Personal Statement para estudiar Energías Renovables en Reino Unido.

Energías Renovables

Reino Unido

El Personal Statement es un texto plano, donde tienes que escribir los motivos por los que quieres estudiar en la universidad. Es la forma de evaluar a los futuros candidatos en las universidades del Reino Unido, en lugar de las pruebas de acceso a la universidad que hay en otros paises.

Para aplicar a las universidades Británicas, revisa mi artículo como y donde estudiar energías renovables en Reino Unido.

Tienen un sistema anti copia muy sofisticado, que detecta cualquier frase copiada, comparandola con su base de datos de todos los statements de la historia, y todos los textos existentes en internet. Es una tecnología muy sencilla, google lo integra en su comando de busqueda "entre comillas" Por lo que mi statement está subido después de haber sido evaluado.

Creo que mi Personal Statement es un buen ejemplo, porque con él, he sido elegido en 4 de las 5 universidades que elegí. El problema que tienen los jovenes Británicos es que con 17-18 años, hay muy pocos que tengan una vocación clara, por lo que su ensayo suele ser un poco flojo, y acaban siendo elegidos (de primera ronda) en una o ninguna universidad.

El otro punto, es tener una buena referencia académica, y estoy seguro que el profesor que me la escribió, tambien hizo un buen trabajo.

Añado aquí el texto de como se presentan las opciones (elecciones) de universidad en el ucas track http://www.ucas.ac.uk/students/track/

university / college		course	starting	decision	your reply	updated
	The University of Nottingham		HH6F	23-Sep-2013	Unsuccessful		23-Apr-2013
	campus:	entry point: 1
	University of Dundee		H221	02-Sep-2013	Conditional		27-Mar-2013
	campus:	entry point: 1
	University of South Wales (formerly University of Glamorgan)		H631	24-Sep-2013	Conditional		24-Apr-2013
	campus:	entry point: 1
	University of Exeter		H221	23-Sep-2013	Conditional		02-May-2013
	campus: C	entry point: 1
	Teesside University		H631	23-Sep-2013	Conditional		13-Apr-2013
	campus:	entry point: 1

*Nota: El "conditional" se debe a que la aceptación definitiva está condicionada a presentar el certificado de IELTS (la prueva de inglés) con un 6 de nota media, menos en Exeter, que piden un 6,5.

Como nota de calidad, tengo que añadir que la universidad de Exeter es la universidad numero 15 en el Ranking del Reino Unido, y la 153 del ranking mundial. En españa la que más se le acerca es la Autónoma de Barcelona en el puesto 200(Mundial), pero si lo filtramos por escuelas de ingeniería (quitando las universidades que son buenas por carreras de letras como derecho en Oxfort), es una de las mejores del mundo, y por supuesto que para mi, es la mejor escuela del mundo para estudiar Energías Renovables.

Centrandome en qué escribir en el Personal Statement, me centré en:

• Vocación
• Trayectoria académica
• Trayectoria profesional
• Que opino de las energías renovables
• Mi interes personal
• Mi personalidad
• *Además de meter pequeños detalles tecnológicos por todo el texto que solo un iniciado sabría de qué estoy hablando.

Ahí va el texto. Hacte una idea, pero no copies una sola frase completa o te descalificarán!!

PERSONAL STATEMENT FOR STUDY A DEGRE IN RENEWABLE ENERGY.

It has been my lifelong ambition and a personal goal to work with renewable energy since the age of twelve, when I helped my father install a photovoltaic panel on to the roof of our "Bodega". It was a simple installation consisting of a regulator, battery and a 60W panel. A lot of people came to ask my father how that works. The main factor about it was that you could use sun light to produce electricity and that it is an installation that is still working today.

At the age of nineteen I did my first course for solar thermal and photovoltaic elements. After that I focused my career on renewable energy. I studied Electronic Engineering at Burgos University (BTEC HND) and in every subject I tried to apply something in the "renewable way". In Electronic Controls, I designed the control for a solar tracker. In CAD I designed with a renewable energy source on the roof of industrial premises. The engineering environment gave me the opportunity to learn about other topics that I really liked, as the Sterling Engine. This is the most efficient thermal engine and it works only with the difference of temperatures. Its applications within solar energy are infinite.

I have experience of teaching and sharing my passion about renewable energy to others. I have my own blog and a number of web spaces on the internet which are about different renewable energy forms. In the summer of 2010 I was working in Bolivia teaching people how to use solar cookers.
I learnt how to share my knowledge and experience but further more I have learnt how to maintain solar systems and had my very first experience with Bio Digesters. I really savour, sharing my passion and knowledge with others, knowing that it is going to be making a difference to their lives but further more to the environment. Every Thursday I volunteer as a Spanish teacher. I am developing my leadership skills and my ability to teach a topic for 1 hour, and I think that my students are happy with me.

I think that the renewable energy is not only for the future, but the present too. Energy is a fundamental strategic sector, as a driving force for change, but also as an economical force too, which can overcome the economical crisis. Renewable Energy Technology generates jobs and helps reduce the Co2 emissions, which is the principal cause for climate change. In less than 4 years solar panels have become seven times cheaper. Renewable Technology is continuing to develop, making a sunny country like Spain able to produce cheaper energy instead of conventional methods, making it a real alternative to the petrol world.

Resilience, optimism, enthusiasm and a sense of humour are just some of the qualities I posses. Studying a degree in renewable energy indeed will be challenging but this is a career that matches my values and experiences and one that I believe I can bring valuable skills from my experiences in life. I have numerous transferable skills, I am naturally organised and enjoy managing my own time. I work well under-pressure and enjoy working towards goals and objectives. I have developed excellent communication and interpersonal skills .I am also a good team player and enjoy working in a team. Working in busy environments and being given extra responsibilities has enhanced my decision-making skills. I speak three languages and I am confident in communicating with people of all ages and backgrounds.

Above all I believe I will thrive studying renewable energy because of my own enthusiasm, passion and dedication to making a difference to the environment.

Fernando Santamaría del Hoyo.