My interest in helping people was spurred on from being familiar with my peers’ mental health problems. I recognise the effects on themselves and their families both psychological and physiological. I aspire to being able to help others resolve their issues, working in a field which enables me to do so. I would feel extremely satisfied to be able to help others in a form of counselling or therapy practice.
I feel university would be an enriching place to study and an experience that cannot be missed, especially during my prime years of education. I am extremely excited to further my knowledge of my interests in a mature and engaging environment. The opportunity to meet an array of new people makes university appeal to my social personality. …show more content…
Both activities I have taken in my stride, giving maximum effort to acquire more necessary skills for example leadership skills and the ability to plan and carry out an event such as bake sales and primary school discos. Both included the presence of smaller children, portraying my responsible nature to communicating and working with those of a vulnerable age. One of my most rewarding activities was a scholar programme I was a part of during my time at school. The ‘Brilliant Club’ was a 4 week programme working alongside Durham University and PhD tutor Kelly?. A similar application to a personal statement was required to be a part of this programme and a select few were chosen. We studied the topic of restorative justice which I found extremely satisfying and fuelled my interest on similar topics like psychology and sociology. A 3,000 word assignment was compulsory to pass this module; this was graded to university standard. This opportunity gave me a taste of university requirements, familiarising myself with Harvard referencing and the importance of submission dates. I was awarded a 1st as well as a distinction for my
I feel university would be an enriching place to study and an experience that cannot be missed, especially during my prime years of education. I am extremely excited to further my knowledge of my interests in a mature and engaging environment. The opportunity to meet an array of new people makes university appeal to my social personality. …show more content…
Both activities I have taken in my stride, giving maximum effort to acquire more necessary skills for example leadership skills and the ability to plan and carry out an event such as bake sales and primary school discos. Both included the presence of smaller children, portraying my responsible nature to communicating and working with those of a vulnerable age. One of my most rewarding activities was a scholar programme I was a part of during my time at school. The ‘Brilliant Club’ was a 4 week programme working alongside Durham University and PhD tutor Kelly?. A similar application to a personal statement was required to be a part of this programme and a select few were chosen. We studied the topic of restorative justice which I found extremely satisfying and fuelled my interest on similar topics like psychology and sociology. A 3,000 word assignment was compulsory to pass this module; this was graded to university standard. This opportunity gave me a taste of university requirements, familiarising myself with Harvard referencing and the importance of submission dates. I was awarded a 1st as well as a distinction for my