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Should I include hobbies in my personal statement?

There is no right or wrong answer to this question. You should however only include hobbies (and work experience etc) if you can clearly link it to your chosen subject. Simply stating that you play footba...

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What makes a good personal statement?

A good personal statement is one which explains clearly why you want to study your chosen subject. It should explore some of the topics within the subject that you find most interesting or that you want t...

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What do I write about in my personal statement?

The one thing a personal statement shouldn't be is a boring list of your achievements. As extensive and impressive as they may be, you should always find a more interesting way to entice in the reader and...

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What should a personal statement include?

A personal statement should aim to give a concise snapshot of yourself, your personal and academic interests, and how these justify your application to the specific university and course.You should start ...

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How to effectively write a personal statement?

In order to do that firstly you need to ask yourself why are you applying for this specific course? It is a good practise to start it with writing down bullet points with all of the ideas. Then you can se...

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