Personal Statement - Geology 1

Why do you want to study this course or subject?

I have thoroughly enjoyed the aspects of geology I have studied so far, even the fieldtrips (hard work but useful). I am especially interested in learning more about palaeontology and also geophysics (I have a fondness for sums that will not go away!).

How have your qualifications and studies helped you to prepare for this course or subject?

I do not feel as if this last year has been wasted, I have made many good friends and learnt an awful lot, not to mention discovering that computers aren't boxes that beep nastily.

When not looking intently at rocks I enjoy using computers+ and have been amazed at the thriving society that is the internet. Through this I have made friends with, and met, people from many different places and backgrounds whose friendship and humour I will continue to enjoy++. I have assisted in website designs and produced a number of different projects using word, excel, access, pagemaker, coreldraw, powerpoint and netscape. I enjoy this both as an ends to a means and as a purely creative outlet.

What else have you done to prepare outside of education, and why are these experiences useful?

I have decided to transfer for a number of small reasons, the main one being that I miss the amenities and society that comes with living in a city. I miss buses and regular trains, easy access to shops and a swimming pool, I even miss McDonalds.

I also love swimming, an activity I've sorely missed this year. I am still currently Liverpool and District Ladies Lifesaving Champion (third year running).

As well as these activities I have developed an obsession with theme parks and scary rides (including Oblivion at Alton Towers, an achievement I am very proud of as someone not particularly fond of falling), and I am spending my life savings on a trip to Orlando in June to have an amazing holiday.

Well there is a lot more I could write here (especially about the voluntary work I do at my cinema) but I have run out of space.

Hope to see you soon.

Universities applied to:

• Southampton

How personal statements have changed?

The current personal statement format, with three 'scaffolding' questions, was introduced by Ucas in September 2025. This personal statement was submitted before then, using the old essay-style format. It has been carefully edited into the three-question format, with all of the original wording kept.

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