[Syafiquaaa]

What's the most entertaining personal statement you've ever read?


For me, it's the one below. I'm not trying to be critical, a bitch, or whatever, but I find this personal statement amusing and very entertaining to read

I got this from the Personal Statement area.
I'm sorry if any of you actually wrote this.




How I See My Future?

Every person in life grows upon having a future, they would covet to see this as cheerfulness but, does everybody's life tern out to be cheerful? Well I would say considering your future would be all regarding what you aspiration to occur, but for definite not everything will occur and all your wishes are not bound to come true

Firstly I am going to talk about what stage of my life I am at, well so far in my life I am retaking my GCSE's as at school I failed only got a grade C in Art and design. The reason I failed was because of the death of my father. I am at the moment studying at Southgate College and I am doing GCSE English, Maths, Chemistry and ICT

In the future as for next year I hope to stay on at Southgate college and finish my GCSE in Physic, Biology and literature. I would like to take up A-Level Mathematics and Law. In the future I would like to become a lawyer . in order to become a lawyer I would like to study Law in university so I need Law a-level to do this. As for maths I need this for any kind of job I do and anywhere you go if you don't have the skill in maths it won't be very helpful for you. I also find maths and law exciting

Although I would like to become a lawyer, I would have to work hard towards this I would like to study in London universities, and do a sandwich course on la. This means that as well as studying I will also have the experience in this job afterwards. Although in order to study at university I will have to go into debt, because studying at university is quite expensive

In 2006, when I will be stating university, the prices are going up from one thousand five hundred pound to three thousand pounds. This is double the amount of fees that I will have to pay. Although the fees will not have to paid when I stat university but, the fees will be paid when I stat working through system similar to tax. Going to university would make a start to my career

I would like to plan my future as working hard towards becoming a lawyer and getting a job in London, why London? Well because London is a very big city and there are plenty of jobs available in this category. In the small towns of England there are not that many jobs available as this big city. By earning a degree I would say that I have earned my life a career. I would be able to stand on my own feet, so I can relay on myself

In my personal life I would not like a life partner but, I would like to be single, as I hate the idea of marriage. I have seen a lot of people with problems in their married life, what assurance do I have that that won't happen to me? I am aware that life is full of risks but, this risk I will never take. In my personal life I would like to keep in touch with my best friend Isheeta(ishy). Isheeta really helps me out at times when I need her. For example when my father died last year she came to me without me having to tell her and gave me courage to live on my life

In conclusion I would say that life is full of surprises. As you are not always aware of what will happen when. Today I may want to imagine what I anticipate to happen in the future . for example my father I loved him cared for him but, I never even thought that I will lose him at such a young age. All things happen in life but I believe that you should leave it on god he will do as much as he can to help us. We can't decide what will or will not happen, can we?

[Charlski]

Eh?! How did that actually get into a personal statement bank? It's terrible! Not just the bits you've highlighted, but the spelling and grammar too. Does it tell you where this person went to university? IF they got in?

[RightSaidJames]

They may have overdone the personal bit, don't you think?

[Inside]

It's unique.

[General Mullet]

lol, I feel better about the one I cobbled together now.

[callum Honisett]

Yeah I have to agree completely with Charlski, this is absolutely horrific, as Charlski said the spelling & grammar are terrible. How anybody expects to get into university with a personal statement like that is beyond belief.

[rastaman25]

I think it's a bit tragic really, with what he's saying. Sure sounds a bit messed up

[bysshe]

-headdesk-

Oh dear.

This personal statement isn't bad as such, and I'm only quoting the first two paragraphs, but I found it quite entertaining (and intimidating, as it was the first English personal statement I read):

JK Rowling had her midnight cafes; Roald Dahl's garden shed has produced wheelbarrows of children's literature and the Bronte sisters roamed the vast expanse of the Yorkshire moors. I personally retreat to a caravan at the bottom of my garden where I find the creative stimulus required to write prizewinning poetry and biology essays alike

Whilst some people are terrified by, or worse, ambivalent towards modern poetry, I fail to remain unmoved after reading Jean 'Brita'Breeze' s "Moonwise" which epitomises the strength of emotion found within a short verse. The beautiful simplicity of the syntax found in such work inspires my creative writin; my poetry has won national competitions and been published in anthologies. Thus my daily diet of literature is a colourful juxtaposition of John Donne's solipsistic love poems, Tess Durbeyfield with her compassionate mentor Hardy and the infamous nobody Mr Pooter. A level English has not dictated but cultivated my critical opinions through analysis of such texts, and so I have been able to appreciate the subtly of fine writing, for example in Joyce's 'Dubliners'

[Nayberay]

Its not that good.I mean it can be seen as "touching" as it seems like someones personal life story.

