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OEA Today’s GOALS Think about yourself & your future. Learn how to write an attractive OEA essay.
How do you describe yourself? 3 Adjectives Be POSITIVE. PROOF
What is the most important to you?
What is your goal in life?
What do you want to be?
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OEA What is OEA? Other Experiences & Achievements
OEA 10 Awards/ Activities Name Category Nature Role What are the other parts of the OEA section? 10 Awards/ Activities Name Category Nature Role 11
OEA What are the other parts of the OEA section?
OEA Who reads my OEA Essay? Admission officers of tertiary institutions and/ or Professors who will interview you
OEA What is the purpose of the OEA Essay? Lets the readers ‘see’ you & think they should grant you a chance to impress them and/ or you are the kind of candidates they are looking for.
OEA TASK 1A List the top 3 programmes you want to take in university. You may want to consider your careers aspiration first. You can refer to pp.29, 55-58, 63-69 of Careers Mapping. JUPAS 15
You can refer to pp.15-23 of Careers Mapping. OEA TASK 1B Match your personal qualities that make you a best candidate for the top 3 programmes you want to take in university. You can refer to pp.15-23 of Careers Mapping. table 16
OEA What should I write? --1 Describe an activity or an interest that is meaningful to you and has affected your personal growth or goals. an activity or an interest
OEA What should I write? --1 You should write about… Your interested programme(s); Your interested career(s); Your strength(s); Your weakness(es); What you are passionate about…
The field you want to study in university OEA Paragraph 1 The field you want to study in university Relate it to your careers aspirations/ life goals. (e.g. social science, the business field, a medical- related field, a discipline which studies the past )
(Make sure it is consistent with your choice of discipline.) OEA Paragraph 2 An interest or an activity that has been particularly meaningful to you or has affected ysour personal growth or life goals (Make sure it is consistent with your choice of discipline.)
(How many ideas should there be in each paragraph?) OEA Paragraph(s) 3 (& 4) Show through your involvement in activities that you possess the qualities which make you a suitable candidate for the discipline. (How many ideas should there be in each paragraph?)
OEA Paragraph 5 Conclusion Reiterate your careers aspirations and say you want university education
OEA What should I write? --2 So in other words, the essay should … Make you stand out; Convince the readers you are the person they want; Be persuasive; Be coherent; Be succinct; Be specific.
OEA What should I NOT include? 1. Do NOT focus on ONE course or ONE college as you have to enter 20 programme choices.
OEA Sample Essay Analysis Science: I have had a dream since young. It is to help everyone in need… I took part in…And I would like to receive an advanced education in the science field to contribute to the society… So now, my dream is no longer a dream. It is a goal I am going to achieve…
OEA Sample Essay Analysis Medical Sciences: I am a caring, optimistic and compassionate person. Last summer, I volunteered at the PWH… These experiences have made me realize how much I want to help the patients, comfort them and ease their worries. Therefore, I have decided to devote myself to helping patients…
OEA Sample Essay Analysis Nursing: I believe that I have the right qualities to become a nurse. First, I have been playing the piano for five years… Second, I am good at languages… Third, I work well with others…
Speech & Hearing Science at university. This is the OEA Sample Essay Analysis Science/Education: I would like to study Speech & Hearing Science at university. This is the course I like most…
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