Powerful Statements

Helping students with their UCAS applications.

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Powerful Statements provides an online personal statement support service.
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@SP_EnergyPeople Worst company I have come across in a long time. They lie at POS to get you to switch. I am constantly calling them to resolve the issues with no progress. They are disorganised and give different information depending on who you speak to. Advice: Stay well clear

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@tes RIP Yvonne Connolly!

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So the UCAS deadline has passed. Did you miss it? There's still hope as you have until 30th June 2021 to apply for university courses that have spaces. There's also the option of clearing. Contact us to find out more.
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With the UCAS deadline being January 29th, the is still time to get help and perfect your personal statement. Contact us for more details.
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Is it a great idea to stagger the start of secondary schools in January with pupils studying online expect those taking summer exams? Could online teaching be the way forward? Share your thoughts.
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How's the UCAS application going?
It's OK if you're struggling, so are countless others, which is why we're here to help.
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Powerful Statements are there to help students write their personal statements for UCAS. You still have time before the final deadline. Read our testimonial below from a student and see how we can help you.
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The answers to 'spot the things to avoid' in the personal statement are: cliché, unnecessary quote, waffle, negativity. How did you all do? Thank you to all who joined in. Contact us if you need further help / guidance with writing your personal statement
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Final day of 'spot the errors'. Can you, 'SPOT THE THINGS TO AVOID'? There are 4 things that you should avoid doing when writing a personal statement. Can you figure out what they are? Add your comments and let us know. Come back later for the answers.
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ANSWERS: slang / informal (1 day, uni, I’ve, loads), punctuation (quotation marks, commas), tenses (faced, enjoy, include), plural (students), capital letter (a level, chemistry), words (while, threw).
Did you spot all 14?
Come back tomorrow for the final activity.

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SPOT THE GRAMMATICAL ERRORS. The are 14 in total, can you identify them? Let us know which errors you can find, then come back later for the answers.
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Spot the spelling mistakes...how many did you find?
– ANSWERS (psychology, business, specialise, successful, opportunity, enterprise, communication, management, although, experience, a lot, assembly)
Come back tomorrow for another spot the error exercise.
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How good is your spelling? Your personal statement should have no spelling errors so don't just use the spell check, get someone to also proofread it.
Here's a little fun exercise:
SPOT THE 12 SPELLING MISTAKES.
Come back later today for the answers.
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ICYMI - here's some tips on how to get you started on your personal statement, handy if you're working on your personal statement this half term. Read our top tips here: https://t.co/g1rVFahh8H

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@SchoolsWeek @_CIEA I wonder what an alternative could be? 🤔

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6 important things to avoid when writing your personal statements. Number 6: Avoid anything negative.
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6 Things to avoid when writing your personal statement. Number 5: Don’t waffle – such as writing really long sentences or repeating yourself.
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6 important things to avoid when writing your personal statements. Number 4: Don’t Plagiarise – it's really not worth it.
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6 Things to avoid when writing your personal statement. Number 3: Don’t exaggerate the truth
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@SiobhanMonagh10 Yes! That would be called exaggerating and it might trip you up later.

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6 Things to avoid when writing your personal statement. Number 1: Avoid cliches.....UCAS has probably heard them a thousand times.
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