personal statement

im applying for social work undergraduate and i know i wanna work with mainly kids however should i show flexibility in my personal statement and also mention the elderly???

Hi, I recently applied for undergraduate medicine and a science course, I would recommend showing flexibility in almost any personal statement, e.g. As part of my statement, I wrote about volunteering with the elderly( Dementia specific, the skills and understanding I gained or improved- adaptive communication,etc) and then that I was a peer mentor in high school and depute head prefect( again, skills, responsibilities- I ran clubs and supported younger students).

I think it's a good idea to mention, if possible more than just children. You can probably convey through your statement that you love working with children, but don't limit yourself as I imagine even in working with children there would be interactions with families,etc. With social work do you get the degree and then can you choose to specialise in ,e.g. children and families or do you decide during your degree?

Hi thanks for replying
Tbh I’m not sure if we decide after the degree since I'm still researching but I'm pretty sure its after since there'll be two work placements in different places.
I don't really have any experience with elderly but majority of my family are care workers who work with elderly so i know quite a bit, should i mention that???