The quality of an applicant's personal statement is very important at LSE. The School does not interview for places so this is an applicant’s only opportunity to demonstrate they are a good fit for ...

Your personal statement is a very important ... You might have gained relevant skills and experience from work, clubs or societies, for example if you’ve held responsibilities such as a scout ...

Ucas is changing personal statements, long the bane of teenagers ... This is an opportunity to showcase relevant skills gained at school and how they will help in their chosen course.

The University and College Admissions Service (Ucas) has announced it is ditching the traditional personal statement and will ...

UCAS refers to it as a personal statement, which is limited to 4,000 characters, while the Common App requires an essay of 650 words. "UCAS personal statement is all about 'why this course.' ...