Personal Statement - Starting!

Any university degree takes hard work and involves sticking at it - even if you decide that you do wish to change your career path following obtaining your degree.

The keyword is "choice" - and only you can make it.

The UCAS personal statement must be clear and structured so that the admission officer belives you have the motivation to succeed. In times of rapid change, going back to what you have achieved academically so far will be a start. I believe this is largely the reason why some students fail at getting admission into university.

Whatever your aim - complete life story, short separate pieces of accounts of your life or just an overview of why you wish to study - getting started on your UCAS personal statement is the hardest part of the application form. If this is the first time you have started at writing a selling document, you're probably feeling more daunted at the idea of putting all your thoughts onto paper. Don't worry we have lots of advice in this website. See the menu above to get some hot tips on writing the UCAS personal statement.