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# Oh fuck are we supposed to make art?
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 17:52, archived)
# I'm sorry, it's a lovely nut drawing.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 17:55, archived)
# ok, how about "creative"
either way i'm working b3ta into the personal statement on my uni application
(I helped save b3ta! ms morbo lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 17:55, archived)
# Are you sure you want to risk that?
What if whoever reads it stumbles into /talk or *lowers ears, hushed tones* /qotw?
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 17:58, archived)
# Length?
One page CVs are desirable.
(I helped save b3ta! zoldergoose, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 18:03, archived)
# I'm sorry, I only repsond to zeltergeist.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 18:05, archived)
# Well that's lucky because a response from anyone other than Mue would have upset me
(I helped save b3ta! zoldergoose, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 18:06, archived)
# Touché
(Mu2, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 18:07, archived)
# I always (just now thinking about it) imagine your name to be some sort of engineering tool.
"Pass us a point 5 zeltergiset, will ya?"
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 18:14, archived)
# 4000 characters
not really like a cv though.
(I helped save b3ta! ms morbo lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 18:06, archived)
# I was making a weak QOTW-related joke
And yeah, I remember the joys of the personal statement.

While I was trying to write mine a few years ago I stumbled across a few example, one of which was for philosophy. The person had done their entire personal statement as a dialogue between two dead philosophers about how suitable the candidate was. I threw up, right there.
(I helped save b3ta! zoldergoose, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 18:08, archived)
# ah, sorry :)

good lord. guess its possible to put a bit to much focus on the "make sure you stand out" advise.
really hope my tutor will proof read any guff out of mine, but i can safely say its not that bad.
(I helped save b3ta! ms morbo lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 18:13, archived)
# You could always stand out
by making sure you remember the difference between the verb "to advise" and the noun "advice".

/Being a total cunt blog :)
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 18:34, archived)
# don't worry
i'm not mentioning it by name.
(I helped save b3ta! ms morbo lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 18:03, archived)
# Ugh, mine was too long and I had to cut most of it out :(
(I helped save b3ta! ClanSoul, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 18:29, archived)