Hope you girls dont mind me asking but i started my pre access courseon tuesday ready 4 the access course in september and was told yesterday we will be applying 4 uni in the 1st 3 weeks in september so just been sitting here think well ive got like around 5 months to go so i thought ok well lets start doing a personal statement well working on it anyway and dont know how to start it off do i need to include my name etc ?

sc xxx

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Proud Mummy Of: Morgan 3 & Angharad 9 Months
& 2 Beautiful Angels Benjamin 2 years & Baby Angel 5 weeks Gestation x

Your personal statement is just about you, your reasons for wanting to be a midwife, interests, experience etc...

Have a look here Personal Statement Examples and here http://www.studentmidwife.net/person...2008-hope.html
for some examples.

Have fun!!

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No you don't need to include your name as that kind o f stuff will already be on your application. We applied staright into our access course too and were told by college to follow this structure:

• Paragraph 1: What course do you want to apply for and why?
• Paragraph 2: What have you done on access/a-level that has helped to reach this decision? what have you learnt about yourself on this course?
• Paragraph 3: What work experience have you carried out?
• Paragraph 4: What interests, hobbies and activities do you have?
• Paragraph 5: What awards have you achieved? What sort of personality have you got that will help you on the course?
• Paragraph 6:What is your ultimate aim once you have completed the course?

Other things we were told to include were to mention how previous life experiences and studies will help on the course, what we knew about key issues and what we knew about the course.

Take a look at the personal statements thread in applying, mine is on there if you want to look. Everyone on my course who applied used this format and we all got offers of places first time round. Good luck and I hope it helps!

Donna

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Thanks girls thats really helpful thanks

scxxxxxxx

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Proud Mummy Of: Morgan 3 & Angharad 9 Months
& 2 Beautiful Angels Benjamin 2 years & Baby Angel 5 weeks Gestation x

Good luck with it SC!

We can help you as you need, lots of info on here too!

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I was told its always good to put the role of the midwife in the personnal statement to, I did in mine and i got interviews at 3 outta the 4 I applied to.
Good luck in writing it, it took me a few weeks to get mine how I wanted it and before I was truly happy that it would be good enough to get me some interviews

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Sheffield Hallam - Confirmed offer
Leeds uni - Insurance
Yay, im gonna be a Student midwife 2008!!