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You'll need more than a subscription to The Economist to impress admissions tutors. Here’s how to stand out by being relevant, personal, and concise.

Writing a personal statement for economics? You'll need more than a subscription to The Financial Times to impress tutors. Here’s how to stand out by being relevant, personal, and concise

These data cover applications, offers, and placed applicants by sex, area background, and ethnic group at 132 larger universities.

These data cover applications, offers, and placed applicants by sex, area background, and ethnic group at 133 larger universities.

These data cover applications, offers, and placed applicants by sex, area background, and ethnic group, at 132 larger universities.

Some universities require you to sit an admissions test as part of the application process – discover the different types of assessment here.

Write about what fascinates you about humans, and your desire to study our behaviour and biology further at university.

View the advanced practitioner tips from our online International Teachers' and Advisers' Conference.

Dig deep into what fascinates you about archaeology and what you hope to discover on a course like this.

Admissions tutors explain the importance of reflecting on your business or management interests and demonstrating your motivation, skills, and enthusiasm in your personal statement.

Facts about Pre-U: who they are for, subjects, what's involved in taking one, and assessment and grades.

Connect with students as they find out more about their subject of interest and translate ideas into more concrete plans, at our Discover Subjects events.

Go beyond teaching in your education personal statement, to really explain your passion and interest in how we learn, the role of education today, and how we can shape learning environments.

External speakers can add real value to what you do – informing students about apprenticeships, uni or career opportunities – and enrich the curriculum through sharing their experiences.

Admissions tutors want to hear about how you personally connect with geography and how you pursue your geographical interests outside of school or college.

There are many ways you can study, with different work combinations and locations, including distance or work-based learning, and more.

Dr Anthony Manning, Director and Dean of Global Lifelong Learning, University of Kent.

Tom Ravenscroft, Chief Executive Officer, Skills Builder