<p>What is it supposed to look like? Is it like your standard American essay where you don't really talk about your accomplishments but rather your life as a whole and something that is important to it or should you use your personal statement to describe your various qualifications?</p>
<p>Rule Number 1. to writing your UCAS personal statement....:</p>
<p>NEVER NEVER EVER use the same style or format as your american essays.
The british unis are looking for somethin more formal; thus they look forward to a lenghty description of your accomplishments in all senses (EC and Educational) rather than a character portrait that American unis r lookin for.</p>
<p>Rule Number 2:</p>
<p>Dont forget to use British English of ur wrd processor.</p>
<p>thank you very much :)</p>
<p>for UCAS personal statement i used my college essay that i used in the states, the results came out pretty good got into Warwick, UCL, Imperial, YOrk and St. Andrews, only rejection was cambridge (but that wsa expected) so mostly i think UK schools only care about ur grades and test scores</p>
<p>much as it is tru tht they care mostly abt grades only, it wud b smartr to write a new essay with a formal tone... </p>
<p>btw. "king is here" needs to grow sum brains</p>
<p>On UCAS there is no place for GPA, and it seemed like all they wanted was SAT I, SATII, and AP's (referred to as your "grades"). Am I missing something?</p>
<p>no after you apply to UCAS, i recieved e-mails from the university asking to either fax or mail in official transcripts with the signature and school stamp</p>
<p>was that before or after you got accepted</p>
<p>before, they will contact you if they want ur transcript through e-mail and Warwick ask me to send them a final transcript after graduation</p>
<p>what were your UW/Weighted GPA/SAT's/AP's?</p>
<p>GPA:
uw 3.94
w 4.25</p>
<p>SAT:
SAT I: 800m, 800cr, 740w</p>
<p>SAT II: 800IIC, 760 USH, 800 Korean, 710lit</p>
<p>AP: 5 Microeconomics, 5 Calc, 4 USH, 3 Lit</p>
<p>ethnic Korean going to Warwick,
no Love Story in Harvard,huh???</p>
<p>ahahha i got waitlisted from Harvard at EA then got rejected on regular IT SUCKS!!</p>
<p>UCAS personal statement - I don't know if I still have mine, hang on...</p>
<p>Nope. But. I applied for English lit.</p>
<p>I opened with a statement as to why I'd chosen English; that I loved to read and absorb literature because it said something about the world around me, and that everything I learnt contributed to my further understanding. I listed some of the authors I'd studied at A-level, and explained why I liked them. I listed a couple of others that I hadn't studied, as an example of further reading, and detailed what I thought made them so fantastic.</p>
<p>I wrote a short paragraph with a segue on not focusing completely on academia, about my personal interests - singing in the chapel choir, dancing, etc. Then I wrapped up with why I thought I had something to offer a university. </p>
<p>Think very very formal - as if you were addressing the President or something. It's a business report, not a personal essay.</p>
<p>Here's mine, I found it. This is all run together because UCAS's data entry is ****.</p>
<p>Although I have eclectic tastes in literature, there are some authors who best represent what I like about it, and why. Jane Austen writes social commentary heavily based in personal experience. Stylistically, she combines wit and light humour with an authorial voice to which anyone can relate. Her deprecatory humour, landscape and character portrayals all seem to me to stand for English literature at its best. Social observation and satire drew me to Pope, particularly 'The Rape of the Lock'. His mockery of the frivolity of society is entertaining, while retaining valid perceptive criticism of the values of the upper classes. Angela Carter draws on criticism of society to form the basis for an innovative approach to the novel. Of course, this is a narrow section of a broad range of authors who interest me. My A-level studies have given me a base of interests; not simply English literature but Classical authors as well. I want to read English literature to interact with the text, with other people, and learn new methods of analysis I perhaps would not come across on my own. I hope to participate in the ESU scholarship to America program, in order to study English and American literature from an American perspective. I believe I'll be best able to understand American authorial 'voices' when I have an understanding of the culture, landscapes and people. Similarly, I'd like to study English literature because I'd like to have a variety of perspectives to consider, different views and insights. I believe in balance of opinion. This also extends to my non-academic life, having a healthy balance of pursuits that contrast with my studies. I compete in ballroom and latin dancing, play the flute and piano and sang in my school's chapel choir. I was a keen thespian and represented my school in the Cambridge Union, ESU and Oxford Union debating competitions. I tried to take as much advantage as I could of the opportunities my school extended to me, as well as those from outside school, a philosophy I hold on to. I believe university is an opportunity to develop the mind and ideas and to mature as a person. At university, the potential you gained as a student in school is developed and matured as an adult. This not only extends to the understanding you bring to your subject, but also to life.</p>
<p>my UCAS personal statement was my NYU application essay hehe </p>
<p>Peter Woo
The image was one of kindness, warmth, and love. The warm sunlight was shining on Seoul, South Korea. He had none of the usual signs of age- veined hands, withered appearance, and liver-spotted skin; instead he looked young enough to be a friend’s father. So I sat next to him eating my lunch, and he sat there smiling at me. Life was so simple and sweet.
