08/10/2006, 08:35 AM
Hmm, it looks like we might not get any answers! Since we're both applying to Oxbridge, our app deadlines are comming up and we don't have much time. I don't know if it'll be of much help, but here is what I've decided to do.
Im sure admission tutors know full well that most students really don't know what they want to do, and I'm sure they're used to seeing personal statements with kids pretending to know all about something they're really not that in to because their parents think it would be best. SO, I would say the best way to go for us would be to be completely honest. Tell them about everything you're interested in, and if you get an interview, explain that you are interested in all of these subjects, but havent decided on which one you're going to focus on. No one can blame a 17 year old for not knowing what they want to be!
Hope this helps
Im sure admission tutors know full well that most students really don't know what they want to do, and I'm sure they're used to seeing personal statements with kids pretending to know all about something they're really not that in to because their parents think it would be best. SO, I would say the best way to go for us would be to be completely honest. Tell them about everything you're interested in, and if you get an interview, explain that you are interested in all of these subjects, but havent decided on which one you're going to focus on. No one can blame a 17 year old for not knowing what they want to be!
Hope this helps