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Work experience, placements, and volunteering are a great way to demonstrate your enthusiasm, knowledge, and passion for your chosen subject area in your personal statement.

Find key information on how Clearing works if you're helping a student come to the UK to study.

At UCAS Discovery, you can speak to our experts to help you decide on your next steps.

Reflecting on your choices and think you would like to change your mind? Follow our tips on how to navigate the right path for you.

If a company or brand does something significant in the world but no one hears it, did it really happen?

How future proof is your portfolio? We'll help you take stock of your offering so you can make informed decisions about your course strategies.

Whether you’re a fan of Chloe Gong, Cormac McCarthy, or Sally Rooney, get across your love of English literature and your passion for creative writing in a clear and concise personal statement.

Discover how distance learning works if you’re studying a degree remotely, from applying to teaching and exams. Plus, see what support is available from tutors and other students.

Patricka Brice-Laughton has completed a HNC in Construction and the Built Environment (Civil Engineering) at Wiltshire College & University Centre and is currently in her first year at University of the West of England doing a BSc (Hons) Construction Project Management.

Writing a personal statement for music? Whether your musical interests lie in performance or music history, think engaging, detailed, and relevant to strike the right note with music admissions tutors.

Find out when you need to reply, how to accept or decline offers, and about the different replies you can make.

We use quite a few terms in the application process. We’ve explained them all here, if you need to check what any mean.

Your life as a university student in the UK will be a unique experience. You might encounter new ways of living, studying, and socialising that are different from the way students do it in your home country. This guide will help you succeed as a student, whether it’s understanding the different types of university in the UK, adopting good academic habits, or making friends.

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

How to apply to study some, or all, of your undergraduate course outside the UK.

Thinking about taking a year out? Here’s how.

Whether you’re good with people or you’re looking for high job satisfaction, find out how to stand out in a competitive field. You’ll need to demonstrate your ‘motivation and commitment to a career in dentistry’, and make sure you tailor your statement to the dental school you’re applying to.

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

The personal statement is your opportunity to talk about you, and why you want to enrol on a particular course. But how do you start it strongly? Read our advice below on what to include, what not to do, and how to approach it.