03/09/2006, 07:06 PM
Hey, that all seems like good advice - especially for mature students who often need a slightly different format as they've done different (usually more 
) things than most applicants.
Rather than writing my statement chronlogically chronologically, I divided mine into section based on what I'd done starting with an education section, then a work experiance section then an extra-curricular section - mainly because I hasn't done much in the past and had no clue what I wanted to do in the future :p
As for stuff about your son, I'm not sure it would lead to you being sterotyped and it shows commitment and management skills, but not being an admissions tutor I don't know exactly how I would react. You mentioned needing yo shorten your statment though, so I would probably leave it out unless you can link it in with your subject or experiance.
Good luck with your statment - what course and universities are you applying for by the way?
) things than most applicants. Rather than writing my statement chronlogically chronologically, I divided mine into section based on what I'd done starting with an education section, then a work experiance section then an extra-curricular section - mainly because I hasn't done much in the past and had no clue what I wanted to do in the future :p
As for stuff about your son, I'm not sure it would lead to you being sterotyped and it shows commitment and management skills, but not being an admissions tutor I don't know exactly how I would react. You mentioned needing yo shorten your statment though, so I would probably leave it out unless you can link it in with your subject or experiance.
Good luck with your statment - what course and universities are you applying for by the way?