Tips to writing your personal statement
Step 1: Understanding
Understand why you are interested in pursuing a particular university course
Step 2: Collating
Start to write down your content in point form
Pull together relevant supporting information that proves your interest, skills and aptitude for these courses
Include relevant CCA, work experiences, volunteer experiences, awards, competitions as proof
Get feedback from teachers, parents, ECG counsellor, friends to clarify if the points are relevant and clearly stated
Step 3: Refining
Start to write in full sentences
Check grammar, spelling and punctuation many times
Get feedback from teachers, parents, friends, ECG counsellor for final draft before submission before deadline
What if I don't have enough to write about?
Get to know yourself better!
INTERESTS
CCA activities
Interests outside of school
VALUES
Community service
Roles within and outside of school
Interaction with family/ friends/ teachers
SKILLS
CCA
Interest groups
Friends
PERSONALITY
Introverted or extroverted
Structured or flexible
Logical or feeling
Gain new EXPERIENCES and learn new SKILLS
Go for relevant work experiences (internship websites such as glints.com; asking your network of family and friends)
Volunteer for causes you are interested in (Giving.sg; NVPC.org.sg)
Learn new skills (attend online courses; brush up on knowledge on regional cultures and languages; read up on topics related to your future university course)
You can also make use of the tools in MySkillsFuture Portal to understand yourself better
Log in at: https://go.gov.sg/mysfpreu