After thirty years of the same format, UCAS has announced changes to its personal statement. Starting in September 2025, the ...

So bravo to Ucas for ditching the personal statement. The less we’re encouraged to bang on about our own apparent brilliance, the better.

Use your personal statement to demonstrate that you have the qualities your chosen university is looking for and explain why you are the best candidate for your preferred course. For some of our ...

The Ucas personal statement – submitted with applications to UK universities, along with grades and a reference – will be in a different format for students applying for courses beginning in the ...

Writing a personal statement to accompany university applications is the source of more parental and child anxiety than any other aspect of the 'going to university' process.

Writing your personal statement We expect that your submitted personal statement is structured and coherent and that you fully utilise the space available on your UCAS application form. We expect that ...

The UCAS university application deadline is this week for those hoping to start in September Students applying for a 2025 start will be some of the last to have to write a personal statement ...

Ucas surveyed potential applicants about to start their personal statement, and found more than three-quarters prefer the new three-question format.

Applying for September 2026 onwards The UCAS personal statement is changing for students applying to study in September 2026. The new format will make writing your personal statement easier and more ...