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How far back should I go when mentioning my hobbies and interests?
Only mention things which help support your application; rather than a long list of everything you have done, pick one or two things and write about the skills you have learned through them. Recent activities are better than those you did in junior school.
Entering your personal statement
- Can I use foreign characters such as accents?
- Does the word limit really matter?
- Should I mention anything about my gap year?
- How far back should I go when mentioning my hobbies and interests?
- I'm not interesting or unique...what should I do?
- What balance should I make between my course interests and my extra-curricular activities?
- How should I end my personal statement?
- I have a question about the UCAS Similarity Detection Service