Tiauha
18-09-2005, 17:55
Knowing how good you lot normally are:
Ok, Here is what I don't want you to put down, I know it already: Getting work experience, I've tried and failed and won't be able to get any in time to put in my personal statement,k? oh and probably the bit about waiting half an hour probably isn't true any more.
I need to adjust the balance of this to make it more medical and less social, only thing is I have a limit of 47 lines and 4000 characters, and two, I've no idea how to achieve this except waxing lyrically about something randomly medical which I'll probably get lots of questions on and look a fool. So any suggestions would be helpful.
Otherwise this is what I've done:
Medicine combines two interests of mine; the love of science and the enjoyment of helping and caring for people and trying to make a difference in their lives. A medical career is intellectually demanding and varied which I find appealing and believe I could cope with well. I like to persevere and have a desire to acquire new knowledge.
In Chemistry I have learnt more about controlling diabetes with insulin in the unit "Engineering Proteins. It shows how illness impacts life, for example, having to wait half an hour before eating meals after an insulin injection. Furthermore in Biology I have been fascinated studying the workings of the human body, particularly the respiratory and circulatory systems. Studying Italian and Japanese have broadened my interests beyond my own culture and Mathematics has enabled me to strengthen my analytical thinking.
For the past 3 years I have volunteered at the local Brownies as a young leader, which means that I have learnt how to communicate and teach the children who attend. As well as this I have been involved in Girl Guides for twelve years and I am currently a Ranger, and have gained the Baden-Powell Challenge, the highest award a guide can obtain.
At my secondary school I held positions of responsibility as the senior librarian and a senior prefect, this meant that I was required to lead and look after others in my team. I also played the flute in my schools orchestra. When leaving at the end of year 11, I was awarded two prizes; the community service and the science award.
I attend a church youth group every week, as my faith is an important part of my life. Recently we undertook a community service project in which we helped to raise awareness about the growing problem of littering in the town and remove the accumulated rubbish from some of the streets. Volunteering in a Christian bookshop for the last three years has helped me to cultivate patience and communication skills in order to deal with customers. This year I am taking on the role of assistant at my college's Christian Union. This will involve organising and planning meetings as well as trips.
For several years I enjoyed assisting at the local children's nursery, looking after the children there and found the experience very rewarding. Over the summer I worked for a week at a project that allowed children from the council estates to participate and enjoy craft activities, face painting, sport and cooking that they were not able to do at home. Each year I take part in the carnival to help raise money for various charities. This year, the float I accompanied helped raise money and promote the Make Poverty History campaign. This is something I am passionate about as well as Fairtrade which ensures that growers get a decent wage for their products. Near Christmas, the local Round Table puts on Santa's Sleigh, which I help with to collect money for local charities.
Gaining the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award taught me new skills such as dedication, the importance of planning, organisation of my expedition to the New Forest and the need of teamwork to be able to complete tasks successfully. Next summer I will be going on a month long expedition to Ecuador. This will include physical tests of walking at altitude and climbing of Ecuador's more volcanic areas, as well as a week helping at an orphanage. Travelling to France, Italy and Germany with my school and college has given me a chance to improve upon my language skills, as well as acquiring knowledge of foreign cultures and customs which will prove useful in my dealings with patients.
Ok, Here is what I don't want you to put down, I know it already: Getting work experience, I've tried and failed and won't be able to get any in time to put in my personal statement,k? oh and probably the bit about waiting half an hour probably isn't true any more.
I need to adjust the balance of this to make it more medical and less social, only thing is I have a limit of 47 lines and 4000 characters, and two, I've no idea how to achieve this except waxing lyrically about something randomly medical which I'll probably get lots of questions on and look a fool. So any suggestions would be helpful.
Otherwise this is what I've done:
Medicine combines two interests of mine; the love of science and the enjoyment of helping and caring for people and trying to make a difference in their lives. A medical career is intellectually demanding and varied which I find appealing and believe I could cope with well. I like to persevere and have a desire to acquire new knowledge.
In Chemistry I have learnt more about controlling diabetes with insulin in the unit "Engineering Proteins. It shows how illness impacts life, for example, having to wait half an hour before eating meals after an insulin injection. Furthermore in Biology I have been fascinated studying the workings of the human body, particularly the respiratory and circulatory systems. Studying Italian and Japanese have broadened my interests beyond my own culture and Mathematics has enabled me to strengthen my analytical thinking.
For the past 3 years I have volunteered at the local Brownies as a young leader, which means that I have learnt how to communicate and teach the children who attend. As well as this I have been involved in Girl Guides for twelve years and I am currently a Ranger, and have gained the Baden-Powell Challenge, the highest award a guide can obtain.
At my secondary school I held positions of responsibility as the senior librarian and a senior prefect, this meant that I was required to lead and look after others in my team. I also played the flute in my schools orchestra. When leaving at the end of year 11, I was awarded two prizes; the community service and the science award.
I attend a church youth group every week, as my faith is an important part of my life. Recently we undertook a community service project in which we helped to raise awareness about the growing problem of littering in the town and remove the accumulated rubbish from some of the streets. Volunteering in a Christian bookshop for the last three years has helped me to cultivate patience and communication skills in order to deal with customers. This year I am taking on the role of assistant at my college's Christian Union. This will involve organising and planning meetings as well as trips.
For several years I enjoyed assisting at the local children's nursery, looking after the children there and found the experience very rewarding. Over the summer I worked for a week at a project that allowed children from the council estates to participate and enjoy craft activities, face painting, sport and cooking that they were not able to do at home. Each year I take part in the carnival to help raise money for various charities. This year, the float I accompanied helped raise money and promote the Make Poverty History campaign. This is something I am passionate about as well as Fairtrade which ensures that growers get a decent wage for their products. Near Christmas, the local Round Table puts on Santa's Sleigh, which I help with to collect money for local charities.
Gaining the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award taught me new skills such as dedication, the importance of planning, organisation of my expedition to the New Forest and the need of teamwork to be able to complete tasks successfully. Next summer I will be going on a month long expedition to Ecuador. This will include physical tests of walking at altitude and climbing of Ecuador's more volcanic areas, as well as a week helping at an orphanage. Travelling to France, Italy and Germany with my school and college has given me a chance to improve upon my language skills, as well as acquiring knowledge of foreign cultures and customs which will prove useful in my dealings with patients.