Students hoping to apply to study in the UK for the 2026/2027 academic year need to know about the changes to the Ucas personal statement. In previous years, the personal statement has taken the form ...

After thirty years of the same format, UCAS has announced changes to its personal statement. Starting in September 2025, the UK personal statement will no longer be a single, free-form essay of 4000 ...

This is your chance to share what inspires you about your chosen subject and what drives your ambition to study it at university. Talk about where your interest began, how it’s grown, and how studying ...

Writing a personal statement to accompany university applications is the source of more parental and child anxiety than any other aspect of the 'going to university' process. It has long been a ...

We are a team of writers, experimenters and researchers providing you with the best advice with zero bias or partiality. The UK’s university admissions service announced they are to be dropped, in a ...

The lengthy personal statement students are required to write when applying to university is unfair and should be replaced by a series of short-response questions, a report has suggested. Currently, ...

So you want to go to university. Great! Now for the admin that comes with open days, UCAS forms and knowing how to write a personal statement. If you're struggling with the latter, here are eight ...

Writing a personal statement for UK universities: the 80-20 technique The Ucas personal statement – submitted with applications to UK universities, along with grades and a reference – will be in a ...

Advice on your UCAS application and personal statement. You can find all the information you need on our Before you apply page, including our course finder and course profiles to help you make the ...