How can I cut down on character counts on my personal statement?

Simple little tricks used often will help cut down your word count.

For example starting a paragraph with "I arranged 2 weeks work experience with my local GP ..." Its long and wastes characters that could be used to explain information about yourself - REMEMBER: The admission teams are looking for information about you so wasting characters on openings or lists of where you have worked will not add anything to your personal statement. Instead something like "During my time with a GP..." is short, snappy and allows you to quickly set the scene letting you go on to talk about what you have learnt and how this developed you as a person. Although this only removes a few characters repeating this trick will allow you to cut down large amounts on unwanted text and still allows you to efficently get your points across. Not only allowing for you to write more about yourself but also achieves a better flowing personal statement.