Applying for University/Employment

1st Point of Contact

Telephone call, visit, open day

How do you make good 1st impression?Task 1

2nd Point of Contact

Application Form (electronic or paper)Task 2 What makes good application form?

3rd Point of Contact

Personal Statement

Where do I start? What do I include?

How do I make it individual?

Do I include my extra

curricular activities?

WHY THE JOB/COURSEGive sound reasonsShow knowledge understanding and enthusiasm for the course

ABOUT YOUAcademic skills Refer to A Level work, books read, fieldwork, tasks completed, Do these relate to the course

ABOUT YOUPersonal SkillsEvidence your skillsWork experience

OTHER EXPERIENCESInterestsEmploymentNon accredited training

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Know Your Strengths

TASK 3From this table circle your strongest skills which you possess:

CONTENT Over to you to start planning

Use your chosen Method of planning or one of the ones below

List then organise

Spider diagram

Key words

Activities done with skills completed

Key Headings

Use UCAS worksheet.

TASK 4

CREATE PERSONAL STATEMENT

Use Mind Map/ or other to characterise your research

IntroductionOpening sentence must encourage the reader to read on.Why the course?

INTRODUCTION Why the course?

PARA 2 Work ex if related to the course. Use experiences

PARA 3 Academic experience related to the course. Show knowledge or subjectAcademic skills learned during A level coursesUse evidence

PARA 4 Employment, hobbies, personal strengths with evidence

Conclusion Reinforce commitment, enthusiasm for course and university life

CREATING YOUR PS

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IMPORTANT TIPS

• Check GRAMMAR, SPELLING, PUNCTUATION

• Read it aloud to check it.

• Get feedback

• Take care with a) Humourb) Quotesc) Clichés

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