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#31156 - 01/11/08 03:48 PM Personal Statement Help.. Again!
nay_17 Offline
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Registered: 12/11/07
Posts: 33
Loc: LDN
Okay, Last time i told all how i was stuck and having to meet deadlines pretty soon with the whole personal statement thing... And the advice & help on it i took on board, And i came up with a pretty good statement. Until it had got checked over in school & lets just say i'm left with half a statement:

“I've always been very hopeful which I guess isn’t strange coming from me. I don't want to call myself an optimist. I want to say that I've always been full of hope. I've never lost that.”
- Stephen Spielberg, Award winning director & producer

To be honest, I’ve always wanted to pursue a career in the media, whether it was to be an actor, director or journalist. I remember in my early days of school always having a magazine in my bag and always wanting to talk about current affairs when we would have class discussions. Having a passion for the media has at one point made some sort of decision as to where I would like to go in life; this has been evident when choosing my GCSE subjects, as I chose to study performing arts & media.
I thoroughly enjoyed my performing arts course, as it broke down a lot of barriers regarding my self confidence & social skills as the course was about team work and performing in front others which you must believe in yourself to do. The highlight of my course was performing the choreography piece ‘All That Jazz’ from the 2002 film ‘Chicago’ in front of an invited audience of students, teachers & parents. I was pleased to get a Pass grade in performing arts because I was never the best dancer or the best actor but I was able to enjoy & get straight into the course with rewarding results.

Obviously with 4 days left to complete everything i'm slightly panicking. Lol. so if anyone has any idea on how to make this even better it would be hugely appreciated. HUGELY! Lol.

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#31321 - 01/13/08 10:46 PM Re: Personal Statement Help.. Again! [Re: nay_17]
Strawberry_aid Offline
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Registered: 10/25/06
Posts: 115
Loc: England
Is that all you've got there?-It's great what you've got and I like the quote you've started with.
but you have to remember that the people who recive these read through hundreds in a session,so you've got to make your best qualities stand out and be really memorable because there more likely to want you on board!
It's always good to talk about any hobbies or interests you have surrounding the course your choosing outside of school to show that your truely commited.
Also talk about any work experince?Even if it isn't entirely relivant,talk about what you may have learnt that will help you in future interacting with people,meeting deadlines etc.
Bring across why you'd be a good candidate for their Uni;perhaps your innotive ideas and such?
Any sports,clubs you've joined or want to join?
Paragraph your statement-so it's not such a wedge of writing to read through.
And! Change this;it doesn't sound to great
 Quote:
I was pleased to get a Pass grade in performing arts because I was never the best dancer or the best actor

To something along the lines of;" I gained alot of confidence in my graded performances and learnt how to [insert what your overall aim/objective/theme of peformance?] and achived a pass grade with the knowledge I had gained and research into the...characters...or something.<It's selling yourself more!

I hope that helps a bit!

Best o luck =]


Edited by Strawberry_aid (01/13/08 10:47 PM)
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#31346 - 01/14/08 05:45 PM Re: Personal Statement Help.. Again! [Re: Strawberry_aid]
nay_17 Offline
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Registered: 12/11/07
Posts: 33
Loc: LDN
Thanks alot, Yeah i thought that bit was dodgy lol i just thought i'd double check, but thanks again. =D

Edited by nay_17 (01/14/08 05:46 PM)

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#32093 - 01/23/08 08:38 PM Re: Personal Statement Help.. Again! [Re: nay_17]
Sunny Offline
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Registered: 01/21/08
Posts: 68
Which university(s) or course(s) u applying for?
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#32554 - 01/31/08 03:04 PM Re: Personal Statement Help.. Again! [Re: nay_17]
bak2skul Offline
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Registered: 12/30/07
Posts: 67
I think that you should just focus and not let the panic mode set in. Just focus and be honest of who you really are and play by your strengths.
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