I would love to get new software and install and then try and figure out how it worked by myself. Any problems that ever occurred on the computer would always offer a challenge and I loved just sitting down and figuring out what the problem was no matter how small the problem was. In all years right up to third year at school the subject of ICT was compulsory, these three years gave basic understanding of Word documents, Spreadsheets, PowerPoint and so on. I choose to carry on ICT as one of my GCSE’s, simply because I wanted to get a greater understanding in Computers. GCSE in ICT was a lot more applied in forth year and fifth year, it involve:- Advanced Spreadsheets, Databases, Advanced PowerPoint, Looking into the hardware of computers, etc. I am a determined and trustworthy student, I aim to work hard and achieve the highest grade that I possibly can. Currently, I am studying a National Diploma for I.T. Practitioners at The Northern Regional College in Coleraine. This course is all based on computers and involves subjects like Multimedia, Website Design, Systems Analysis and Design etc. We have also had the opportunity of taking apart and reassembling a PC. I find this learning experience fun and challenging. I wish to further my studies by going to University to Study Computer Science. I am also a member of the “Technical Team” in my church. As a team, we have to...
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...As a child, I always enjoyed watching the Discovery health channel and learning and practicing healthy lifestyle habits with my mother. Throughout my life I have developed a strong passion for helping others through direct service however I can. Although my three older siblings have pursued passions in economics and politics that require lots of repetitive desk work, meetings and traveling; I have chosen to take a different route to make a positive impact on the lives of others by combining my interests in health and passion for helping others directly by pursuing a career in the fast-paced, ever-changing and highly rewarding field of Emergency room medicine. As a doctor, not only do I want to diagnose and treat patients as efficiently and accurately as I can in the hospital, I want to give back to surrounding communities by educating youth on healthy lifestyle habits because growing up I received minimal education on healthy living and America is currently in the midst of a health crisis. Various lessons I have learned and qualities that I have developed by participating in extracurricular activities such as running track, will assist me on my path to becoming a doctor. In track, it is either give up when the going gets tough, as it always does, or persevere through the pain to accomplish a greater reward; there are no breaks or stoppage in play. Similar to the field of medicine, the 4x400 meter race is highly competitive and not a race for just anyone. It is a race that requires...
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...Personal Leadership Mission Statement "Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do." – Steve Jobs My main mission is to reach a senior position in my banking or financial career and to demonstrate that hearing impaired people can also rise to the professional level through determination, hard work and perseverance. To be considered dependable and invaluable among my colleagues and seniors that I can produce timely and quality work in my assignments. My company Standard Chartered Bank motto “Here for Good” has inspired my soul. Its sustainable business model stands out from its competitors in which I like to apply to my personal life. Its six priorities are * Access to financial services * Tackling financial crime * Responsible selling and marketing * Community investment (Employee volunteering) * Great place to work * Protecting the environment My personal mission is to promote and demonstrate respect for property, beliefs, ideas and opinions of my family and others and stand up for my country’s constitution. I will accept responsibility for my mistakes in which I will study from them. I will welcome constructive criticism as it helps me make better decisions and character. I will act honorably and integrity in challenging situations. My actions will be done with the best of intentions, honest, ethical...
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...talented leaders, stimulates them and challenges them intellectually, and encourages the development of their leadership skills. It was my conversation with you that made me want to apply for this position. My record of schoolwork, involvement in an organization, and volunteer activities demonstrate attributes that make me a valuable employee. Being born in a business family, the gene of entrepreneurship is deeply entrenched in me. My background, education and experiences have helped me to develop keen analytical and decision-making skills. As a summer intern, I was selected to work at Bharti Waters Pvt. Ltd India, a ground filtration company, where I gave advice on financial decisions using my knowledge of analyzing balance sheet and income statement. It provided me hands-on guidance from experts and leaders of the industry, where learning went beyond the classroom. During my internship, I also had an opportunity to exercise my Microsoft Excel skills and help the company by developing pivot tables thereby providing them with ease in retrieving data. I am confident that I can apply my strong accounting and analytical skills, which help me in analyzing key financial aspects and executing sound managerial decisions, at my internship at Cummins and help it in making sound financial decision. At Kelley, I have strived to further enhance my organization, leadership and communication skills by participating in diverse activities and also through my leadership roles. Most importantly, the...
