Hmm...
How can I contrive "my hobbies are sitting at home at the computer every evening, except for those nights when I just go to sleep instead" into a positive personal statement for my UCAS?
( Malchick, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 20:28, archived)

How about
"my hobbies include sitting at home at the computer every evening, except for those nights when I just go to sleep instead. Hurrah!"
( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Fri 8 Jul 2005, 20:29, archived)

Pfft.
Seriously, though, I'm quite worried because I have literally nothing to put down...I don't do sport, I'm not a huge movie aficianado, I don't visit the theatre, I don't do volunteer work or help charities, I don't have any particular duties at home...
Bah. When I was younger I was captain of the primary school football team, a Scout, a major part of the Young Enterprise company my school ran, a member of the school council for 3 years, and form delegate for 4. I've done nothing recently...
( Malchick, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 20:31, archived)

make shit up, but stuff you know you can blag,
as most interviewers will ask you about them.
( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 20:30, archived)

*feeds sentence through UCAS personal statement filler*
*a small ping is heard*

"I have a great deal of interest in computers, and I am very proficient with the use of various software programs which will prove essential in successful completion of my course, added to which I am very experienced with use of the Internet as a research tool (ppffft)." and "I manage my time very efficiently, and cope very well with the workload set upon me"

EDIT: don't type (ppffft)
( MCQ Cartoons n' shit: bagowank.com, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 20:32, archived)

christ that's good,
trying to write mine was like pulling teeth
( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 20:35, archived)

it is good
about the only thing I remember from mine is the phrase:
"looking forward to moving up to higher education, to realise the ambition of being the first in my family to do so"
Of course, I'd forgotten about my cousin Vivianne who was at Trinity in London studying Music at the time ;)
( Gizmo.mp3 does not exist, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 20:40, archived)

I'll be...erm...the latest of many.
I'm not even the first in my generation, but I'm the only one of my dad's 4 to do it.
( Malchick, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 20:44, archived)