Good Advice on Preparing Your Personal Statement
Yet another excellent evening where a number of our parents and former students provided valuable advice to our young people who are considering applying to university to study medicine or dentistry.
One of the key distinguishing features within the application process is the personal statement.
The Sutton Trust is an organisation that promotes social mobility and whose aim is to ensure the most able and disadvantaged young people have access to the best educational and career opportunities.
A particular focus of their work has been to offer valuable guidance to students, parents and teachers, about the personal statement and I have listed 3 recent articles providing advice.
I’m sure you will find them of great value.
Please log on to the Sutton Trust website for further advice
Posted on January 28, 2016
Teachers’ views on what makes a good personal statement can be very different from those of Russell Group university admissions tutors, meaning many young people may not be receiving the advice and guidance they need, according to Making a statement, a new research brief published today by the Sutton Trust. … Read more »
How to write your personal statement
Author: The Guardian
Posted on: June 25, 2016
Liz Lightfoot covered our ‘Making a Statement’ report in a Guardian feature.
Read the full Guardian report here.
A report by Dr Steven Jones, University of Manchester, on what students from different social backgrounds put in their UCAS statements. Executive Summary The UCAS personal statement is an important non-academic indicator that many UK universities use as an integral part of their admissions processes. Up to half a million personal statements are written every… Read more »
Once again my deepest thanks to the parents and former students who offered their time, knowledge and experience, providing very helpful and practicable assistance supporting our young people in their application to university.