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...Personal Budget, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement ACC/547 Memorandum To: Mr. From: Mr. Subject: Personal Budget, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Date: Thank you for providing the details required to assist you in developing a comprehensive budget for successfully managing your personal finances and planning in advance for the future. As you have seen, our process of developing this plan for effective day to day management of financial activities required an in depth review of your personal financial records, use them to create your personal financial statements, and to create and implement the plan for spending and saving. In addition to the financial records provided, other factors are considered. These factors are your age of 40 years old, the fact that your education level is a bachelor’s degree, you are single with no dependents, never married, have worked for the same Engineering firm for the past 18 years with a stable and increasing annual salary throughout your career. I further understand that you feel like you are not quite gaining on credit card debt as you had hoped at this point in your life, and your thoughts are beginning to become more serious about your retirement and how you should be preparing, financially. Your goals of being able to retire earlier than your friends and live comfortably can be obtained. Your goal of becoming debt free before you’re 45th birthday is also attainable. This memorandum will provide a brief summary of my main...
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...From an early age I’ve always been deeply interested in computing, but it was very hard for me because there was no one to guide me in this domain. My first interest in computers domain came with my first computer when I discovered for the first time how much I may be interested in this area. At the age of 9 years, the Internet has become the best friend of mine, thanks to the Internet because I learned everything I know about computer programming and construction sites.My evolution in computing has seen over the years, like any beginner with many mistakes and many hours spent in front of computer to video tutorials. In 7th grade , our director noticed me that I passionate about computers and chose me to realize school blog. Even now the site seems commonplace , greatly thank my director that directed me. For me that was the launch site in the domain. In 8th grade, I managed to develop my first server in a FPS game, it was quite hard work but this was possible with Internet and many hours spend in video tutorials. I learned to work in a lot of programs like Filezila, Navicat, Hammer. I learned what a database is and what kind of language uses .After I made my first server it was required to create my first website which must relate to the database server. It was quite difficult for me because I was very young and I doesn`t understand Java Script programming but eventually I managed to get over this hurdle. It was the first time when I discovered the HTML language. Since I reached...
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...Personal statement Since my first classes of IT in Portugal, I knew that IT would be more than subject for me it is going to be my way of showing the world my capacities and IT knowledge. I am planning to do IT (System support) level 3 in order to obtain BTEC Extended Level 3 Diploma in IT studies, after that I want to go into university and after that I want to work in the business career. My ultimate goal after the course and university is to own a lucrative business where I can help my country by providing a good service, a good products and create jobs but in order to achieve that I might work for number of years as a private sector employee to gain an experience and make good saving so I will start my career working in real estate sector where I can learn the concepts, the methods and the secrets of it. I admire this successful Bill gates businessman who I consider a role model to me, who made a big fortune from investing in this sector whose name is William Henry Gates his success inspired me to aspire reaching his level and in terms of investments this field tends to be low in risk and everlasting in maintaining wealth. The reason why I am studying IT is to pursue a career that helps me to expand my knowledge about the market and how to be able to acquire wealth and gain an experience that will raise my value in the job market. Why am I studying in the UK? I have noticed that studying in the UK gives me a great opportunity to receive my business education in one of the...
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...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 so many thoughts going through my...
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...Personal statement Life is a long process of never-ending growing with study and there is no doubt that universities are the best place for students to devote time in obtaining professional knowledge in a certain arena. Since my childhood, I have been deeply affected by my parents’ occupations as a businessman and an accountant. They often shared with me interesting anecdote about their daily work and their words gradually familiarized me with the practical applicability and attractive challenges of business and stimulated my zest in involving in real financial and administrative affairs by myself. Hence, it is a long-cherished ambition of me to further my study in Business Administration to prepare myself better for future with more systematic and theoretical training. During the A Level courses, I have already got a deeper understanding into subjects such as Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Undoubtedly，all these studies have improved my logical thinking skills and it provided me foundational knowledge for my higher level education to learn more about Business Administration. I believe that the study of it will help me learn to manage and organize resources accurately and ultimately maximize profits. Boosted by my interest in business, I have already started my ‘small business’ online as a seller of cosmetics. The process of buying and selling goods made me aware of the importance of reasonable allocation of resources and the wisdom in marketing. Hence, I genuinely...
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...Personal Statement. Shaniyah Tensae S4-English September 17th, 2014. Dear Admissions Committee, Upon many months of reflection, I have made decisions that I believe will serve me, and perhaps others, as we begin our adult journey called life. I have made many wrongs but I know that with these wrongs I have learnt a lesson at the end of it. As some people may say, ‘In life you get the test then get the lesson.’ And with this I do agree. In life I believe that we are given a test to see if we fail or succeed. If we succeed well that’s onto another test and trials. But if we do fail, we learn what we did wrong and what we can do to fix it. There’s nothing wrong with failing a test, because we can always study and study until we are sure that we can pass and then go and ace the test and that’s where you learn your lesson. There are many different tests in life and we may not all get the same ones but that’s life. Because we are all different and that’s the greatest thing to remember. That we are all different, and it’s okay to be different. To put this theory to the test, let’s take a struggle I had a couple years ago. We all lose people we care about. Whether it be your mom, dad, sister, brother, or spouse. We all lose people and it all affects us in different ways. Well, when I was 11 years old I lost my grandfather. Losing him hit me very hard. He is my everything. So to lose that something in your life that matters to you most is going to affect...
