How to Write a Winning UCAS Personal Statement: Daily Telegraph Guide - Softcover

Standard, Ian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844551806 ISBN 13: 9781844551804

Publisher: Trotman, 2008

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

Ian Stannard is the Head of Careers and Higher Education at Christ's Hospital School in Sussex, which is an independent mixed boarding school. The school sends 130 pupils a year to Higher Education. He has been in charge of careers for some time and is also responsible for the school's UCAS applications, CUKAS applications, Oxbridge and Overseas applications. He was educated at King's College, London and is married with two children.

From the Back Cover

The personal statement can be the most challenging part of the UCAS application form and the section that applicants agonise over most. Admissions tutors will see hundreds of personal statements for one course, so how can you make yours stand out?

Based on first-hand research carried out among admissions tutors, How to Write a Winning UCAS Personal Statement guides you all the way through the process - from researching your course and chosen subject to putting together a statement that sells you and your skills in the best way. It includes top tips and advice including:

-Guidance for over 30 popular university subjects
-Exemplar personal statements with comments from real university admissions tutors
-Top tips for successful statements and common mistakes to avoid
-Information on what admissions tutors look for in an ideal applicant.

This comprehensive guide is filled with invaluable insights provided by the very people who will be reading and assessing your statement - university admissions tutors. This is a must-read for anyone wanting to write a winning personal statement for their UCAS application form.

From the Inside Flap

This new guide provides students with invaluable first-hand guidance on how to impress university admissions tutors and create a personal statement that will help them win a place at the university of their choice.

Other books in this series:

Insider's Guide to Applying to University
Getting into the UK's Best Universities & Courses

Edition details

• Publisher: Trotman
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844551806
• ISBN 13: 9781844551804
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240