Judo on Linkedin profile

I haven't done Judo in a while, but I used to be decent, so I decided to put it as an achievement I did on my Linkedin profile.
Trouble is, whilst I know that I achieved my level, I no longer have any evidence to show/prove it, as I think we discontinued our British Judo Association Membership, as I decided to stop doing it after lockdown, and I can't find my belt anymore. Even though I'm not putting it on my PS, I'm worried that if a university admissions officer looks at my Linkedin profile, and starts asking about it, I have nothing to show I genuinely achieved it, even though I did, so it looks fake. Please could someone help with this. What do I do?

Reply 1

Admit-One

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Original post by NotRike

Universities won't look at your LinkedIn profile or care at all about this. They will not fact check your PS.

Reply 2

NotRike

Original post by Admit-One

Universities won't look at your LinkedIn profile or care at all about this. They will not fact check your PS.

Hi. Okay thanks.
What about super curricular stuff I put on my PS, such as UKMT olynpiads and challenges (I'm applying for maths)

Reply 3

Admit-One

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Original post by NotRike

Hi. Okay thanks.
What about super curricular stuff I put on my PS, such as UKMT olynpiads and challenges (I'm applying for maths)

Any external tests appropriate for admission, (TMUA etc) will be verified. Anything 'nice to have' will be checked by your school before the app is sent to UCAS to make sure you haven't cooked up a complete fiction.

For the most part listing things by itself is of little benefit, so unis are less interested in verifying it than they are reading about you reflecting critically on the experiences.

Reply 4

McGinger

As above - just listing hobbies doesnt have any impact on your chances of. an offer, and most Unis are not that impressed by Olympiads either as everyone does them so it doesnt say anything special about you.

In your PS, you need to focus on your motivation for studying Maths at degree level - ie. at a much higher level than A levels - and give examples of relevant topics/extra reading etc that show that you 'engaged with the subject' and already moving beyond just the A level syllabus.

Useful extra reading etc list from Cambridge - good for all Unis -
super-curricular_suggestions.pdf (cam.ac.uk)
and from Warwick - Mathematics Undergraduate Admissions (warwick.ac.uk)