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From wider reading to spot-on spelling and grammar, you'll need a personal statement that makes a convincing case. We asked admissions tutors to share their top dos and don’ts.

This page shows you all the extra tips international applicants might need to know when making a UCAS application.

Professor Sir Gerry McCormac FRSE, FSA, FRSA, FHEA, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Stirling

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

Things to consider when choosing a university for postgraduate study include the size, location, reputation, rankings, and more.

Whether you want to be writing plays or acting them out, admissions tutors are looking for evidence of your enthusiasm for drama and theatre studies that extends beyond the curriculum, and for your unique personality to come across in your personal statement.

Direct your personal statement to success with a mixture of passion, knowledge, and know-how.

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

Whether you’re obsessed with the cinematography of Wes Anderson or you’re a CapCut creative, get across your interest, enthusiasm, and existing experience for a compelling media studies statement.

We’ve put together a checklist for you, to make sure you’re ready to start your course and ten top tips for staying safe.

Find out how to convince admissions tutors you’re right for this course, through your knowledge and understanding of what it entails.

We take your security and privacy very seriously, so have put together some guidance on protecting yourself and your personal information online.

If you are supporting a young person’s Personal Education Plan (PEP), this guide suggests professional actions as they make their career and education choices – from Year 8 through to post-16 study. Content provided by Virtual School Sheffield.

Nicola Dandridge, Professor of Higher Education Policy, University of Bristol.

If you plan to study in the UK, you might be interested in what financial support is available to help you during your studies.

Anthony McClaran, Vice-Chancellor St Mary’s University Twickenham and Chair of GuildHE

An Advanced Learner Loan helps with the costs of further education courses. Content provided by Student Finance England.

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