22/03/2010, 04:31 PM
I'd mention any experience you've had as a nurse as it'll seem inconsistent if you conveniently skip out the couple of years you spent doing your degree. I'd mention how it's improved your knowledge of the course and how that knowledge will be applied to the new course. Be prepared to be questioned about the decision made though.
This isn't personal experience obviously, but I know I'd do it if I was in your shoes.
As for the rest of you - STOP LOOKING FOR EXACT MATCHES! You'll spend ridiculous amounts of time looking for that perfect personal statement to adapt and it just won't happen. I've applied through UCAS and just received my offers back and wasn't rejected.
Although that doesn't make me the definitive authority on personal statements - let me tell you this. Look for personal statements that are similar to the ones you need. I actually adapted an economics personal statement as I found it was far more effective than the mathematics ones.
It's on Studential in the following link:
http://www.studential.com/bio/getps.asp?ps=1610&view=subject
It may not be perfect, but I'm confident enough to believe it will help people get started. I'm not expecting a perfect rating, but it'll put your minds at rest hopefully - which is what I'm after.
Good luck writing!
This isn't personal experience obviously, but I know I'd do it if I was in your shoes.
As for the rest of you - STOP LOOKING FOR EXACT MATCHES! You'll spend ridiculous amounts of time looking for that perfect personal statement to adapt and it just won't happen. I've applied through UCAS and just received my offers back and wasn't rejected.
Although that doesn't make me the definitive authority on personal statements - let me tell you this. Look for personal statements that are similar to the ones you need. I actually adapted an economics personal statement as I found it was far more effective than the mathematics ones.
It's on Studential in the following link:
http://www.studential.com/bio/getps.asp?ps=1610&view=subject
It may not be perfect, but I'm confident enough to believe it will help people get started. I'm not expecting a perfect rating, but it'll put your minds at rest hopefully - which is what I'm after.
Good luck writing!