UCAS personal statement

The Basics

When starting a personal statement, it is important to make sure you have understood the main points you need to do. The personal statement is up to 4,000 characters or 47 lines of text. It’s important to remember that this includes spaces and blank lines. Write in English Make sure your grammar, spelling and punctuation[…]

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How To Start a Personal Statement

The blank page can be daunting to many students like you. Everybody has the friend who has an incredible talent for writing and everything they have done seems more exciting than what you can write. Do not be disheartened by this. The UCAS Personal Statement is about YOU and only you. This is your chance[…]

UCAS Personal Statement

Character Count: UCAS Vs. Word

This is a recurring problem for many students when preparing their university application using UCAS. Hours, days, weeks and even months have been spent writing the perfect personal statement. Commas have been cut, shorter words have been used and the end result is a personal statement exactly on the 4,000 character limit. Then the personal[…]

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Do’s and Don’ts

Writing a personal statement when applying to university is very challenging. In just a few paragraphs you need to convey your passion for the subject along with who you are. To help you on your way, here are our top Do’s and Don’ts tips for your personal statement: Dos Explain clearly why you want to[…]