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I really need help because I have to get my personal statement fully completed by Friday but I've been writing it completely wrong this whole time. I thought I had done it correctly and that what I was writing was really good but my tutor completely dismissed it and told me to re write it.

The other problem is that I want to do Computer Engineering or Computer Science but my predicted grades don't match up with the entry requirements for a lot of nearby universities (near london) and I can't afford to apply to more than one university.

I'm too stressed out, depressed, dizzy, sick and unable to make a serious and informed decision about something that is extremely important.

I need help, I need to talk to someone, preferrably before I do something stupid...
Paragraph 1: introduce why you enjoy the subject, what made you enjoy it.

Paragraph 2: write about what you're studying now and what skills you learnt and how it will help you.

Paragraph 3: write about voluntary work you've done etc and how it has helped you.

Paragraph 4: write about your interests and hobbies and what you've gained from them.

Paragraph 5: write about what you hope to get out of uni.
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Original post by Analyst89
Paragraph 1: introduce why you enjoy the subject, what made you enjoy it.

Paragraph 2: write about what you're studying now and what skills you learnt and how it will help you.

Paragraph 3: write about voluntary work you've done etc and how it has helped you.

Paragraph 4: write about your interests and hobbies and what you've gained from them.

Paragraph 5: write about what you hope to get out of uni.


Are you serioous? I did exactly that and my tutor told me to re write it...
What uni lets you filter courses by the grades your predicted, so you could search there for some that match your grades!
https://www.whatuni.com
I found this video really helpful, and if you look in the description there are example personal statements so you can see the structure and how you can write a good personal statement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcLwTjsDGwU&t=3s
This is a free website which has lots of online courses for different subjects including computer science, some of the courses take barely an hour, so you could do one or two of them and then write about them!
http://www.open.edu/openlearn/
http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/free-courses
Original post by Anonymous
Are you serioous? I did exactly that and my tutor told me to re write it...


I'm serious lol. However it's up to you how you want to do it.

You could also look at the personal statement section of the student room.
(edited 6 years ago)

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