After thirty years of the same format, UCAS has announced changes to its personal statement. Starting in September 2025, the UK personal statement will no longer be a single, free-form essay of 4000 ...

After 32 years, university applicants this autumn will no longer face having to fill a big blank box with 4,000 characters. The old-style UCAS personal statement is no more. The university admissions ...

Writing a personal statement to accompany university applications is the source of more parental and child anxiety than any other aspect of the 'going to university' process. It has long been a ...

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The quality of an applicant's personal statement is very important at LSE. The School does not interview for places so this is an applicant’s only opportunity to demonstrate they are a good fit for ...

Writing your personal statement can be daunting as it could be the only chance that you get to really sell yourself to the universities that you've got your heart set on. First impressions count and ...