10 Things NOT To Do When Applying To Uni

You think you've got what it takes to go to university? Good luck getting past the application stage...

1. Leave It To The Last Minute

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What do you mean there's a deadline? OK, ten more minutes of GTA first...

2. Get The Course/University/Person's Name Wrong

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You may well have dreamt about studying at the University of Oxford all your life but the University of Nottingham didn't need to know that...

3. Beg

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Desperation gets you nowhere. Be cool.

4. Harass

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Remember, it's a degree that you want, not a restraining order.

5. Make Spelling Misteaks...

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6. Let Your Parents Do It

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Pushy parents ruin lives, kids. Don't let it be you.

7. Come Across As Over Eager

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Try as you might, no admissions officer will believe that your lifelong ambition is to study Waste Management.

8. Come Across As Under Eager

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On the other hand, you need to make it at least seem like you're interested...

9. Do This To Your Personal Statement...

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Personal statement examples don't come much worse than this. There are ways of showing you're creative. This is not one of them.

10. Lie

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