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"Mr Happy, RM18 e.t.c"

Hey.

I was wandering if you could spare a moment of your time to advise me on personal statements. I'm writing mine at the moment. Applying to Oxford (Merton & Hertford/Jesus), Warwick, York, Durham (University) and Bath for Biology, and Bangor for Marine Biology. I'm predicted AAB for A-Level, and I reckon if I work I can push it to AAA (We don't take general studies round my way. Because it's gay and worthless.)

So, I've got a quote from a famous biologist who's name I'm sure I'll recall any minutre now riduculing Louis Pasteurs theory of germs, and I'll use it to demonstrate how the field of biology is always changing and I want to be a part of it. Then I get stuck. I've got plenty of extracurricular activities to chat about - Duke of Edinburgh, squash leagues, scuba diving e.t.c. I just don't know how to write it into a personal statement.

So, any advice would be good from you guys, being at top universities like you are. Although Oxford is, of course, better than Cambridge or LSE ;)

Cheers.

Stryke... you did DOE....?

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Ahem, sorry about that...

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OK, I'm done now

Go stand in the corner as punishment, Stryke

my univesity policy was don't apply anywhere north of oxford as thats were civilisation ends. Don't try to sound to nerdish as they want people to compete in their inter college games and crap!

I hope you don't get in and need to go to a Uni with lots of lefties

That's what you get

I worked hard so shut it you gimp

:D

Starlight wrote:
> I like the idea of Bath university, need to check out the courses
> there though to see if they offer what I want. Town looks pretty nice
> (and old).

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Sure looked nice at the Open Day I went to. Sat eating lunch in a cafe overlooking the river - was nice. And it's got a good reputation, good league standing, and a good sports funding. Thats cool, I want to get into the uni squash team wherever I go.

SHEEPY wrote:
> > Yes Stryke Glasgow University is really crap you twunt.
>
> A-Levels are indeed harder but may I remind you I set 5 subjects...
> and also the hardest possible course

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Oh shut the hell up. Glasgow is crap, and I'm not going to put up with your gloating crap about getting good results when your pitiful exams don't measure up to the stuff we have to do. Ever wonder why you apparently did no work and still got good grades?

Because Highers mean sod all.

I like the idea of Bath university, need to check out the courses there though to see if they offer what I want. Town looks pretty nice (and old).

In my personal statement I wrote how i loved the puzzle solving in Zelda.

In total i was 4 grades short but stil got in :D

Stryke wrote:
> And I wish A-Levels were as p***-easy as Scottish Highers. But they're
> much harder. So Oxford's AAB request will be met with my AAB, hence a
> good personal statement. I wish you luck at some crap Scottish uni.
>
> Jesus..

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Yes Stryke Glasgow University is really crap you twunt.

A-Levels are indeed harder but may I remind you I set 5 subjects... and also the hardest possible course... ah well I don't care anymore.

I haven't used really long or obscure words yet. I used "quasi" at one point though.

I'll chat to you about in on MSN, LSE boy. When do you go back?