SOME THOUGHTS ON EFFECTIVE UCAS PERSONAL STATEMENTS

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SOME THOUGHTS ON EFFECTIVE UCAS PERSONAL
STATEMENTS

• alan.bullock_at_havant.ac.uk

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• We tell our girls that their statements should
  be conventional.
• The Who Says? factor
• Which person is mentioned the most in UCAS
  Personal Statements?
• USPs and the So What? factor
• Tuba-players/hitting people in Portsmouth with a
  stick/gutting mackerel in Waitrose
• Mind you, if unis like Cambridge dont look at
  statements, whats the point anyway?

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• 50/50? 70/30? 80/20? Or none of these?
• Its what you THINK not just what you DO.
• We want to know what makes you tick.
• Reflection, reflection, reflection!
• Quotation, quotation, quotation?
• Exclamation, exclamation, exclamation!!!
• The PASSION conundrum
• UCAS Entry Profiles
• When not to mention sport or babies

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• I find that I can explain complex issues in a
  way that people understand, which is a very
  useful skill in Accountancy.
• From a young age
• If youre dyslexic, dont hide it
• But do hide your Thesaurus..
• And dont let your love for German come fourth
• Content or style?

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• Being selective
• Web-links
• Joint/combined courses
• You dont HAVE to mention work experience
• Plagiarism
• And so, to conclude, my teacher says I need an
  ending
• The necklace approach
• Armature dramaticsetcetera
• www.soton.ac.uk/english/undergraduate/ucasform