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It covers what information to include—course interests, developed subject knowledge, work experience and transferable skills, and evidence of being “the real you” through extracurricular activities, volunteering, and relevant learning such as MOOCs—plus practical steps for drafting, reflecting, proofreading, and meeting UCAS character and line limits.",{"@graph":69,"@context":127},[70,84,106],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":20,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/exam/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/the-persuasive-personal-statement-how-to-write-and-what-to-include/143606/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/the-persuasive-personal-statement-how-to-write-and-what-to-include/143606.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Ezra","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-29","2026-08-25",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":105},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",18,{"@type":107,"mainEntity":108},"FAQPage",[109,115,119,123],{"name":110,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":112},"What do admissions selectors look for in a personal statement?","Question",{"text":113,"@type":114},"They look for information about your current studies, why you are applying, and why you are suitable. They also want evidence of work experience, extracurricular activities, transferable skills, and who you are as a person.","Answer",{"name":116,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":117},"How should you explain your interest in the course?",{"text":118,"@type":114},"Explain why you want to study the subject, how your interest developed, and any work or additional reading you did beyond your current studies. Use examples that show commitment, especially for competitive courses.",{"name":120,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":121},"Why is work experience important for some courses?",{"text":122,"@type":114},"For courses such as medicine, nursing, midwifery, and teaching, work experience can enhance your application. 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Write your own work and use proofreading and feedback, then check UCAS Apply character and line limits before submitting.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":129,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":131,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":133,"site_id":62},143606,1787695979,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":136},{"doc_id":133,"user_id":137,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":138,"doc_module":4,"category_id":19,"category_name":20,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":139,"file_id":140,"file_url":141,"file_type":142,"file_size":143,"view_count":105,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":14,"language":144,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":145,"faqs":146,"seo_title":147,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":134,"read_time":24},1099514068035,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_276721f389ce27ea32af1340a28f341c","THE PERSUASIVE   \nPERSONAL STATEMENT  \nThe personal statement is your chance to make the best impression you can to the universities you are applying to, and for highly competitive courses could  \nmake all the difference to your application. You can only write one personal statement, so you really need to use the opportunity to write passionately about your ambition, skills and experience and really convince the admissions selector to make you an offer!  \nWHAT TO INCLUDE IN YOUR PERSONAL STATEMENT  \nAdmissions selectors are looking for information on your current studies, why you’re applying for the course and why you think you’re suitable. They’ll also want to know about your work experience, extracurricular activities and transferable skills (as these are important too), as well as about you as a person.  \nThe course  \nAsk yourself – why do I want to study this subject? It’s really useful to know why you’re interested in the course and what ambitions you have for the future. You could tellus about how your interest in the subject has developed and any work or additional reading you have done to go ‘above and beyond’ your current studies that will evidence your commitment. This is especially important for competitive courses.  \nMake sure you’ve done your research into the courses you are applying for and identify the skills, qualities and experience they require – how can you demonstrate that you fit the bill?  \nWork experience  \nFor some courses – such as medicine, nursing and midwifery, teaching –  \nwork experience is really important and can enhance your application. It’s important to remember too that any work experience can give you transferable skills, for example in communication and team working that will be really useful while at university. It is important to always check individual course pages for any work experience requirements.  \nAbout you  \nEach of us is an individual so admissions selectors are also  \nlooking for the real you. Have you been involved in any extracurricular activities that will help your application? These might be clubs or societies – sporting, creative or musical. Have you done any volunteering work or developed skills through Duke of Edinburgh or the National Citizen Service? Have you taken part in any higher education taster courses, summer schools or widening participation schemes? Have you taken part in any Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)? Think about things you have learnt and skills you have gained from these that would be useful to tell us about.  \nHOW TO WRITE YOUR PERSONAL STATEMENT  \nYour personal statement needs to be unique and personal to you.  \nA persuasive personal statement will take time so make sure you don’t leave it until the last minute.  \nThink about the impression you want to give. Try to be enthusiastic and use a concise and natural style. When you start your personal statement you might worry that you have too much to say. It’s important that what you say is relevant – so don’t just say what you’ve done but what you’ve learned, the skills you have acquired and how  \n“The key to a good personal statement is to always sound like yourself . If there are museums you’ve been to, galleries you’ve volunteered or worked in, books you’ve read, or exhibitions or artists that you just love, even if you can’t explain it, talk about that, because  \nthat’s how we’ll get to know you best, and realise that you’ll bring something specific, exciting, and new to the discipline.”  \nProfessor Jason Edwards, Admissions tutor, Department of History of Art  \nthese are relevant to the course you are applying for – give examples.  \nTake time to reflect and organise your statement logically, and don’t forget that you’ll need to be careful with your grammar, punctuation and spelling.  \nIt’s a good idea to write a few drafts then cut and paste the statement into UCAS Apply when you’re happy with it. You’ve got 4000  \ncharacters and 47 lines so check your character and line limit.  \nAllow time","cbCaioZ8nyebFtCJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioZ8nyebFtCJ","pdf",76975,"English","# What to include in your personal statement\n## The course\n## Work experience\n## About you\n# How to write your personal statement\n## Planning, drafting, and editing\n## Using UCAS Apply and limits\n# Use this space to write notes, comments or ideas\n## Extracurricular activities","[{\"question\":\"What do admissions selectors look for in a personal statement?\",\"answer\":\"They look for information about your current studies, why you are applying, and why you are suitable. 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