Top tips for writing the personal statement which will get you into university. The personal statement is easy to get right but also to get wrong - follow this advice and you should be just fine.

If you have come to the stage where you're writing your personal statement for UCAS you could be struggling a bit; you are suddenly being asked to write a both persuasive and creative piece selling yourself to an admissions officer. Of course being personal to you, you have a lot of freedom so there is no right way to do this - however you can get it very wrong but follow the tips below and you should have something you are proud of.

1. Read the UCAS or organisation bullet points about the personal statement - this gives you an example of what is expected first and foremost, and this should help give you some early inspiration.

2. Make sure throughout your personal statement shows that you want to do the course and more importantly that the course should really want you. You need to sell yourself and don't be scared to big yourself up - show your skills and enthusiasm which make you an ideal candidate.

3. Include as much as you can as the evidence which makes you a great candidate - your academic history is only part of this and you should appear to be a well rounded student in and out of the classroom. This could be your part time work, which shows responsibility and motivation, or maybe the half marathon you ran last year.

4. Be specific as you can towards the course you're going to study - the more interested you sound in a particular area the more suitable you are to the course.

5. Make it interesting - state your goals, maybe your dream job, and state how the course will help you achieve this; relate the statement to a quote or famous person - whatever you do - get creative and make the statement interesting, an interesting student is a good student.

6. Make sure the statement reads and flows coherently - be creative but don't switch between random parts during the statement. Nobody wants to read something which it is actually difficult to really understand - don't be afraid to be simple and to the point.

7. Make sure there are no mistakes - proofread and get others to proofread for you, anything you miss they should spot and they can also give you useful advice.

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