ucas (take 2).

[beth]

right so i decided that i'm going back to university in september (woo) and this time i'm applying to ucas as an individual rather than through an institution so i'm just wondering if anyone can answer some questions for me:

1. what is the send-off by date this year? i know when i applied initially (2 years ago) it was like end of january.

2. does anyone know what the difference is between the two application types? am i less likely to get offers as an individual rather than through a college?

3. and finallyyy, does anyone have any good websites for careers/course advice and stuff like writing my personal statement? obviously when i did it first time i had the careers department of my college helping and now it's all on my ownnnn haha.

+rep for helppp.

[FlyingJesus]

1. 15th
2. No but the actual process is rather more drawn-out and therefore more difficult as an individual
3. No just send me what you got and I'll fix it obv

[beth]

THE 15TH. don't **** me. oh ****.

[FlyingJesus]

Well unless you're going for Oxbridge or a medical degree of some sort in which case you've missed it

or 24th March for art & design courses check me out having ages left

[beth]

i definitely am. look at me.

[Nemo]

since tom answered the other ones, TSR has a personal statement help thing http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=134

I havent used it though so I dont know how good it is

[Neversoft]

I applied as an individual last year, the process isn't that much different, but I'd really get on your reference. Unlike applying through a college where you fill in all you need to, then send it to your college and they sort everything else, you'll have to go and find someone who will do your reference and then they must attach it to your application before you yourself are able to send it off. My old tutor took absolutely ages with mine.

The best people to ask about personal statements are college tutors to be honest.

[-:Undertaker:-]

This thread has just forced me into sorting mine out now. :P

I'm doing through sixth form, much easier it seems.

[beth]

I applied as an individual last year, the process isn't that much different, but I'd really get on your reference. Unlike applying through a college where you fill in all you need to, then send it to your college and they sort everything else, you'll have to go and find someone who will do your reference and then they must attach it to your application before you yourself are able to send it off. My old tutor took absolutely ages with mine.

The best people to ask about personal statements are college tutors to be honest.

yeah luckily i'm quite close with a couple of my old college tutors so i've just sent one of them a message on facebook, and depending how quickly they reply i'll message another. they surely should just be sending the same one they sent for me 2 years ago though?

[@]@-:Undertaker:-[/@]; yeah it does seem a lot easier when i did it through the college :(

[cocaine]

Well unless you're going for Oxbridge or a medical degree of some sort in which case you've missed it

or 24th March for art & design courses check me out having ages left

wait what course are you doing and please dont say art

[Shar]

http://www.studential.com/personalstatements/

hope that helpsss.

[beth]

http://www.studential.com/personalstatements/

hope that helpsss.

thanks sharrr xxxx

[FlyingJesus]

wait what course are you doing and please dont say art

Fashion design *+*+*

[Inseriousity.]

Good luck! I haven't done it outside of college but I'd guess there's more hoops to jump through cos your college can't jump through them for you :P

As for personal statements, I posted mine on TSRand they were really picky with it. I'm kinda hoping they overexaggerate just in casecos half the things they suggested were just nitpicking imo. You get a general idea of an outsider reading it though so it does help in that way. :D

[Neversoft]

they surely should just be sending the same one they sent for me 2 years ago though?

Well I guess it depends on your tutor, but mine was really against that. She wanted to know what I had been up to and achieved since leaving college so she could write a more reflective, up-to-date one. Haha.

[cocaine]

Fashion design *+*+*

no really what course

[Recursion]

I have 6 days for Loughborough to get my reference sent to UCAS and for me to edit and post my personal statement. Doable.

I'm reapplying this year so I can move to another Uni and do a more specific course, I decided a course like Network Management and Design or Computer Networks degrees that pull in Cisco and MS certs would be better than the Computer Science course I'm on at the moment.

Looking forward to it really, not enjoying my current course too much.

[Rozi]

oh bethie, the bit of advice I got which was useful for the PS were:

70% about the course and why you want to do it/are suitable for it and 30% about personal achievements and how they feed into your course

also try to link most points you make back to why you're good for the course



also if you wanna have a peek at mine (although doing completely diff courses) then just holla


good luck for getting it done! I'm sure you can do it xxx

[RyRy]

Oh god Bethie good luck hun, I'll come visit you at Uni like old times. Go start a riot n ting yano.