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"the essential guide to success" --The Times, September, 2005
"...the personal statements helped secure offers from their first choice university. They clearly illustrate the virtues of Paul Telfer's advice." --John Clare, Education Editor, The Daily Telegraph, August, 2005
"We recommend this book to all our students. Time and again it has produced individual statements of excellence."
--Dr Allan Goodall, Head of Sixth Form, Yarm School, North Yorkshire
"...the personal statements helped secure offers from their first choice university. They clearly illustrate the virtues of Paul Telfer's advice." --John Clare, Education Editor, The Daily Telegraph, August, 2005
"We recommend this book to all our students. Time and again it has produced individual statements of excellence."
--Dr Allan Goodall, Head of Sixth Form, Yarm School, North Yorkshire
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Since its publication in 2005 this book has helped tens of thousands of students achieve their dream and gain a place on their first choice university course.
The personal statement helps convince university admissions officers that an applicant should be accepted before hundreds or even thousands of others: it is a life-shaping document - a letter, job application, CV and interview all in one.
Even the very best students - not to mention teachers and parents - find this task difficult and hugely time-consuming.
Used by many of the best schools and colleges in the UK, the beauty of this book is that it guides the reader to excellence by making a daunting process as straightforward as possible. Step-by-step, in easy stages, the book shows you what to write, how to structure your statement, how to be specific. It shows you how to make your personal statement both excellent and individual.
Its step-by-step method leads to personal statements of the very highest quality.
The final pages of the book include a range of successful statements: all led to students receiving offers from their first choice universities.
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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
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Fantastic aid!,
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This review is from: Personal Statements: How to Write a UCAS Personal Statement (]) (Paperback)
This book is a fantastic way to get started, especially in the early stages when you may not know how/what to include. It gives you a basic framework to work from and handy hints about how to link paragraphs. Follow the guidelines however ensure that you make it personal and relevant to you! A great tool.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
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Absolutely Essential,
By Ken Jones (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Personal Statements: How to Write a UCAS Personal Statement (]) (Paperback)
Where do you start with "possibly the single most important document you will ever write". The answer is simple, Paul Telfer's book - Personal Statements.
This is the third time I have tried to help with a Personal Statement. The first time was long and painful, the second was a little easier. The third is progressing smoothly because now we know what we have to say, how we should say it and the order we have to say it in. This book was invaluable for a "3rd statement veteran" so I suggest that for anybody new to this it is absolutely essential. The book is beautifully written and structured and so logical and easy to follow. There's even a really useful lesson on grammar and punctuation at the back. Now that we have this book we are wondering what all the fuss is about. Whether you are a student on your own or a parent trying to help, buy it. It will be money well spent.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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Buy this if you don't know where to start.,
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This review is from: Personal Statements: How to Write a UCAS Personal Statement (]) (Paperback)
I can really recommend this book to all sixth-formers and their parents who are faced with the seemingly impossible task of writing a UCAS personal statement. It isn't aimed, unlike some, specifically at those who are hoping to go to Oxford or Cambridge and it acknowledges that some students will want to apply for non-traditional degree courses such as Tourism.
The book won't write the statement for you, but it breaks down that mountain into a series of easily do-able molehills, starting with lists and working up gradually to five straightforward sections. At every stage the author stops you, prompts you and reminds you- just like having a good English teacher at your elbow- so that you don't leave anything out, get the balance right and use the correct language to impress admissions tutors. Then when you think you've finished he prompts you to re-draft, a vital exercise. There are plenty of excellent sample statements at the back too, but by the time you get to those you won't be tempted to copy them: your statement will be just as original and good and they won't daunt you by their excellence. All you have to do is work steadily through each section- it's a doddle. Don't go online, desperately reading through example statements for relevant phrases. It will drive you mad and your statement will turn out just as derivative, waffly and rubbish as the ones you read. Buy this book and it will fill you full of confidence.
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