Personnel Statement for Uni.

The only thing that I'm going to prob struggle on is linking History , Philosophy & Ethics to multimedia technology

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Originally Posted by iBlueBox

Sixth form wants a first draft of my personnel statement for uni next year, 4000 words by next friday.

Though I think I want to take multimedia tech at uni,

But I'm finding it difficult on where about to start and what to actually put in my Personnel statement...

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dude its not 4000 words, just characters (including spaces).
If you narrow it down to 4 paragraphs:
1. Why you want to do the course.
2. Why the subjects you take fit the course you want to do
3. What you have done outside of school ie to gain experience in the field.
4. What makes you ideal for the course/ what kind of person you are.

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Originally Posted by iBlueBox

The only thing that I'm going to prob struggle on is linking History , Philosophy & Ethics to multimedia technology

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also, I know it might sound weak, but if you want to put something about how history has allowed to you gain a better grasp and understanding of the world and are fascinated by the history of the advancements in technology, especially the multimedia side. Philosophy & Ethics I never did, so I can't really think of anything.

But BEST OF LUCK!

I hope this helps (: Best of luck!

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Originally Posted by Teabags

dude its not 4000 words, just characters (including spaces).
If you narrow it down to 4 paragraphs:
1. Why you want to do the course.
2. Why the subjects you take fit the course you want to do
3. What you have done outside of school ie to gain experience in the field.
4. What makes you ideal for the course/ what kind of person you are.



also, I know it might sound weak, but if you want to put something about how history has allowed to you gain a better grasp and understanding of the world and are fascinated by the history of the advancements in technology, especially the multimedia side. Philosophy & Ethics I never did, so I can't really think of anything.

But BEST OF LUCK!

I hope this helps (: Best of luck!

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I've prob got mixed up about the whole 4000 thing then,

I was thinking for Philosophy & Ethics just to mention the ethics of computing today and the effects among society for example how people are becoming more social online leading to less being social offline.

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Originally Posted by iBlueBox

I've prob got mixed up about the whole 4000 thing then,

I was thinking for Philosophy & Ethics just to mention the ethics of computing today and the effects among society for example how people are becoming more social online leading to less being social offline.

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I found that looking at examples will really help. I made sure the examples I looked at weren't for my subject though, so I didn't directly copy, but just so I could formulate my ideas somewhat.

Another potential point to make is that the internet has led to a new type of crime: cyber-crime. The advanced world has led to crimes on the internet (hacking, credit card fraud, etc) which does question the ethics of it. It's a far-fetched point, but I talked about it in my General Studies exam I think! :P

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Originally Posted by Mathew

Another potential point to make is that the internet has led to a new type of crime: cyber-crime. The advanced world has led to crimes on the internet (hacking, credit card fraud, etc) which does question the ethics of it. It's a far-fetched point, but I talked about it in my General Studies exam I think! :P

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deep general studies Mat. I'd probably end up putting that in.

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Originally Posted by Teabags

deep general studies Mat. I'd probably end up putting that in.

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Probably a bit sad but I didn't mind the General Studies exam that much. One of the questions was on tuition fees... I ended up having a huge rant at the examiner for asking such a left-wing leading question, accusing them of trying to yield a specific response and making it clear I wasn't prepared to provide them with it! I found I could put quite a lot of Sociology in there (studied family, education, religion, and crime), so the ideas and respective theorists just came naturally. I think other people regarded the exam as a general knowledge quiz more than anything else... :P!

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Originally Posted by Mathew

Probably a bit sad but I didn't mind the General Studies exam that much. One of the questions was on tuition fees... I ended up having a huge rant at the examiner for asking such a left-wing leading question, accusing them of trying to yield a specific response and making it clear I wasn't prepared to provide them with it! I found I could put quite a lot of Sociology in there (studied family, education, religion, and crime), so the ideas and respective theorists just came naturally. I think other people regarded the exam as a general knowledge quiz more than anything else... :P!

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pretty sure I'd prefer reading about how the liberal + left-wing markers biases ruin exams. Much more interesting than being told how we should all strive for peace and equality. Big up the sociology.


EDIT: how'd it go? Did the examiners approve?

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Originally Posted by Teabags

pretty sure I'd prefer reading about how the liberal + left-wing markers biases ruin exams. Much more interesting than being told how we should all strive for peace and equality. Big up the sociology.


EDIT: how'd it go? Did the examiners approve?

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Hahaha, quite right. I ended up getting a B and an A in Units 3+4, although I can't remember which one had the tuition fee question in. It wouldn't surprise me if they took a dislike and marked it down. Luckily it was an A overall... I dread to think what the examiners wrote in the margins though. :P

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Originally Posted by Mathew

Hahaha, quite right. I ended up getting a B and an A in Units 3+4, although I can't remember which one had the tuition fee question in. It wouldn't surprise me if they took a dislike and marked it down. Luckily it was an A overall... I dread to think what the examiners wrote in the margins though. :P

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Inconstant communists! love the aggravation. Congrats on the A though. ^
Shame that only a few uni's take it, like Sheffield. General studies grades should decide where about's you are on the political spectrum - you fascist ;)