Every time I visited Seoul during the summer, I’d have all the time in the world to spend with my beloved grandfather or, as he liked to be called, Hal ah bu ji*. Ever since I moved to the United States in 1996, I visited Seoul once a year, usually during my summer vacation. We would often visit a park near the Han Gang River. We had a fantastic grandson-grandfather relationship. As time went on we stopped chasing pigeons to ponder upon life, old times and my future. Every time we went on our trip to downtown Seoul, he spoke softly and told me that his time on earth was coming to an end. He always prayed that God would enable him to be present for my high school and college graduations.
He lay in his coffin, his emaciated frame almost incapable of movement. Music filled the background; trumpets heralded his love-filled exit from this world. Glancing at his cold, white hands in the coffin made me reminisce. I watched for a moment, and then turned and strode away, gripped with melancholy. I felt only numbness and emptiness. I could not even cry. Those hands helped me reach the cookies when my small fingers couldn’t fully grasp them; helped me climb the stairs when I was little; held me tight when I was sad. Those hands came together in a prayer at my great-grandmother’s funeral. I wanted to hold those hands again.
Even though they were cold and white, they still had the warmth and love that I was so used to. I had been so busy over the years, that I put urgent needs over important needs. I thought of all those unwritten e-mails, unmade phone calls, gifts unsent, visits unmade and stories untold. All these were shunted while I stressed over homework, tests, grades, and friends. I had grown to place the urgency of everyday exigencies above what was truly important.
Losing a person you love is one of the greatest pains in the world; a blow to the heart. The relationship that we shared is priceless. I still the miss summer trips to downtown Seoul and Han Gang River; all the quality time we spent together suddenly disappeared. I longed to hear another story about his childhood, or another piece of advice on how to live my life. He taught me so much; his advice will never be forgotten. The funeral was the last time I saw him.
When we arrived at his home in Seoul, everything in the house was the same. His chair was still in its place. His newspapers and his television remote were neatly folded alongside the couch. But something important was missing; the dog kept looking for the man who had scratched their backs patiently for hours on end. There were little marks everywhere. Most of all, I missed not saying, “Good Morning Hal ah bu ji.
“Even in times of sorrow, people must learn to appreciate one’s surroundings and appreciate the uniqueness of what life has to offer.” After the death of my grandfather, this advice became a foundation on which to build my life. I’ve learned to appreciate life. I have learned that life constantly changes; one moment it is jubilant and perfect, and the next it is filled with sorrow. This one experience, this one moment changed my life forever. No matter how small those moments are they will make a lasting impression. I regret not making one more phone call, writing one more letter, or listening to one more piece of advice. I realized that I respected and admired him so much that when he died, I was not sad; there was a mere void in my life now that can only be filled with our memories. Seoul is more than my hometown; it’s treasure trove that will forever retain the fond memories of my grandfather and his loving grandson.
Hal ah bu ji: Grandfather.</p>
<p>While this is a good essay, i don't see how it tells the admissions officers ANYTHING about your "PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS"--which is what this essay is supposed to be about. Did you by any chance go to MSJ HS?</p>
<p>ahhaa no i didn't know wha to write for my personal statement when i was applying through UCAS (i was the only one in my school so i had no clue), after i turned it in and realized that we had to have [personal qualifications well it those tell me i know how to overcome difficult situations oither then that idk but i got in</p>
<p>That is the most bizarre personal statement I have ever seen. But obviously it worked for Warwick. At least you're unique!</p>