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Personal Statement What is a personal statement? How long should a personal statement be? Why is your personal statement important? How do you structure a personal statement? What must you include in your personal statement? 10 tips 10 things NOT to put in your Ucas personal statement What not to write in your personal statement The overkill opening & Some tutors ’ suggestion Five cliche beginnings to avoid Hobbies in your personal statement work experience: make your experience count 10 more things to put in your Ucas personal statement ( 提升品质 ) 举个 PS 栗子 中文版 PS 指南 No two personal statements should be the same (the clue's in the 'personal'). But there ARE certain rules including it needs to achieve, length and more... What is a personal statement? A personal statement is like a short reflective essay you write about why you ’re the perfect candidate for the undergraduate degree course/s you ’re applying to. It ’s a key part of your Ucas application –alongside your predicted or achieved A-level, Scottish Higher, BTEC etc. grades –and is read by admissions tutors at the universities you apply to, who ’ll decide whether to offer you a place or not. It’s important to note that you only write one personal statement, which is seen by all the universities you apply to. Also, a university personal statement works differently to a personal statement you'd write when applying to a job –so don't confuse the two. How long should a personal statement be? You have a maximum of 4,000 characters and 47 lines to write your personal statement. That might seem a lot (or maybe not enough) from the outset, but your perspective might change as you begin writing and have to boil down all those relevant thoughts, skills and experiences. It’s best to draft your statement