After thirty years of the same format, UCAS has announced changes to its personal statement. Starting in September 2025, the ...

Your personal statement is part of your UCAS application and gives you the opportunity to share information about yourself and your motivation to study your chosen course. It’s your chance to tell us ...

A Personal Statement should tell the admission committee something about you as a person and why you have decided to pursue the specific degree and the specific program. ... Cushman comes to Bates ...

Prospective students will no longer be asked to write personal statements as part of their application to university in the UK, the admissions organisation Ucas has announced.. Instead of writing ...

A large part of the process is crafting a personal statement — an essay meant to showcase university applicants’ backgrounds and personalities.

The Guardian University Guide: The 15 UK universities where students are happiest with teaching quality. World Book Day: 175 fantastic pictures of children celebrating World Book Day across Hampshire ...

Lee Elliot Major, a professor of social mobility at Exeter University, told The Guardian that the medium had “become a barometer of middle-class privilege as so many personal statements are now ...

The UK’s university admissions service Ucas, which has today published its latest applications data, has announced that those applying for undergraduate places in 2026 will, instead of giving lengthy ...

UCAS has announced university applicants will no longer need to write personal statements from late 2025. Instead, they will be asked three thoroughly-researched questions.