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Personal statement dilemma

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JamieandRoybromance · 23/10/2023 20:22

What do you do when you want to apply for a course which is only taught in one university? Therefore, your other 4 choices have to be in a different subject to the first choice. My DS has been told by his head of year that admissions will look unfavourably at his statement as they'll think he isn't truly invested in a subject area, but what else can he do? He can't just apply for one degree course. The two subject areas he is interested in are vaguely linked and he's tried to stress this in his statement. But his heart really lies in the BSc which is unique to one uni, so he wants to stress his passion in the statement without alienating the second interest in computer science. Any suggestions on what to do for the best would be appreciated.

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JamieandRoybromance · 07/12/2023 08:09

UPDATE: he's had offers for both courses!! So sending a separate statement worked a treat.

Thank you everyone, we have a very happy ds!

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Pinkpinkplonk · 07/12/2023 09:04

Great news!
Now he has the dilemma of having to make a decision
But why aren’t kids told they can do this from the outset??

TizerorFizz · 07/12/2023 09:06

Because most don’t need to.

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