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 part of a UCAS application ... clubs or societies, for example if you’ve held responsibilities such as a scout leader or sports captain.

Ucas is changing personal statements, long the bane of teenagers' final year at school, for university admissions. Instead of a 4,000-character statement, from next year applicants will be asked ...

Nearly 80% of students say writing their personal statement was tricky without help UCAS has announced university applicants ...