Meet Parcel For Me | Tips and Tricks

Being a student and getting parcels delivered is a nightmare, being in lectures at the most random of times means I usually miss my deliveries and have to wait to get them redelivered *ball ache*. That pair of shoes which are far too high and you would never be able to walk in which you ordered at 4am after a lot of alcohol you even want those to be delivered or that random thing you ordered but don't have a clue what it is, having that red card in front of is making the suspense unbearable, I mean what the hell is it?!

Today I am bringing you Parcel For Me the company that puts YOU in charge of your delivery, uh yes please! Making the online check out process even easier whether you are drunk or sober you'll have an easy time checking out, does anybody else find it tiring to enter your card details like 50 times over? Being a student around loan time, I place a lot of orders and find it hard to keep track of delivery times and who is delivering what so this is a super helpful service which you should all check out and make delivery as simple as it should be.

Who is looking forward to not finding their deliveries on the roof (yep one firm really does that) or in their bin anymore?

*Cheers to that* 

*Sponsored Post

Tips for writing your personal statement| Tips and Tricks

Hi lovelies, I hope you're doing well? Today's post is a guest post from the lovely Beth from http://www.bethtinkerbell.co.uk/ who has a job in the field which includes all things you need to know about applying for university and also writing your personal statement which can be a scary thing, I hope you enjoy the guest post and let me know if you need any further info.

Applying to university can be a daunting prospect, especially if you're unsure it’s right for you. I always advise my students to complete and send off a UCAS application so that the option of going to university is open to you come the summer and results day.

Don't worry if you haven't yet sent off your application or got started on it, you still have time. One of the hardest parts of the application is completing your personal statement, most people find it very difficult to write about themselves in a positive light, but I’m here to help.

When it comes to writing your personal statement you will never get it done in one night. You’re going to write a few drafts before you’re happy with it. You’re also unlikely to write it in the style of beginning, middle, end, instead you’ll be moving things around.

Things you should include in your personal statement.

1. Why have you chosen the course you’ve applied for? Why does it interest you?
2. If you're studying something similar at the moment then tell them what you like about your current course. Something you’ve studied may have influenced your choice in degree.
3. Tell them what you're looking forward to learning more about on your degree (only do this if all your choices cover a similar module).
4. If you have a career in mind tell them about it. It shows that you know where your degree will take you.
5. Let them know if you’ve done any relevant work experience. Want to be a solicitor and done two weeks on the reception at a solicitors office, tell them.
6. If you have a part time job then let them know, this shows that you can balance studying and working. You’ve got time management skills, you may have developed communication skills or confidence during your time working.
7. Tell them about your hobbies, if you're part of a sports team then this will show that you have teamwork skills.
8. Explain every point that you make and give evidence. You developed your communication skills when working with young children as you had to adapt the language you used to ensure they understood what you were asking of them.

Things not to include in your personal statement.

1. Don't name a city/town or university unless you're only applying to one choice.
2. Don't name your degree unless all your choices have the same title, often they will have slight variations on title.
3. Don't use a famous quote unless you're going to analyse it. We can tell when you're trying to look clever or use up characters.

Just remember you only have 47 lines or 4000 characters (whichever you hit first) so it's not always possible to fit everything. UCAS put all personal statements through detection software so if you copy something you’ve found in a personal statement online or something a friend/sibling wrote they will know and will alert your university choices. It's not worth the risk!

Please feel free to tweet me @BethTinkerbell if you have any questions.