Personal statement help
Personal statement help
*Please note the personal statement for UCAS will be changing for 2026 entry*
HOW TO WRITE A PERSONAL STATEMENT THAT WORKS FOR MULTIPLE COURSES
HOW TO WRITE A PERSONAL STATEMENT THAT WORKS FOR MULTIPLE COURSES
TOP tips
TOP tips
One of the most difficult parts of the UCAS form is writing the personal statement and it can be hard to write about yourself.
As the personal statement is your only chance to sell yourself to the university you need to spend time on this section. You should revise it to get it as good as it can be. It is particularly important for courses which are extremely popular include medicine, law, physiotherapy, social work and teaching to name but a few.
The universities rely heavily on the content of the statement and if it is of poor quality you could be rejected at an early stage. Many courses do not interview and you will be selected or rejected purely on the application form.
Admissions Selectors want your personality to come through as they read it, but it is to be essentially factual, like a mini essay.
Admission tutors want students who are enthusiastic and passionate about the subjects they want to study.
Things that you need to emphasise and give examples of are maturity, ability, commitment and knowledge.
Check grammar and spelling for errors as you do not want to appear careless.
Avoid waffle, and keep your sentences short and your meaning clear.
Make everything relevant to you application.
Structure and the finer details
Structure and the finer details
Key Points:
Key Points:
Up to 4,000 characters
47 Lines in total.
Attention-grabbing
No italic, underlining or bold
REMEMBER - UCAS can check for the following:
"We have a responsibility to our applicants, course providers and stakeholders to screen applications for false, missing and/or misleading information and personal statements for patterns of similarity and to report our findings"
"We have a responsibility to our applicants, course providers and stakeholders to screen applications for false, missing and/or misleading information and personal statements for patterns of similarity and to report our findings"
Personal statement help 2024
Personal statement help 2024
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personal statement help 2025
As the personal statement is your only chance to sell yourself to the university you need to spend time on this section. You should revise it to get it as good as it can be. It is particularly important for courses which are extremely popular include medicine, law, physiotherapy, social work and teaching to name but a few.
The personal statement will now require students to answer 3 questions:
- Why do you want to study this course or subject ?
- How have your qualifications and studies helped you to prepare for this course or subject ?
- What else have you done to prepare outside of education, and why are these experiences helpful ?
The three questions will enable students to talk about why they’re interested in the course they’re applying to, linking their academic and extra-curricular experience to their chosen course.
Students may feel an example could fit into more than one section — there’s no right or wrong section to include something in, the important thing is to explain why they’re including it and what they’ve learned from it.
The personal statement is limited to a maximum of 4,000 characters including spaces, and applicants choose how much they write for each section.
<Taken from UCAS.com>
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