Tips to writing your personal statement

Step 1: Understanding

• Understand why you are interested in pursuing a particular university course

Step 2: Collating

• Start to write down your content in point form

• Pull together relevant supporting information that proves your interest, skills and aptitude for these courses

• Include relevant CCA, work experiences, volunteer experiences, awards, competitions as proof

• Get feedback from teachers, parents, ECG counsellor, friends to clarify if the points are relevant and clearly stated

Step 3: Refining

• Start to write in full sentences

• Check grammar, spelling and punctuation many times

• Get feedback from teachers, parents, friends, ECG counsellor for final draft before submission before deadline

What if I don't have enough to write about?

Get to know yourself better!

INTERESTS

• CCA activities

• Interests outside of school

VALUES

• Community service

• Roles within and outside of school

• Interaction with family/ friends/ teachers

SKILLS

• CCA

• Interest groups

• Friends

PERSONALITY

• Introverted or extroverted

• Structured or flexible

• Logical or feeling

Gain new EXPERIENCES and learn new SKILLS

• Go for relevant work experiences (internship websites such as glints.com; asking your network of family and friends)

• Volunteer for causes you are interested in (Giving.sg; NVPC.org.sg)

• Learn new skills (attend online courses; brush up on knowledge on regional cultures and languages; read up on topics related to your future university course)

You can also make use of the tools in MySkillsFuture Portal to understand yourself better

• Log in at: https://go.gov.sg/mysfpreu