UCAS 2010/11

[Charlottay!]

Just returned back to college after study leave and now UCAS is been shoved down our throats.

Anyone else starting the whole process this time round?

[cocaine]

wouldnt it be 2011/12? i would have thought that the UCAS stuff for 2010 would have been well under way..
and yeah schools starting to put together our UCAS stuff now (im hopefully going to uni in 2011)

[Shar]

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
SCREAMS

[alexxxxx]

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
SCREAMS

it's a really simple process guys.

just remember to spend A LOT of time on your personal statement. it's key, because all they have to look at is a list of subjects with ABCDEU written next to them and another list given by your teachers with projections and very few dry comments.

i'd really recommend spending hours over it and tweaking it so it sounds PERFECT because if you think you're on the borderline for what you want you are more likely to get an offer and it might give you more leeway if you miss out on your grades.

i did really badly in one of my subjects at AS and i have managed to get offers for things 2 grades above what i got last year (and i think i will meet them) and i think it was down to my PS.

[Charlottay!]

nope its 10/11. Cause we apply in 2010 for 2011 starting.

Ive just started my first draft of my personal statement. got another 100 attempts to go

[MrPinkPanther]

I agree with "alexxxxxx". Personal statement is key, if it's good then they will lower the grade boundaries and are a great deal more likely to make you an offer. One of my friends and I both applied for the same subject at Kings College and Cardiff, my offer for both of them was ABB whereas his was AAB because he'd rushed his personal statement. It makes a big difference and you'll regret it if it isn't perfect!

What I recommend you do is go on "Studential" and read all of the best personal statements for your subject. Think about them. Leave it a week and then start writing yours. That way you have an idea about what direction you should go in but they aren't fresh in your memory so you won't keep thinking about what they wrote and you won't end up plagiarising them!

Heres the link:
http://www.studential.com/personalstatements/

Hope that helps

[Charlottay!]

+rep that site was really helpful.

Im hoping to apply for leeds. visiting nottingham uni today though

[Shar]

it's a really simple process guys.

just remember to spend A LOT of time on your personal statement. it's key, because all they have to look at is a list of subjects with ABCDEU written next to them and another list given by your teachers with projections and very few dry comments.

i'd really recommend spending hours over it and tweaking it so it sounds PERFECT because if you think you're on the borderline for what you want you are more likely to get an offer and it might give you more leeway if you miss out on your grades.

i did really badly in one of my subjects at AS and i have managed to get offers for things 2 grades above what i got last year (and i think i will meet them) and i think it was down to my PS.

I meant course, but thanks for the advice!
I'm going to look at a uni today actually, looking at law but I don't know if that's the course for me.

[alexxxxx]

+rep that site was really helpful.

Im hoping to apply for leeds. visiting nottingham uni today though

nottingham's great.

[MrPinkPanther]

Apply to King's college, thats where all of the cool kids are going ^^