Personal Statement for Mary Smith

I have always maintained a keen interest in English and from a young it had been a subject in which I have flourished. I take a great interest in literature, and try to read as often as possible. I have written for school magazines at all my schools. I have volunteered to work as a member of the front of house staff at my local theatre, but I also love to go to the theatre to watch productions.  I love to go to the cinema and I have enjoyed writing film reviews in the past for my Media Studies course. I believe that this is something I would love to do more of. I also have an impressive work experience record. I have worked for local magazine called Dreams and I have done community service in the past working with mentally disabled children. I found this intensely rewarding, and felt it was an experience which developed my patience. Working with these children was a useful related experience for my sociology and psychology ‘A’ level studies, especially for the area of abnormal development within psychology.

I am a competent typist and these word processing skills have been increasingly more relevant to me. I now have a job at a Bank, which involves using the keyboard often, writing letters to customers regarding their accounts.  This undoubtedly has strengthened my computer skills yet further and I am both confident and knowledgeable with computers as a result.  I enjoy most sports and for several months now I have been having driving lessons. I hope to one day be a great diver instructor in my spare time because I enjoy diving.

I have always been intensely interested in nature and animals and participated in the local Watch Club where I learnt much general knowledge on nature and conservation. I have aspirations to be a facilitator in the future and help adult achieve their dreams at what they enjoy to do in life.  I also feel that as a student who has attended both private and state schools, I am one of the few who could have such a direct contribution to give to the education debate and would like to address this in possible future published writings. I read broadsheet newspapers everyday and I feel this is helping to develop my writing skills. I believe that every good writer needs experience of life to put in to words, and I have traveled to several foreign countries in the past. I have visited much of the Caribbean islands and I hope this summer to see Australia after completing my studies at the university.

To conclude, I am being honest in saying that I am a dedicated and committed student with an excellent attendance record in school. I am very excited at the prospect of studying Adult Education at degree level. I feel sure that I will make full use of the opportunities afforded to me at the university.