Excellence Goals

What should students be able to do with the knowledge or skills they acquire from the course?

  • Understand that it is important to start prepping for your personal statement early, so that you can do what you need to to pair your ambition and interest with your actions

  • Recognise the difference between the types of universities and curriculars and how this governs the way in which you write your Personal Statement

  • Learn the different phases of creating a Personal Statement and start the drafting process

Curriculum

    1. What is a Personal Statement

    2. Let's Create the Basis of Your Personal Statement

    3. The Difference Between Universities

    4. University List

    5. Statement Purpose & Structure

    6. Curricular Types

    7. Thinking About Super Curricular Activities

    8. Researching Your Prospective Courses

    9. Your Course Research Plan

    10. Super Curricular Themes

    11. Super Curriculars

    12. Your Strategy

    13. Developing Your Strategy Tasks

    14. Writing Your Statement

    15. Statement Critique

    16. How to Start and Finish Your Personal Statement

    17. Let's try a draft of your opening and closing lines

    18. Now Let's Get You Started...

    19. Research and Prep for Your Personal Statement

    20. Personal Statement Structure (PDF)

    21. Personal Statement Structure (Word)

About this course

  • 0.5 hours of video content
  • 8 homework sessions
  • Approximately 5 hours of work
  • Certificate of Completion