Explaining the decision to give the personal statement a makeover, Dr Jo Saxton, the UCAS chief executive ... little relevance to your degree, be creative and think of a way to make them relevant ...

Ucas, the central application platform for applying to university in the UK, has removed the personal statement from its application process. The personal statement is currently one of the components ...

UCAS surveyed potential applicants about to start their personal statement, and found more than three-quarters prefer the new three-question format. Previous UCAS research found 79% of students ...