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i am applying to chemical engineering course in the uk through ucas (a lot of things changed since i've posted last time).. i have a lot of skills i developed while regular pioneering, like public speaking skills, ability to reason (even if it's bs), presentational skills etc.. i feel it would boost my personal statement a lot, but i'm also afraid they would say "this guy beleives in god, and loves science, he must be creationist.

away with him".. how could i mention that i gave interviews front of thousands of people and did voluntary work in my hometown without giving a bad impression?.

i don't want to go into details and start explaining myself that "however i don't beleive in god", or something like that.

will-be-apostate

snare I see your point. Regarding how personal the personal statement needs to be, that is my main concern. I've written it already but it sounds too plain and general, it's like a resumé. I have no engaging life story that led me to choose chemical engineering.

@Rebel8, simon: I will rather mention that I am a freelance web designer, at least they will know I have programming skills which translates into problem solving capabilities.

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University Application Personal Statement dilemma - Should I mention my jw past?

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i am applying to chemical engineering course in the uk through ucas (a lot of things changed since i've posted last time).. i have a lot of skills i developed while regular pioneering, like public speaking skills, ability to reason (even if it's bs), presentational skills etc.. i feel it would boost my personal statement a lot, but i'm also afraid they would say "this guy beleives in god, and loves science, he must be creationist.

away with him".. how could i mention that i gave interviews front of thousands of people and did voluntary work in my hometown without giving a bad impression?.

i don't want to go into details and start explaining myself that "however i don't beleive in god", or something like that.

will-be-apostate

Yeah, you guys are right. Balaamsass2, yours is a positive experience indeed.

It's not like I don't have any other things to mention: I did a year petroleum engineering - that must be appealing, I help those who have difficulties learning math and chemistry in high school, I'm gonna do work shadowing at a dairy plant next week but that's all.

Snare, what did you include in your PS that made you stand out from the rest of the applicants?

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University Application Personal Statement dilemma - Should I mention my jw past?

by will-be-apostate in

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i am applying to chemical engineering course in the uk through ucas (a lot of things changed since i've posted last time).. i have a lot of skills i developed while regular pioneering, like public speaking skills, ability to reason (even if it's bs), presentational skills etc.. i feel it would boost my personal statement a lot, but i'm also afraid they would say "this guy beleives in god, and loves science, he must be creationist.

away with him".. how could i mention that i gave interviews front of thousands of people and did voluntary work in my hometown without giving a bad impression?.

i don't want to go into details and start explaining myself that "however i don't beleive in god", or something like that.

will-be-apostate

Hey, thank you for the posts, however I don't quite agree with the vast majority who says that the jw experience is just a pain in the ass and adds nothing valuable to a resume for instance.

The skills and work experience doesn't have to be directly related to the course I am applying to if I can relate them in some way.

Anyway, I'm not gonna risk it; but the thing is as a jw I didn't involve in a lot extra curriculum activities that I could mention which would add value to my PS.

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University Application Personal Statement dilemma - Should I mention my jw past?

by will-be-apostate in

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i am applying to chemical engineering course in the uk through ucas (a lot of things changed since i've posted last time).. i have a lot of skills i developed while regular pioneering, like public speaking skills, ability to reason (even if it's bs), presentational skills etc.. i feel it would boost my personal statement a lot, but i'm also afraid they would say "this guy beleives in god, and loves science, he must be creationist.

away with him".. how could i mention that i gave interviews front of thousands of people and did voluntary work in my hometown without giving a bad impression?.

i don't want to go into details and start explaining myself that "however i don't beleive in god", or something like that.

will-be-apostate

@breakfast of champions: but how did you phrase it and what course were you applying for? did you actually mention that you were jw's or did you referred as "my church", "i volunteered at a local church" ?

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University Application Personal Statement dilemma - Should I mention my jw past?

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i am applying to chemical engineering course in the uk through ucas (a lot of things changed since i've posted last time).. i have a lot of skills i developed while regular pioneering, like public speaking skills, ability to reason (even if it's bs), presentational skills etc.. i feel it would boost my personal statement a lot, but i'm also afraid they would say "this guy beleives in god, and loves science, he must be creationist.

away with him".. how could i mention that i gave interviews front of thousands of people and did voluntary work in my hometown without giving a bad impression?.

i don't want to go into details and start explaining myself that "however i don't beleive in god", or something like that.

will-be-apostate

Talesin, I think that's a good idea. I could mention that it was more about being social rather than being religious.

Any other suggestions?

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University Application Personal Statement dilemma - Should I mention my jw past?

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i am applying to chemical engineering course in the uk through ucas (a lot of things changed since i've posted last time).. i have a lot of skills i developed while regular pioneering, like public speaking skills, ability to reason (even if it's bs), presentational skills etc.. i feel it would boost my personal statement a lot, but i'm also afraid they would say "this guy beleives in god, and loves science, he must be creationist.

away with him".. how could i mention that i gave interviews front of thousands of people and did voluntary work in my hometown without giving a bad impression?.

i don't want to go into details and start explaining myself that "however i don't beleive in god", or something like that.

will-be-apostate

@sir82: I think they'd expect a little more detail on that. I phrased it like this:

I participated in conventions of the church that my family belongs to where I gave interviews about self development, time management etc.

It doesn't have to sound too formal either. What do you think?

Simon, the problem is they won't ask me for details. They either accept or decline my application, and because of the great amount of equally qualified applicants, they take personal statements seriously, that's why I'm not sure.

Although the fact that I mention words like "self development", "time management" (i truly talked about these things) should clarify that the emphasis is not on the faith.

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University Application Personal Statement dilemma - Should I mention my jw past?

by will-be-apostate in

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i am applying to chemical engineering course in the uk through ucas (a lot of things changed since i've posted last time).. i have a lot of skills i developed while regular pioneering, like public speaking skills, ability to reason (even if it's bs), presentational skills etc.. i feel it would boost my personal statement a lot, but i'm also afraid they would say "this guy beleives in god, and loves science, he must be creationist.

away with him".. how could i mention that i gave interviews front of thousands of people and did voluntary work in my hometown without giving a bad impression?.

i don't want to go into details and start explaining myself that "however i don't beleive in god", or something like that.

will-be-apostate

I am applying to chemical engineering course in the UK through UCAS (a lot of things changed since I've posted last time).

I have a lot of skills I developed while regular pioneering, like public speaking skills, ability to reason (even if it's bs), presentational skills etc.

I feel it would boost my personal statement a lot, but I'm also afraid they would say "this guy beleives in god, and loves science, he must be creationist. away with him".

How could I mention that I gave interviews front of thousands of people and did voluntary work in my hometown without giving a bad impression?

I don't want to go into details and start explaining myself that "however I don't beleive in god", or something like that. What did you do in a situation like this where you could use your jw past in your advantage?

Any thought would be appreciated.

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JW.ORG / LDS.ORG / FAMILYFED.ORG / INCMEDIA.ORG IT'S LIKE A CULT SUPERMARKET!

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i have posted on this topic before:.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/282777/1/lds-org-or-jw-org-leaders#.vasngb69ksm.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/282341/1/lds-org-or-jw-org-pick-your-posion#.vasnmb69ksm.

will-be-apostate

I must say that the presentational video on adventist.org is very impressive. *justcultthings*