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The main focus of your personal statement is to sell yourself to universities receiving thousands of applications to show them that you deserve a place in their course, whilst trying not to sound too arro...

For this I would advise three key points.

(1) Remember you're applying to study a subject not, for a career. At Oxbridge there is a special emphasis on this and the people r...

2 main things:

Intellect – your intelligence: This includes showing that you are able to think on your feet, able to logically and clearly articulate a view point ...

1) Draw and label the axes! x= O₂ partial pressure; y= % saturation/occupancy 2) Sigmoid curve (plateau at 100%) 3) Describe the curve, i.e. r...

The basic structure of a personal statement is roughly 5 paragraphs with 80% of the statement focussed on academics and 20% on extra-curricular, with this 20% normally covered in the final paragraph. For ...