Jack Hurst is applying to study Management and Entrepreneurship or Graphic Design at York St John University. He achieved strong GCSE results including grades 7-9. He is currently studying an Extended Diploma in Creative Media at college where he has developed skills in software like Photoshop. Jack wants to start his own business and ultimately go into property development. He believes the management course will help with this goal or allow him to become a manager. His other option is graphic design which he has enjoyed exploring in his current course. Jack has relevant work experience in restaurants and cafes. He plays sports individually and on teams, helping skills like working independently and collaboratively. University will allow him to specialize and

1. UCAS APPLICATION
Jack Hurst
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2. Grades

3. GCSEs
Ryedale School
Year Subject Grade Awarding Body
2020 English Language 7 AQA
2020 English Literature 8 AQA
2020 Maths 8 AQA
2020 Double Science 9 9 AQA
2020 Design Technology 9 AQA
2020 Food Tech 9 AQA
2020 Geography 7 AQA
2020 Computer Science 7 OCR

4. Courses

5. University Course
Course Title Management and Entrepreneurship BA (Hons)
UCAS Code N113 (N108 with placement year)
Link https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/business-management/management-
and-entrepreneurship-ba-hons/
Location York St John
Entry Requirements/
Qualification
GCSE Grades 3 GCSEs at grade C/4 (or equivalent) including English Language.
UAL Grade
UCAS points 96 UCAS Tariff Points
General Comments/
Course Content
I want to go to York St John as I will be able to live at home and drive in. I like the idea of
this course as I have always wanted to create my own businesses and be an entrepreneur.
Rating/Suitability (0-10>
10 Being Most Suitable)
10

6. University Course
Course Title Graphic Design BA (Hons)
UCAS Code W210
Link https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/digital-and-visual-design/graphic-
design-ba-hons/
Location York St John
Entry Requirements/
Qualification
GCSE Grades 3 GCSEs at grade C/4 (or equivalent) including English Language.
UAL Grade
UCAS points 96 UCAS Tariff Points
General Comments/
Course Content
I want to go to York St John as I will be able to live at home and drive in. I like the graphic
design course because of the creative element and the units such as print production.
Rating/Suitability (0-10>
10 Being Most Suitable)
8

7. Personal Statement

8. Introduction
I am wanting to go to York St John University to study the Management and Entrepreneurship BA (Hons) course or
the Graphic Design BA (Hons) course as they are my main interests. I want to go to university to be able to learn in
more detail about these subjects as I haven’t been able to learn much in secondary school for these subjects. These
subjects are my main interests for my future jobs so university will be another great building block for that.

9. Academic History
In my GCSE courses, I took Design Technology which I really liked as that was the subject with the most creative side
to it. Doing Design Technology helped me to prepare for my college course as I hadn’t done any course work before,
which ended up being my strongest aspect at school. Being able to do course work at college meant I was able to do
the Creative Media course which expanded my understanding of graphic designs. Doing my college course has
meant I am able to learn many skills across a range of software such as Photoshop which has pushed me to look at
the Graphic Design course at university as I have started to learn the basics. Before seeing the creative media
course, I had wanted to do the business vocational course as I have wanted to create my own businesses for years. I
decided to do the creative media course as I wanted to do more creative work and then look into business for
university or find a job in business after college.

10. Current Study
I am studying the Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production and Technology – Level 3 course at York college. I
have filmed and edited a music video, created a film idea assisted by 2 pixel art games and some prints and I have
created a website with a range of photos supported by a video advert and some poster designs. I have learnt how to
use a range of software when creating these media pieces such as Photoshop, Premiere Pro and Wix.com. Learning
these software has developed my skills and has enabled me to create higher quality products at a quicker speed
than before I started the course. To support these projects, I have created detail research, planning and evaluation
to help me learn and understand what I can do to improve in my next projects.
Studying this course has helped me to expand my knowledge on graphic design as I want to specialise in graphic
design in my second year of the course. This will help me to understand the basics of the graphic design course and
it will help as I will have a lots of knowledge about creating digital prints. This course has also helped me to
understand the media side of a business which will help me in the Management and Entrepreneurship course when
I create my own business ideas.

11. The Future
In the future, I have always wanted to create my own business and go into property development along side them.
Doing the Management and Entrepreneurship course will help me to be able to create a strong, functional and
stable business that will expand to its full potential as I will be trained in running any business. This course will also
be useful as I could work my way up a company and become a manger as I will be able to use my knowledge from
this course to manage that company.
My other idea for a future job is a graphic designer as I like the still image side of my course that I am doing. The
Graphic Design course at university will be the best way to develop and expand my skills as a graphic designer. This
will mean I can become a graphic designer for a company or become a freelance graphic designer.

12. Outside College
For my work experience, I was able to shadow a manager at the restaurant I use to work out which showed me
some of the behind-the-scenes stuff that I didn’t know about before. I was able to learn about how the business
runs and what is needed so the business runs smoothly. My work experience will help me for the Management and
Entrepreneurship course as I have had some experience already.
I have had a few café jobs which has helped with many skills and it has helped me to gain a better understand about
the business industry as people do things different ways to others. This helps as I will be able to incorporate the best
sections from each business into my own as I will learn from their mistakes.
My favourite sports that I play are tennis and netball which means I play as a team but also individually. This has
become useful in my academic work as I am able to create high quality work by myself or whilst working with
others. This skill makes me a strong candidate for both courses as I will be able to produce strong work as an
individual or as a team. For the Management and Entrepreneurship course, this skills is very important as in the
business industry, you will have to make decisions by yourself but also with others.

13. Conclusion
I would like to go to university as I will be able to learn in more detail about a more specific subject instead of
learning about a range of things like GCSEs. Being able to focus on one subject will mean that I can develop my skills
in that industry and be able to learn everything I can. Going to university will enable me to ask questions when I
need and to get feedback from the people who understand the topic the most which is the way I learn best. I will be
a great candidate for both courses as I am organised, hard-working and eager to learn as much as I can.