Your university application

[00:00:06] Speaker 1 When you're completing your UCAS application, you need to include as much relevant information as possible, but just making lists of your achievements isn't enough. Using the ABC method to structure examples will help you demonstrate why you are the perfect person for your chosen course. ABC stands for Action Benefit and Course. This will help you talk about your experiences to really sell yourself in your personal statement.

[00:00:30] Here's an example from my personal statement.

[00:00:56] "During my time at sixth form, I took part in animation, summer studio, where I worked for two weeks at a time to create an animated short film. This helped me to develop my skills in computer animation as well as practice my organisation skills and attention to detail in a collaborative group project. The opportunity to study 3D modelling animation on this project has confirmed to me my enthusiasm to work in the visual effects industry. Action, benefit and Course.

[00:01:24] Here's another example. If you're applying to do law, you might talk about how being a part of an extra curricular debating society helped to improve your research skills. But don't forget to link this back to the course you're applying for, as research skills are key to a law degree and career and would help you complete your university assignments. So when you're writing your personal statement, think about how you can apply the ABC method to your experiences in school, work experience or extracurriculars. Before you know it, you'll have lots of ABCs you can turn into well-structured paragraphs. They can be a great personal statement.