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A personal statement is an opportunity to illustrate your personality and skills to the universities you are applying to. Essentially the main question that you are answering here is “Why should we (the univ...

Let us imagine the person going to read your personal statement, put yourself in their shoes, if you have already read 200 personal statements, will what you are writing to them be just like the rest or will...

Your personal statement should be 2/3s about academic achievements and 1/3 other. Your first paragraph needs to grab the readers attention. Universities read thousands of applications; make yours one that st...

Mention any extra curricular activities you have done that demonstrate an interest in your subject. Also talk about why you have desire for that subject and talk about any reading you have done that shows yo...

When it comes to writing your personal statement, start by focusing on any extracurricular activities which demonstrate a passion for what you are applying for. For example, if you are applying to politics o...