Personal statement advice: business and management
Business admissions tutors explain the importance of reflecting on your business or management interests and demonstrating your motivation, skills, and enthusiasm in your personal statement.
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Personal statement advice: business and management
Business admissions tutors explain the importance of reflecting on your business or management interests and demonstrating your motivation, skills, and enthusiasm in your personal statement.
Personal statement advice: computer science
We asked admissions tutors to share their dos and don’ts for writing a strong and engaging computer science personal statement. Here's what they told us:
Personal statement advice: medicine
Aspiring to join the medical world professionally? Then you’ll need the right experience to be seriously considered for a place on a medicine course. Getting experience and researching what’s needed in your personal statement should ideally go hand in hand.
Personal statement dos and don'ts
The personal statement is your opportunity to talk about you, and why you want to enrol on a particular course. Use these easy-to-digest bullet points to help you decide what you should and shouldn’t include in your personal statement.
Personal statements for 2026 entry onwards
For students applying to university for 2026 entry, the personal statement format will be changing. Here, we'll cover what exactly is changing, why the changes are happening, and how you can support students.
Pharmacy, pharmacology, and toxicology 2026 personal statement guide
Admissions tutors agree that pharmacy, pharmacology, and toxicology are competitive fields to get into, so follow our tips to make you stand out.
Philosophy 2026 personal statement guide
Whether you’re inspired by Sartre, Noam Chomsky, or Martha Nussbaum, you’ll need to write a philosophy personal statement that’s thoughtful, reflective, and enthusiastic.
Photography 2026 personal statement guide
Whether it's an exhibition you've visited or an artist who inspires you, drawing on your photography influences is key to an impressive photography personal statement.
Physics and astronomy 2026 personal statement guide
If you’re a future physicist – or astronomer – in the making, admissions tutors say they’re looking beyond your grades for a sparkling personal statement that communicates what lights you up about the subject.
Physiotherapist
Physiotherapists help people regain their independence by relieving physical difficulties and improving mobility with exercise and other techniques
Physiotherapy, physiology, and pathology 2026 personal statement guide
Go beyond sport – and body parts – if you want to impress admissions tutors with your physiotherapy, physiology, and pathology personal statement.
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Podiatrist
Podiatrists help people live more comfortably by providing treatment and care for foot and leg problems.
Policing 2026 personal statement guide
Show how you’ve got the right personality for the physical, emotional, and mental demands of a career in policing.
Politics 2026 personal statement guide
Why do you want to study politics? Write a personal statement that’s thoughtful, reflective, and enthusiastic if you want admissions tutors to vote for you.
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Postgraduate subject areas
Here, we provide in-depth information about the range of subject areas you can study at postgraduate level.
PR and communications 2026 personal statement guide
Communicate why you’re the best fit for a degree in PR and communications with a punchy, pertinent, and precise personal statement.
Product design 2026 personal statement guide
Bring your personal statement to life by showing admissions tutors you’re a thinker and an innovator, with the right aptitude, passion, and knowledge for product design.