Sarah Kelleway
The Stress-Free Personal Statement: A step-by-step and super supportive guide
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( Oct. 27, 2015)
The UCAS personal statement. For too long, it’s been a source of stress, worry and recurring nightmares. Until now.
The Stress-Free Personal Statement is designed to break down the personal statement writing process into easy, manageable steps. It’s clear, honest and full of practical advice to help students identify what they need to include, what they can include and how to include it.
From planning, to writing, to editing, this book guides applicants through every step of the way. There are specific chapters supporting applicants to Oxbridge and Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine courses, as well as useful FAQs based on real questions from real Year 13 applicants. There are also some sample personal statements included to help keep students on track as they write.
Written by a former Higher Education Co-ordinator, this book includes practical advice that has already benefited hundreds of students. Light-hearted, engaging, but not stopping for excuses, this is the ultimate guide to writing your personal statement, while keeping you calm and in control throughout.
Chapters include:
•What is the personal statement?
•What do the universities need to know?
•Planning
•Writing
•Editing
•Personal statements for Oxbridge and other competitive universities
•Personal statements for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine applications
•FAQs
•Sample personal statements
About the author:
Sarah Kelleway is a copywriter and owner of www.junipercopy.com. However, before making the decision to earn her crust as a full-time writer, she worked as a teacher and Higher Education Co-ordinator at one of the UK’s top grammar schools.
Over the years, Sarah has supported hundreds of students perfect their personal statements, and she knows the UCAS process inside-out-and-back-to-front. She knows the common fears that can inhibit writing, and knows how to break these down in a clear and effective way so that students can write successful personal statements.
Sarah has advised staff and other schools on aspects of the UCAS application process, and has also consulted with a range of universities to perfect the advice she gives students, including Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College London. Her work as an HE co-ordinator attracted praise from both Ofsted and the National Association for Able Children in Education, and she still offers guidance to applicants today.
The Stress-Free Personal Statement is designed to break down the personal statement writing process into easy, manageable steps. It’s clear, honest and full of practical advice to help students identify what they need to include, what they can include and how to include it.
From planning, to writing, to editing, this book guides applicants through every step of the way. There are specific chapters supporting applicants to Oxbridge and Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine courses, as well as useful FAQs based on real questions from real Year 13 applicants. There are also some sample personal statements included to help keep students on track as they write.
Written by a former Higher Education Co-ordinator, this book includes practical advice that has already benefited hundreds of students. Light-hearted, engaging, but not stopping for excuses, this is the ultimate guide to writing your personal statement, while keeping you calm and in control throughout.
Chapters include:
•What is the personal statement?
•What do the universities need to know?
•Planning
•Writing
•Editing
•Personal statements for Oxbridge and other competitive universities
•Personal statements for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine applications
•FAQs
•Sample personal statements
About the author:
Sarah Kelleway is a copywriter and owner of www.junipercopy.com. However, before making the decision to earn her crust as a full-time writer, she worked as a teacher and Higher Education Co-ordinator at one of the UK’s top grammar schools.
Over the years, Sarah has supported hundreds of students perfect their personal statements, and she knows the UCAS process inside-out-and-back-to-front. She knows the common fears that can inhibit writing, and knows how to break these down in a clear and effective way so that students can write successful personal statements.
Sarah has advised staff and other schools on aspects of the UCAS application process, and has also consulted with a range of universities to perfect the advice she gives students, including Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College London. Her work as an HE co-ordinator attracted praise from both Ofsted and the National Association for Able Children in Education, and she still offers guidance to applicants today.
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