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...personal statement Fostering student's physical and mental development and igniting their potential is the ultimate goal of Education. Since the inspiration given by English teacher I met in my primary school, I realize that being a good teacher is not just to inculcate knowledge but also to guide students to develop the right value in life. Having majored in Social Sciences in HKU Space Community college has sparked my interest on sociology and I have gained greater insight into some institutions, especially the education system in Hong Kong. I would like to further investigate on what social issue that affect student’s learning or mechanism the government had processed to enhance Hong Kong education. Hence I would like to pursue a degree in Faculty of Education in Liberal Studies in Chinese University of Hong Kong to equip myself for the upcoming challenge. Cramming up all the knowledge in education institution is meaningless. What most important is having a wide variety of life experience and critical mindset. In order to get more exposure to the social issue, I participated in numerous extra-curricular activities and social events. I have been a teacher assistant in tutorial Centre and guitar tutor for leisure class in recent years. These experiences have greatly escalated my passion towards teaching since I need to explain the concept clearly so as to eradicate students’ bewilderment. Additionally, it also enhanced my forbearance and experience through...
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...No two personal statements should be the same (the clue is in the personal!), but there are certain additions that will get the attention of the admissions tutor reading it whatever subject you want to study. Remember: what you write could end up being the decider between you and another candidate. Avoid the 10 things admissions tutors don’t want see on your personal statement at all costs and take a closer look at these top tips - plus, don't miss our latest round-up of 10 MORE things to include in your personal statement. We’ve added in a few choice quotes from subject admissions tutors to demonstrate some of the points… 1. Explain your reasons for wanting to study the course What motivates you to take this course at a university-level? Mention how your interest developed, what you have done to pursue it or how you’ve drawn inspiration from your current studies. Or, just demonstrate your enthusiasm for it. “Be specific from line one” (English admissions tutor) 2. Explain how you’re right for the course Provide evidence that you fit the bill – not only that you meet the selection criteria but also that you’ve researched the course or profession and understand what studying the subject at university level will imply, and that you are prepared for this. “Keep on topic and show that you’ve really done your research and know why you want to do the course.” (Sport admissions tutor) 3. Say what you’ve done outside the classroom… If possible, outline how you’ve...
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...Andrew Breault Mrs. Pennycuff Personal Statement Essay (Rough Draft) 30 August 2012 “Should I run?” “Yeah, get the hell out of here!” One spring night in March of 2010 I made the worst mistake of my life that turned out to be one of the biggest turning points in my short lived existence on this earth. During my life there have always been lessons, achievements, and faults. What is interesting about those three aspects is that you have to have all three of them in order to have the others. One cannot learn a truly valuable lesson without a previous fault; therefore you cannot achieve and accomplish goals without the knowledge gained from the lessons learned. Learning lessons and values is the key to understanding who you are, and what you are going to do. Yes, learning is great, but it is what you do with that knowledge that in fact defines the person. The lessons I learned from this event are always with me, they have made an indescribable impact in the person I have to grown to be today. This is the incident that changed my life and gave me the greatest wakeup call I have ever known. BMW manufactured a sport crossover called the X5. The X5 has a powerful engine and has remarkable handling. My father had always driven SUVs’ and wanted to try something new so he acquired a 2008 BMW X5. On this spring night I decided to try out the speed of the car. There is a street called West Parkway, which is approximately three quarters of a mile. This street is long and straight...
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...Personal statement examples Find College Courses and Degrees There are no ‘right’ ways to writing your personal statement, but there are many ‘wrong’ ways of doing it. On this page you will not only find everything you need to know about putting together a professional personal statement, but will also have access to dozens of expertly written ones. These samples are a great way to see how other people put together their personal statements, and to visualise the sort of structure and language they use. Reading through these will allow you to judge which ones you think are good or bad, which in turn will greatly help you in putting together your own winning statement. YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO COPY THESE EXAMPLES WORD FOR WORD, BUT INSTEAD USE THEM AS USE THEM AS GUIDES AND AS A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION. Many students struggle to put together an effective personal statement, primarily because they find it difficult to write about themselves. They may also fall for other common essay writing mistakes such as straying from the core subject and message they should be trying to get across. To help students overcome these potential pitfalls we have developed this resource page as a guide to giving them useful tips, strategies and techniques on writing a professional profile that is of the highest quality and one that will maximise their chances of enrolling at their first choice university. By following our advice, preparing properly and with a bit of practise, putting...
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