I have been fortunate to work on both sides of the UCAS admissions process. During my time at a university psychology department I received personal statements and made the judgement call on whether A-level students had the passion, commitment and, perhaps above all, the academic potential for a psychology degree.
My current job involves preparing A-level students for university, helping them to structure their personal statements effectively and then challenging them on what they mean by what they write. This is not always an easy process, with Socratic questioning on both sides, but the end result is usually worth all the drafts that go on between the first attempt and the final version of the personal statement.
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