How to Write a Winning UCAS Personal Statement (Daily Telegraph) (Daily Telegraph Guide)

by IanStannard (Author)

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  2010

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  If you want to know exactly what admissions tutors are looking for in your personal statement- the real clincher on your UCAS application form, How to Write a Winning UCAS Personal Statement divulges all the secrets you need to know. Offering crucial information on how to sell yourself in an interesting and upbeat way and fully engage the tutor's attention, How to Write a Winning UCAS Personal Statement is broken down into specific subject areas (now with media and journalism included) so you can be fully clued up on what to include and what to avoid so that your personal statement shines out above the rest. Useful features of How to Write a Winning UCAS Personal Statement include examples of exemplar personal statements complete with helpful comments and tips from admissions tutors at popular universities. Also featured is how to relate your personal skills and qualities to the particular subject you're applying.

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  2008

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  This guide provides students with invaluable first-hand guidance on how to impress university admissions tutors and create a winning Personal Statement. The personal statement can be the most challenging section on the UCAS application form so this book takes a fresh look at how students can make the most of their university or college application, teaching them how to successfully sell themselves for the first time. With an unrivalled depth of information - based on original, first-hand research carried out among Admissions Tutors - it includes insider tips on what Admissions Tutors are really looking for, common mistakes to avoid, and what NOT to write, as well as subject-specific advice for all the main degree disciplines. Divulging exactly what admissions tutors are really looking for, the authors uniquely recognise that different subjects require different approaches, and have created an important new book in this crowded field. This book will guide applicants through the process of putting together a great personal statement, that sensibly conveys their skills and that will help them to win a place at the university of their choice.