Personal Statements

oBJECTIVES

Skills Builder

To learn about the skills and experience which are valuable for personal statements
To consider mentee’s pre-existing skills and experience that they could include
To identify gaps in mentee’s skills and experience, then formulate an action plan to obtain this experience
To understand the practical details: personal statement deadline, differences for certain courses/universities, length, applying to multiple courses

Instructions

Instruction Worksheet (Download)

The following worksheet includes:

Session Objectives
Instructions on how to deliver the session
Tips for delivery
Reflective end of activity questions

Instruction sheet: Personal statements

Resources

Introduction to Personal Statements Presentation

This session includes the ‘Introduction to Personal Statements’ presentation, which focuses on advising mentees on how to create a personal statement. It encourages students to think about their skills and extra curricular activities, as well as what they still need to do to include in their statement.

Presentation for use in personal statements session

Personal Statement Skills Worksheet

A worksheet to help mentees plan their personal statement. It allows them to break down their skills, where they gained them, and how it relates to their course.

Personal statement skills worksheet

Personal Statement Examples

Two examples of personal statements to analyse

Personal Statement Examples

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