damn personal statements

[*Carol*]

any constructive advice for writing them - without sounding like youve got your head stuck up your own arse?
and how do you stop yourself starting every sentence with 'I'?!

[Guest]

there isnt a way to wright them without sounding up your own arse, its your chance to tell the world how GREAT you are, and that normally sounds like, well your head is somewhere!

good luck!

[Becks]

Yeah....you've gotta blow you're own trumpet big time and leave it to the teachers to say you're not big headed!

[Becks]

Your, not you're. I need to get back to Oxford. Fast.

[Guest]

Surley you're was right???

[PorkyFatBoy]

you're own trumpet

should be your

you're not big headed!

is okay

Signed
The Grammar Nazi

[Becks]

you've got to blow you are own trumpet?

That makes no sense!

[Mr. Furness]

i am very clever and the grammar nazi is totally correct.

me fail english? thats umpossible.

[Becks]

Obviously my typing hands just love those apostrophes too much.

[PeterG]

and how do you stop yourself starting every sentence with 'I'?!

Try and use sentences beginning with a time or a place.

"Last year I..."
"At the O'Ringen we..."

I hate personal statements. I've just had a look through my sister's to fix her shoddy sentence structure. Blowing your own trumpet is a good thing.

[Scotia]

What are personal statements?

[PorkyFatBoy]

I was going to ask that, but didn't want to appear stupid , so just corrected everyone's punctuation instead - if you tell us we may be able to advise.

[PeterG]

To apply for university (through UCAS) and some sixth form colleges you need to write a short piece on who you are, what you do and like and your academic achievements (Like a CV but less official). This is a personal statement.

[PorkyFatBoy]

That's what I guessed it might be - it's just sooooo long since I filled in an UCAS form.

Do say what you've achieved, don't lie, but make it sound as good as you can. If it's any consolation, I've heard that they don't believe most of what is written in them, as if the students did all the things they say the do, then they wouldn't have any time for studying. You have to sell yourself - however uncomfortable it may seem to brag, others may well be overawed with things that you consider quite minor.

Peter G has answered other question. I have nothing to add.

[rosalind]

I don't seem to find a problem in blowing my own trumpet...it's squishing it all into a 47 line limit that I find is the challenge.
Plus, I have to meet the early UCAS time limit AND fill in an extra form
...will I be doing any studying/learning this year??