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University Applications- Planning Personal Statement

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Getting ready to write an academic application essay

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Planning a university personal statement

Brainstorm the things below in the boxes provided. Don’t edit your ideas at all at this stage, just write down everything that occurs to you.

Your hobbies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your achievements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your future

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your academic career/ academic record

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Times you have shown your determination

 

 

 

 

 

 

Times you have shown your ability to use English

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Difficulties that you have overcome

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your strengths/ Positive aspects of your personality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reasons why you want to continue your studies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reasons why you want to study that subject

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Real) reasons why you want to study in that country/ city/ university

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your study skills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other skills and talents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

People. experiences and things which have inspired you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use these questions to help you eliminate things from the lists above:

  • Which things above are probably true for almost everyone who sends an application?
  • Which things above could sound like boasting?
  • Which things above don’t have any particular connection to your future?

Use these questions to help you select from the things that you have brainstormed above:

  • Which of those things show something about your personality?
  • Which of the things above could be particularly relevant to your studies at university?
  • Which things would be interesting to read about?
  • Which things can you provide evidence for?
  • Which things can you link together to make paragraphs with one clear topic each?

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