Journalism Personal Statement Example 1

hi. just read this, its one of the first personal statements i have read that stands out, its really good.

Starts out superbly and catches your attention... but the tightness of the writing seems to falter a bit towards the end...

Wow i think this is well good! Ive read a few now and this is one has really stood out for me! Definately better than what ive written or ever will looll totally jealous!

It's unique and helps u differentiate this guy from any other ones! It advertises him well as well! ;)

You almost say all every proposal of journalism need to say in his personal statements.

goooood of YA
ADEMOLA

Just like to raise this with all the 'guy' and 'he's' going about up there, unless men have started to do waitressing, this is written by a girl.

Very well written P/S though. Certainly different.

Hey,

I'm just writing this to say thank you for all the kind words about my personal statement. I wrote this about 4 years ago now and it seems like such a distant memory!

I thought I'd let you know the background of this. I wrote this PS and applied to:

Bournemouth
London South Bank
Surrey Institute of Art & Design
London College of Printing (as it was known then)
Southampton Institute
and I think maybe somewhere else, I can't remember now, it was so long ago.

I got nearly all unconditional offers with the exception of Bournemouth (rejection due to grades) and Southampton Institute (Conditional) and ending up settling at the London College of Printing, or LCC as it is now known.

A few years on, I have done or am about to do work experience at emap, The Journalist (NUJ paper), The Guardian, Bangkok Post and many more. I have also set-up a magazine with friends that is on the brink of publishing with requests of around 1,000 copies from various places.

Just thought I'd fill you in where this little PS got me to.

Dani
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i used this to help me with mine as well. i've seen alot of personal staements but this has to be the one that stanmds out in my mind, it's brilliant

u rock!

This personal statement although shows signs of strong academical background, is not used effectively because of the English and style of writing as others have mentioned. This can be seen especially near the end where it does sound like your 'sucking up' to the universities. the attitude at the end of the statement is more of you are wanting their place, instead of the attitude of pick me or else your university will loose out. At no point do you tell the university what you can offer them, apart from the last line.

this is a really good statement but has got me worried...she didnt get an offer from bournemouth which is where i really really really want to go, and my personal statement is no where near as good as this one. :s

The Sun? The News of The World? Papers made for simpletons who will believe the lies and bile that they spread. You deserve to work for that kind of rag just stepping foot inside its offices.

I have been told to make the first paragraph stand out and especially the first sentence yours definately proves this should be the case. I do feel however after the first couple of paragraphs it kinda loses its touch perhaps. I think perhaps you could have discussed wekanesses you have worked on and over come or things you would like to improve about yourself by going to uni. But then again what do i know i am not deciding whether you get in or not! but hey good luck1 : )

fnxs for dis, you realli helped

i dident find it very useful but i did a better one any way so shame

ur on about a course not ur dads life story the uni doesn't wanna kno bout ur dad cuz their not offering ur dad a place

this is good i liked it

I'd like to enquire how this person got to work with page3.com!

Just joking, there again i dont think i am lol. Good statement =D

Very impressive. x

great P/S - gave me a guideline for my own so thank you :] fingers crossed for Cardiff next year!!

bean bags are alright if you like that kinda thing

your personal statement is amazing!! i am struggling to write my own and i want to go into journalism also but i don't think i could ever produce anything to this standard. . .its brilliant!!
janice xoxox

I wrote my personal statement last year for a journalism course. I got offers from Bournemouth, Kent, Nottingham Trent, UAL and Portsmouth - without fantastic grades. Structure the PS with:

1. A famous quote, followed by why you want to be a journalism.

2. Relevant journalism experience - in school or local paper etc. This should make up the bulk of the PS.

3. Your other interests e.g. hobbies, sporting or other personal achievements.

4. Any voluntary work.

5. Conclude with a persuasive sentence, including why the Uni should choose you.

This should see you getting the offers that you want. Good luck!

You know, I was thinking about my PS the other day as my nephew has just got accepted for a Sports Journalism degree and lo and behold! I've found this again!

University for me now is a distant memory and I've now worked at a well known regional paper in Hampshire and now work at a small publishing firm doing magazines. In addition I run a lot of the Internet side of things. To think it started all those years ago!

Yes, my writing style may be a bit pants (I cringe reading it back now) but at the end of the day it did what was required, it got me the place at university and, to some degree, it got to where I am today. I wasn't as polished as I could have been but I was 17 years old and hadn't had any formal training whatsoever. Not to mention nobody actually looked this over for me (terrible I know!)

Hope that I at least helped a few people along the way :)

hi im basically trying to re draft my personal statement and im doing it on journalism. any ideas on an opener???

This makes zero sense. He/She got into every university they applied for except for one but their personal statement only got a rating of one star?