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"Bloody UCAS"

Trying to fill my personal statement for uni in...It's just a pain.

It's not my fault I haven't done anything with my life. Kinda puts it all into perspective writing your achievements down on paper though...

Strangely worrying.

Any advice?

*waits for "put 50 metres swimming badge down" post*

sheepy is fick he will nmot get into uinversty haha

the deadline for mine is before the next half term which begins in a week.

Think mine is start of November so should write personal statement about now

15th Jan is my birthday :)

You're both tarts now shut it!

When do you both need to get your forms in for?

I know Jan 15th is the big deadline but is your school/college giving you a recommeded deadline?

Mines tomorrow and I havn't got a clue!

u r stoopid

I am applying to Oxbridge, you tart!

It's the combined name you say if you're applying to either. As opposed to Scotland, where you slam a freshly killed stag on the admissions ritual altar and that gets you in. :)

I remember you said you were applying to Oxbridge

hehe

Yeah, it looked especially cool when I went for an Open Day. It's probably my second choice. That or York. But Oxford must get top choice, or else whats the point of applying there? :)

My mate got an invite for an interview at Manchester today. That was quick.

Also, I know I've got a place at Warwick. The Head of Biology said they give an offer to anyone with predicted grades BBB and I'm predicted AAB. Oh yes, a Warwick offer in the bank.

And finally....Birmingham is crap. End of argument.

Stryke wrote:
> I'm applying for Biological Sciences at: Oxford, York, Warwick,
> Bangor, Durham and Southampton. I love scuba diving, so that links in
> well, as does reading New Scientist, turtle-watching expeditions and
> helping at a local environmental centre.
>
> :)

Oooh, go to Warwick! It rocks. I miss it sooo much sometimes though =(

Stryke wrote:
> Yeah but, no offence, but Birmingham not one of the great unis. I've
> been to a few Open Days. Personal statements count most of all at
> non-interview places.

Er well tell that to Birmingham, year I went there they ranked very highly in the country for most subjects which is pretty good. Opening days aren't what University is actually like by the way - it's what the University wants you to think it' like.... plus it does depend on what you want to study. Whilst I'm sure it's great at Oxford and Cambridge, both have drawn fire over their inclusion policies and other things.

Even if I could have gotten into Cambridge/Oxford I wouldn't have wanted to because I wanted to stay around where I live. Plus it's great being somewhere with real people instead of private school bores... no offence to anyone, but the ones where I'm at are somewhat clueless on just about everything and never do much.

~~Belldandy~~