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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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Tom Ravenscroft, Chief Executive Officer, Skills Builder

Tash is a project management degree apprenticeship at Atkins (a member of SNC-Lavalin Group). We spoke to Tash about her apprenticeship, including taking a different path when all her friends went to uni, balancing working and studying, and the application process.

Think accountancy is all about number-crunching? Think again! There’s far more to being an accountant than just figures.

Tell your own compelling story and show admissions tutors just how persuasive you can be, by writing an effective and engaging personal statement.

If you're applying for a marketing degree, make sure you can sell yourself in your personal statement!

Regardless of the subset of maths you love, demonstrating your motivation and enthusiasm for the subject is key to an impressive maths and statistics personal statement.

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.

Here, we provide in-depth information about the range of subject areas you can study at postgraduate level.

Get the tone right in your psychology personal statement and write about your interest, enthusiasm, and commitment to studying this fascinating, scientific, and rewarding subject.

Show admissions tutors your desire to take part in advancing our understanding of a diverse and fast-changing social world.

Find out what the subject-specific entry requirements for postgraduate university courses are, and what universities are looking for.