Writing Your Personal Statement

Sorry that I haven't blogged in a while, life has taken its toll and decided to hold me up for a while, but I'm back!

I am currently going through the process of writing my personal statement and applying for university. I struggled to begin my personal statement, and now that I am at the final stages of finishing it off and perfecting it, I thought that I would share with you guys how to start, process and complete your personal statements if you are going through the same process that I am and struggling too.

1. An opening sentence that describes you!

When beginning to write your personal statement, you need an opening sentence that describes you. I know that for some people, writing about themselves isn't the first thing that they would choose to do, but in an interview it is likely that you will be asked to describe yourself, and it is what you need when starting off your personal statement. 

2. Your passion for what you want to study and why!

Secondly, you need to express your love and enthusiasm for the subject/s that you are wanting to study, and why you love them so. The people reading your personal statements need to see why they should accept you into their university, and if it is worth tutoring and lecturing you, and if they can fulfill your passion.

3. What have you achieved? 

This is your time to shine. What have you achieved? What have you done in your life so far that your proud of? Make sure that you explain it in detail because it's all about you.

4. Your employment!

Are you employed? Have you been employed? How many jobs have you had? Explain what you have done and what skills and qualities this has brought you.

5. Time for some summarisation. Why should the university pick you?

This is when you explain why the university should pick you, and what you can bring to the university. Why do you wish to study there? What are you looking forward to? A good summary will bring your personal statement together.

There is a small structure that you can follow to write your personal statement. I hope you find this useful!

25 Fact's About Me

I was in deep thought last night and I realised that not a lot of people know the 'nitty gritty' top 25 facts about myself, so I have decided to share with you the top facts about myself!

1. My birthday is on the 12th May- I get SUPER excited for my birthday, but i'm not so looking forward to it this year as I have 2 very important exams the day after :(.
2. I am currently studying Philosophy, Ethics and Health and Social Care at A-Level- At GCSE I studied 'Religious Studies' and Health and Social Care, and because I loved Religious Studies that much I decided that I wanted to carry it on. When I took Philosophy and Ethics at A-Level, this made me realise that it was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, so next September I am hoping to take of to university to study Philosophy further. 
3. I have a younger brother and sister who are twins- Even though they are the pains of my life and annoy me so much, I love my little brother and sister so much. I would do anything for them. As my brother has autism and ADHD, I feel as though I have to look after him more, and I am more wary of the things he does.
4. I have no confidence- To some people I may seem like a very confident person, but I am actually the total opposite. I hate myself and awful lot, and I have to think about the things I do very hard before I actually do them. I blame this on the past I have had.
5. I haven't had the best past...- I haven't had a great past, but I seriously don't like to talk about it. My past plays a huge role in my day-to-day life, and I find that even the littlest of things remind me of it.
6. Last year I had to have an operation on my knee- I was suffering with a really dodgy knee for a while, but after falling over in science in year 11, this resulted in me having to undergo keyhole surgery on my knee, and even so it is still a bit dodgy.
7. My favourite colour is purple- I love the colour purple. I just think it is a really pretty and calming colour.
8. I have 2 jobs- I clean time-share cottages on a Saturday and I work as a waitress in a pub on a Sunday.
9. Me and my nan are so close- I love my mum to pieces, but me and my nan have a really good and close relationship. I can tell her anything and she just constantly makes me happy. I go to my nan when I need advice or even if I just want to get away from my own house for a little bit. She also makes the BEST food ever.
10. I love music- Music is so therapeutic to me, and I could listen to it all day long.
11. Top hobby is partying- I don't even know if partying is a hobby, but I love to do it anyway! I always make it to a party. Once I was being sick before a party due to a sickness bug, but I STILL made it to the party, even if I was only there 10 minutes.
12. I can't dance- I cant dance but in situations when I have to dance I bring in the classic 2-step. Forever a life saver!
13. I am a certified first aider- As of the 3rd May I have been a first aider! I love training for first aid and I love the fact that one day I could save someones life because I know what to do.
14. I'm a really fussy eater- I am really picky about my foods. I will only eat certain meats (not beef ew) and I definitely will not eat seafood. Even the smell and sight makes me sick.
15. I can't live without my phone- I depend on my phone too much, and I don't know what I would actually do without it.
16. I feel like I am too much of a nice person- In some situations, I feel as though I am too much of a nice person. I hate upsetting people because I know what it feels like to be alone and to be criticised and hated on all of the time. 
17. I am currently running for senior student at school- I just feel like it would be really nice to be apart of the senior student group, so I put myself in the running for it.
18. Can't deal with the heat- I really struggle with the heat. I'd rather be too cold than too hot.
19. Can't be doing with false people- I just don't understand why people should not act themselves? It doesn't make people like them anymore because they're not being themselves anyway.
20. I hate it when people blatantly ignore your text messages- I just think its pure rudeness.
21. I'm claustrophobic- I don't like being in small spaces, I find it really uncomfortable.
22. I worry far to much than I should- I actually worry about the littlest thing. 
23. If i'm not there, I don't like it when other people sleep in my bed- I know it might sound selfish but I really don't like it when people sleep in my bed when i'm not there haha. 
24. I'm a really nervous person- I get nervous over almost everything. Even when people sing 'Happy Birthday' to me because I don't know how to react around people when they do that sort of thing.
25. I hate my handwriting- My handwriting is really scruffy and scribbly and it is so embarrassing! 

Pretty random but are some random facts about myself!