Advice on your application
We've put together some advice for undergraduate applications that will help your personal statement stand out.
If you're looking to study a full-time undergraduate course and you're from the UK, you'll need to apply online via UCAS. Applications for 2026 entry聽can be submitted from聽2 September 2025.
Applications for all UCAS Undergraduate courses starting in September 2025 are now closed. If you missed the deadline, you can still apply through聽Clearing. Clearing opens on 5聽July 2025.
If you're an international applicant, see our guidance on the聽international application process. If you're applying for a postgraduate degree,聽find out how to apply for a postgraduate course.
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Personal statement advice
Using Chat GPT and AI to help write your personal statement
Want to use AI tools to help write your personal statement? Find out the essential dos and don'ts.
Using AIHow to use the ABC method
Using the ABC method to structure your examples will help you demonstrate why you鈥檙e the perfect person for your chosen course.
How to use itWriting a personal statement for different subjects
You can only submit one personal statement for all five of your UCAS choices,聽find out how to do it.
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Application checklist
Take a look over our handy checklist to make sure you've got everything covered before hitting 'send'.
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Expert top tips: how to write a winning personal statement
Who better to give you advice than the people who will be reading your application? Our experts, including Business Tutors, Education Tutors and Admissions Officers share their tips.
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What to write in your personal statement as a mature student
If you're a mature student or someone returning to education, your application will be a little different to those applying straight from college or sixth form. We鈥檝e put together some dos and don鈥檛s for your personal statement.
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Dos and don'ts for writing personal statements
Need some inspiration to help you put pen to paper? These tips should help.
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What to include in your personal statement
There are three main questions to answer, and we鈥檒l help you break them down so you can ace each one.
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How to start your personal statement
Six top tips to help you get started and nail your university application.
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How to write a personal statement: your top questions answered
All of your personal statement questions, answered.
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Can I get into university with a BTEC?
A BTEC Level 3 qualification is no different to A Levels when it comes to applying to University.
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BTEC UCAS tariff points calculator
Use our BTEC UCAS tariff points calculator to figure out if your BTECs give you the UCAS points you need to apply to a university course.
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