Tips on getting a place at gloucestershire uni?
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Tips on getting a place at gloucestershire uni?Im applying for uni for 2013 entry soon, with glos as my preferred uni. I'm planning on studying tv production. Any personal statement/interview tips to get in?
Any other info appreciated.
Oh and before you ask, I don't have any relevant experience related to the course. I'm adding skills I've learnt from volunteering or employment etc however, and saying what/why it interests me.
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Re: Tips on getting a place at gloucestershire uni?I live in Glos. A tip; rent a place in Cheltenham and bus it to and from the Glos uni. Cheltenham is bigger, more mature/older teens, and Cheltenham town nights out are far much more better than Gloucester!
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The campus is based in Cheltenham anyway(Original post by Dajaffer)
I live in Glos. A tip; rent a place in Cheltenham and bus it to and from the Glos uni. Cheltenham is bigger, more mature/older teens, and Cheltenham town nights out are far much more better than Gloucester!
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Re: Tips on getting a place at gloucestershire uni?- Have ample ucas points (ie. BBB predicted at A2, beg your teachers to up your predicted grades if you can) and exceed the minimum tariff requirement by a good 30+ margin to make sure you're not borderline.
- Come across as enthusiastic on the interview, ask yourself the questions "why do you want to do this course/what would you get out of doing it" etc, and come up with a polished general answer that you could dish out, it doesn't have to be too long just convey what you're about but don't memorize anything, keep it spontaneous.
- Write A LOT about your volunteering and employment in your personal statement, what makes you special and deserving of a place, and write about everything you've ever achieved because these are things that other people will not write about - write a basic draft with everything you think is relevant, and then over the next few weeks cut it down and refine it so it is at the maximum word limit.
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Re: Tips on getting a place at gloucestershire uni?No offence, but I live in Gloucester and I have no idea why people choose to go to university here - Gloucester is a real dump! There's nothing here. Cheltenham is a better, but it's still not great.
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It's about the uni, not the area though. Glos, in my opinion, does the best course for what I want to do. Cheltenham looks lovely, too.(Original post by Lokzia)
No offence, but I live in Gloucester and I have no idea why people choose to go to university here - Gloucester is a real dump! There's nothing here. Cheltenham is a better, but it's still not great.
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Wow thank you so much for the tips. I'm not good at interviews so your advice will hopefully point me in the right direction(Original post by foolscap)
- Have ample ucas points (ie. BBB predicted at A2, beg your teachers to up your predicted grades if you can) and exceed the minimum tariff requirement by a good 30+ margin to make sure you're not borderline.
- Come across as enthusiastic on the interview, ask yourself the questions "why do you want to do this course/what would you get out of doing it" etc, and come up with a polished general answer that you could dish out, it doesn't have to be too long just convey what you're about but don't memorize anything, keep it spontaneous.
- Write A LOT about your volunteering and employment in your personal statement, what makes you special and deserving of a place, and write about everything you've ever achieved because these are things that other people will not write about - write a basic draft with everything you think is relevant, and then over the next few weeks cut it down and refine it so it is at the maximum word limit.
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Re: Tips on getting a place at gloucestershire uni?Glos for uni or born&raised in Glos?(Original post by Lokzia)
No offence, but I live in Gloucester and I have no idea why people choose to go to university here - Gloucester is a real dump! There's nothing here. Cheltenham is a better, but it's still not great.
+ OP did say the campus is in Cheltenham ;pLast edited by Crystal Fighter; 10-09-2012 at 21:24. -
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I just really want to go there so want to do anything I can to get in(Original post by returnmigrant)
The idea that you need a 'tactic' to get into Gloucestershire is a little strange. Usually by Clearing they are pleading for ANYONE to accept a place.
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