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Full Description
Writing a UCAS personal statement can feel overwhelming.
How do you explain who you are, what you care about, and where you're going with just 4,000 characters?
The Essential Guide to UCAS Personal Statement is here to help make every word count. Whether you're a student navigating the process or a teacher or parent offering support, this book breaks down what really matters when it comes to writing a statement that stands out.
Inside, you'll find:
Tips for choosing the right course (even if you're unsure)
How to tell your story in a way that feels honest and engaging
Ideas for showing your subject passion beyond the classroom
How to build your super-curricular profile and write reflectively about it
The importance of work experience and how it is achievable
Application strategies to increase your chances of a successful outcome
Smart, ethical ways to use AI in the writing process
Example statements based on the latest guidance, with clear explanations
A foreword written by Julian Davies, Principal at Cardiff Sixth Form College Cambridge
With insights from admissions tutors and the real questions students ask, this book is packed with practical tools, reflective prompts, and confidence-boosting advice.
Whether you're writing one yourself or supporting someone who is, this book will give you the clarity, confidence, and tools, to get it done - and get it right.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Introduction and background
It really is about making it attention-grabbing (and how to use this book)
Why UCAS have changed the personal statement format (and does it matter?)
The higher education landscape of UK universities
Chapter 2: Finding your right course
Vocational vs. subject passion
Ways to conduct research (and which types of degrees are available)
Creating your university shortlist
Chapter 3: Developing your super-curricular profile
What's available
Work experience is achievable for all
Recording and writing reflectively about your super-curricular activities
Chapter 4: The writing
Tackling question one: "Why do you want to study this course or subject?"
Tackling question two: "How have your qualifications and studies helped you to prepare for this course or subject?"
Tackling question three: "What else have you done to prepare outside of education, and why are these experiences helpful?"
Chapter 5: After your writing
Stepping away and then stepping forward
Finally submitting
Really knowing your personal statement, especially if you might be interviewed
Chapter 6: Opportunities and challenges of using AI
Chapter 7: Personal statement examples
