UCAS forms and personal statements were due in a while ago. We have not received all of the forms back from And The River Weeps Company members. They need to be with us at the Theatre as soon as possible.

miskintheatre@nwkcollege.ac.uk

What to Write

Tell the Universities, Drama Schools and Colleges why they should want you!

Your personal statement is your chance to tell universities and colleges why they should want you as a student. Admissions officers will want to know why you are interested in the courses that you have applied for and what you hope to do after your studies. A good personal statement is important - it could help to persuade an admissions officer to offer you a place. In many cases, applicants are not interviewed, so this may be your only chance to make the case for your admission.
You should carefully consider the information you give and the best way to present it effectively. Remember, you must be truthful and accurate in what you write. It is up to you how you write your statement, but we suggest you include some or all of the following points.

You need to remember what sets you apart from other people applying through UCAS is that you are a training actor/musician/dancer/technician, working in an industry model on a professional level.
You should not refer to yourself as a student on a course at NWK College, but as an actor/musician/dancer/technician training at The Miskin Theatre.

•    Why you have chosen the courses you have listed. Remember that, although each university or college that you have applied to cannot see your other choices, they will all see the personal statement.

•    What interests you about your chosen subject. Include details of what you have read  about the subject.

•    What career plans you have for when you complete your course.   

•    Any job, work experience, placement or voluntary work you have done, particularly if it is relevant to your subject. You may want to include the skills and experience you have gained from these activities.

•    Any involvement in widening participation schemes such as summer schools or mentoring activities.

•    Involvement in master classes or other Gifted and Talented programmes, including those offered by the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth (NAGTY). Details of any accreditation received for your activity in preparation for Higher Education, for example through the ASDAN Aimhigher Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE qualification).

•    Details of non-accredited skills and achievement that you have gained through activities such as:

ASDAN (Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network awards), for example, Universities Award;

Diploma of Achievement;

Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme;

Liverpool Enrichment Programme;

Millennium Volunteers Scheme; and Young Enterprise.

•    Any subjects you are studying that do not have a formal assessment.
•    Any sponsorship or placements you have or have applied for.
•    Your social, sports or leisure interests.
•    Your future plans.

How to provide your personal statement
You can enter up to 4,000 characters (this includes spaces) or 47 lines of text (this includes blank lines). You do not have to use all the space provided. When you save text, the system will tell you how many characters are still available or if you have used too many characters. You can preview your statement after you have saved it.
You will not be able to change the presentation of your personal statement by using features such as bold, italic or underlined text or foreign characters, for example, Nöel. If you use these types of formatting or foreign characters, they will be removed from the text when you paste it onto your application and save it.
We recommend that you prepare your personal statement offline using a word-processing package and copy and paste this into the Apply system. This is because Apply will time-out after 35 minutes of inactivity. When you enter your personal statement directly into Apply, you must save it to prevent your work being lost.