How to take notes during lectures/masterclass for personal statement.

How do I take notes from lectures/masterclass since i plan on using it on my personal statement. And how did u use it and talk about it. Did u make it a main part of ur personal statement or a less part. This is for computer science btw but i don't mind any help.

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Hi, if you plan on using this is your personal statement then you'll want to think about where it will fit in your structure, the structure of your personal statement should be:
1. introduction
2. academic experiences that relate to the course you're applying to (longer section)
3. extra curricular experiences/ work experience that relate to the course you're applying to (longer section)
4. Hobbies that relate to the course you're applying to
5. conclusion

I would recommend putting it in your extra curricular experiences paragraph, as you had the initiative to do the masterclass outside of school time.

To talk about the lecture/masterclass, think about what you did, what skills or knowledge you learnt and how this will help you on your university course.

I would download our personal statement guide to see some example paragraphs: https://www.bcu.ac.uk/student-info/how-to-apply/making-your-application/how-to-write-a-personal-statement-guide

Hope that helps :smile: