Help with Personal Statements

**Mattie** · 12-06-2006, 11:13 PM

Sorry, what I was supposed to say was that I'm sure an Oxbridge applicant/student will give you some help if they come across this thread.

Sorry but I was in a rush and I didn't read what I wrote... silly me!!!

***Liana*** · 13-06-2006, 05:01 PM

I'm happy to help with personal statements or CAF statements... I'm not that well-qualified - I'm in Year 13 at the moment - but I got offers from Cambridge (Trinity), UCL and King's, and checked several of my friends' statements for various courses.

I'm a bit of a spelling/grammar nazi when it comes to formal stuff, if that helps anyone.

**frankum** · 13-06-2006, 05:32 PM

hello, hello, yep I'll be willing to help too, just PM or email me and I'll give yours a read through. Don't forget that there's a limit to the length, I spent a long time trying to make mine short enough to fit on the form! so I'm good at cutting out unnecessary words now!

**Chris_Cal** · 14-06-2006, 09:04 PM

Yeh il help do. Lazy gap yearing with 2 years PS experience! Starting 5 year georges in October! send em my way! woohoo

**Wannabe-Doc** · 14-06-2006, 09:20 PM

I've just started writing my PS, and I was wondering what the word limit is?

I have too much to say!!!

***Liana*** · 15-06-2006, 12:34 AM

There's a character and line limit - I think it's 4000 or 4500 characters... when you get on to apply later you'll be able to check the length on the website.

**Mattie** · 15-06-2006, 01:14 AM

last year it was 3000 characters including spaces and it will probably be the same again this year. i Shouldn't worry too much about the character limit yet as you'll change and amend your statement so many times.
What I tried doing was putting down everything I wanted to say and then talking it from there. As i think some said, don't worry about the opening sentence yet.
Good luck.
Matt

**frankum** · 16-06-2006, 10:29 AM

I think the character limit was 4000 for me, that's about 47 or 48 lines in Word. Ucas won't let you send a PS if it is too long.

**Gabby** · 16-06-2006, 10:43 AM

Hello all - I am also more than happy to help with PS writing.
I am delighted to say that I am due to start at UCL in September - and my particular area of (way too much knowledge) is being an elderly(!) graduate applicant who has taken about 20 years to get into Med School.......!
My adult children will attest to my obsession with grammar and spelling (please don't get me started on the use of 'less' or 'fewer' or apostrophes....)

I don't get online terribly frequently as I am very busy at work at the moment - but if you pm or email me I will take a look as soon as I am able.

I cannot tell you all what a complete joy it is to me that I don't ever have to write another UCAS personal statement for myself!!

lots of love and luck, Gabby xxx

**Butternut** · 21-06-2006, 03:30 PM

hey i'm also totally willing to read any personal statements.
I remember how much it helped having people on here read over mine last year. Btw i'm going to start my first year in sep hopefully at Glasgow if i get my conditions so if anyone wants me to read them just pm them over!!xx