But you don't need an A2 in Law to study law to become a lawyer.I swear some uni's prefer you not to study it.

Arghh well

[EvilSheep]

All I can say is:

[callum Honisett]

Here is another bad one I found:

To whom ever it might concern

Hello , My name is XXXX. I am from XXXX and currently in my senior year. I am XXXX years old and study in a Secondary school. In the past i have never really given much interest into my future, i did not care about what would happen but instead what is happening in my life right now. Unfortunatly i was blinded by the temptations of life at least for the better 16 years of my life. But then one day i realised to be succsesfull means that i need to work hard set forth and make my ideas happen.

I considered myself to that of a pack of wolves , each wolf a characteristic of my own whether it was my past, present future or yet devided i was. There was no leader for the pack, but luckily this past summer i went to this program in oxford called the oxford tradition, that truley changed my life. I studied there Politics and economics and through that i learnt where my future lies. In an instant i knew that i can help people with what i could learn in the future, and it is the future that i must change for the better of course.

I have four other siblings, all of them study in english programs/school except me, i guess i was the odd one out. Yet that only strengthened my reslove to get better in english and exceed them and many other students whose native language is english. I have never really given up and my way of life is "If you fall down seven times , you stand up eight" it gives me a burning desire to succeed in anything i do.

Over all i think i would be a great asset to any community , school , college. i would excel and pass many students and prove first to myself and then to everyone esle that not only i can do it but never doubted myself in the beginning.


Got it off another website, that's why there is all the X's, if you were wondering.

[Celifein]

In my personal life I would not like a life partner but, I would like to be single, as I hate the idea of marriage. I have seen a lot of people with problems in their married life, what assurance do I have that that won't happen to me? I am aware that life is full of risks but, this risk I will never take. In my personal life I would like to keep in touch with my best friend Isheeta(ishy). Isheeta really helps me out at times when I need her. For example when my father died last year she came to me without me having to tell her and gave me courage to live on my life

Well, it's personal, and she certainly made a statement. Maybe no-one told her what a personal statement is, so she just went on the name.

[Just Plain Bob.]

Originally Posted by callum Honisett

Here is another bad one I found:

I considered myself to that of a pack of wolves , each wolf a characteristic of my own whether it was my past, present future or yet devided i was. There was no leader for the pack,

[Marsha2112]

The first one is bad, but it's kinda sweet!
I could imagine Forrest Gump writing it..

[History Rocks]

Hmmm it seems as if she the person have taken the definition of personal statement literally hehe

[Jelkin]

The first one makes me sad because it's so open and naive and reading about her dad dying was

[musicbloke]

Well clearly the first one isn't a university PS. I mean ok, it's a bit silly, but not that funny.

MB

[timestar]

It amazes me that applicants continue to send in personal statements containing spelling and grammatical errors. Although to be fair, I have also seen errors in the statement from the referee! With all the guidance available from UCAS, schools, colleges and so on there really is also no excuse either for a statement that goes way off track. Network amongst your friends and people on here to get all the tips that you can for your PS - it could be the thing that swings a decision in your favour.

[Paulwhy]

Originally Posted by Charlski

Eh?! How did that actually get into a personal statement bank? It's terrible! Not just the bits you've highlighted, but the spelling and grammar too. Does it tell you where this person went to university? IF they got in?

Historically I don't think there was any quality control. So there are some terrible terrible PSs in there. When I was a PS Helper I was asked to review the economics PS. I thought they were all worse than useless so I had them all removed. I guess that did not happen for all subject areas.

[Adje]

Originally Posted by Marsha2112

The first one is bad, but it's kinda sweet!
I could imagine Forrest Gump writing it..

I'm struggling to write a decent concluding paragraph for my statement at the moment - maybe I should end with "And that's all I have to say about that."


Maybe not.