I need a favour....

[TheLuke]

I am applying to university and sending off my UCAS application today.

I have typed up my personal statement but it does need grammar and spell checking, I also have a tendency to put capital letters in where they shouldn't be and use way too many commas.

So can a few kind PHer's please volunteer for me to shoot it over to them to have a going over for me, any development around what should be in/left out in regards to subject matter/better wording etc is welcomed as well.

[StuTheGrouch]

Happy to take a look. I am an academic at a UK university.

[TheLuke]

Thanks, can you pop me an email, I have tried to send it over but it gives me a server error.

[StuTheGrouch]

Sent

[rog007]

Also happy to provide feedback for you to triangulate with your own and the other kind PHer above.

[TheLuke]

perfect!

email sent.

[StuTheGrouch]

Returned. Hope it helps

[TheLuke]

Thank you to both of you, they are both very helpful!

I will let you know if i get any offers.

[Quattromaster]

Nothing to add except bravo to all involved, the power of PH never stops amazing me.

[Pints]

Quattromaster said:

Nothing to add except bravo to all involved, the power of PH never stops amazing me.

Just when I thought this place had gone to the dogs (or spammers), this pops up. Good work, chaps.

[StuTheGrouch]

Nice to be useful for once!

Good luck with the application

[Joey Ramone]

Out of interest, what course(s) have you applied to?

[Monkeylegend]

Teaching English language.

[21TonyK]

Good luck with it. I've just spent 4 weeks refining my daughters personal statement, 4000 characters isn't much!

[TheLuke]

Monkeylegend said:

Teaching English language.

Automotive Engineering/Motorsport Engineering/Mechanical Engineering.

[Monkeylegend]

TheLuke said:

Monkeylegend said:

Teaching English language.

Automotive Engineering/Motorsport Engineering/Mechanical Engineering.

There's a guy on here looking for an apprentice for his classic car business, seems like good people are few and far between.

Good luck with the application/course.

[TheLuke]

Got a reply from 2 out of my 5 UCAS choices so far. Been offerred a place at both. One of them specifically said this.

"My descision to offer you a place was determined by the good quality of your personal statement and potential you demonstrated to suceed on the course"

So thanks to the PH'ers that had a look or offerred to, I cannot thank you all enough.

I will update with the other three when they reply.

[Monkeylegend]

Good news, well done

[anonymous-user]

How amazing is PH?

People help someone who lack basic English skills to scam his way into a University and they are congratulating themselves?

I sincerely hope the OP is found out sooner rather than later, he and his "helpers" should be ashamed of themselves.

[eliot]

THe fact the o/p knew he needed help and went about obtaining help in a polite and courteous manner shows a bit of initiative in my book.
I wouldn't call it cheating.