The Ultimate UCAS Personal Statement Guide
100+ examples of great personal statements. Contributions from over 30 specialist tutors. Expert advice across all major subjects.
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The number one resource for UCAS Applications. Completely revamped and updated for 2021
Getting the UCAS personal statement right is probably the hardest part of your UCAS application. You've never written anything like it before, and there is so much conflicting advice on where to begin.
We've worked with actual admissions officers to get definitive, actionable advice, and it's all here in this Ultimate Guide.
The Ultimate UCAS Personal Statement Guide gives you more than 100 examples of great personal statements, covering every major subject (and some minor ones too), so that you know what you're aiming for. Every statement is analysed, helping you understand what makes a strong or weak statement, as well a complete guide to writing your own, from opening sentence to the finishing touches.
Writing a great UCAS Personal Statement shouldn't be have to be hard, and with the help of over a hundred successful applicants to top universities, including Oxbridge, it won't be.
With detailed, specific advice for every subject and every kind of student, The Ultimate UCAS Personal Statement Guide will help you get into your top choice university.
Subjects covered include:
- Medicine
- Veterinary Science
- Dentistry
- Biology
- Biochemistry
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Natural Sciences
- Earth Sciences
- Geology
- Geography
- Engineering
- Computer Science
- Maths
- Law
- Law with Foreign Languages
- Classics
- Archaeology
- Psychology
- English
- Modern Languages
- History
- Art History
- Philosophy
- Economics
- PPE
Not enough for you? The book also comes with access to UniAdmissions online resources, as well as our top tips on admissions tests, picking the right university, and much more!
David Salt
David Salt has been writing about science, scientists, and the environment for much of the last three decades. He created and then produced The Helix (Australia's best-loved science magazine for young people) for more than a decade, served as communications manager for the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Division of Wildlife and Ecology, and was the inaugural editor of an Australian version of the popular science magazine Newton. More recently, Salt has written and edited books on farm forestry and agri-environment policy. He currently edits two research magazines, Decision Point and Science for Saving Species, and is based in Canberra at the Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions at the Australian National University. With Brian Walker, Salt coauthored Resilience Thinking (Washington, DC: Island Press, 2006) and Resilience Practice (Washington, DC: Island Press, 2012).
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