Using ChatGPT for your Personal Statement, The University Guys, and what communication is really about.
😊 Welcome
This week we look at how you can make best use of ChatGPT if you are using it to help with your UCAS Personal Statement. We hear about about The University Guys, who can help you discover everything you need to know about study overseas. And we learn the single most important lesson in communication from Simon Sinek, all round marketing guru.
✍️ Writing your UCAS Personal Statement using ChatGPT
I’m writing this during a week when hundreds, if not thousands, of schools world-wide will be holding university application weeks for their year 12 students. Right at the centre of these events will be kick-off sessions for writing your UCAS Personal Statements. I wonder how many of these sessions will focus around how to make best use of ChatGPT, and how many will just conveniently ignore it?
I expect most sessions will probably ignore the potential for using ChatGPT. The issues are just too complicated, and let’s face it, using AI for this sort of task is just cheating right?
Well yes, the issues are complicated, but that is no reason to ignore it. And at a time when doubtless many of you are already using ChatGPT and other AI tools on a daily basis to help with your homework, I thought it just plain common sense to have a look at it!
💡 Did You Know?
I generally write about UK universities, but if you are in the UK and are considering studying elsewhere, I'd highly recommend 'The University Guys' for help and support.
They are particularly clued up about study in the USA, but their expertise goes well beyond that. As well as 1-2-1 support, they've got a whole load of information on their website to help you learn about study overseas. And they have some terrific events coming up in autumn for students, parents and advisors!
Why not check them out?
📢 Quote of the week
“Communication isn't about saying what we think. It's about ensuring others hear what we mean.”
Simon Sinek, author of Start with Why
I cannot stress how important this is, whether we are posting on Instagram, giving advice to a friend, or writing our UCAS Personal Statement.
It is our responsibility to ensure that we are are heard and that our point has been received and understood.
Thanks for reading!
Jonathan
📅 Next week: Personal Statements: Not ‘I have to…’ but ‘I get to…’
