
A straightforward personal statement that gets all the core points across in a coherent way serves the purpose best.
You'll need more than a subscription to The Economist to impress admissions tutors. Here’s how to stand out by being relevant, personal, and concise.
Strike the right balance on your personal statement by demonstrating your enthusiasm, your intellectual curiosity, and the quality of your insights. Back up your passion for economics with evidence of what you’re interested in. Admissions tutors say be original, but no need to be too off-the-wall.
A straightforward personal statement that gets all the core points across in a coherent way serves the purpose best.
This is your opportunity to showcase your passion and knowledge of your chosen subject area and to demonstrate to universities and colleges why it’s a good fit for you and your future ambitions.
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This is your chance to shout about the relevant or transferable skills you’ve gained from your formal education and highlight your understanding of how they will help you succeed in this subject area.
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This is your chance to talk about any other activities you have undertaken outside of your formal education, or personal experiences which further demonstrate your suitability for the course. This section is likely to be highly personal to you and anything you do include should reflect on why you’re including it.
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The key to setting yourself apart in your application is to remember how important the ‘personal’ bit is to your personal statement. What makes you, you?
London School of Economics says 'your statement should be as original as possible to differentiate you from other applicants' while the University of Nottingham looks for 'students with a wide variety of interests and enthusiasms from a wide variety of backgrounds'.
If your background or upbringing has informed your passion for economics, then explain how. What other interests do you have that are intriguing? Do you love making patisserie or sushi, walking dogs for some extra pocket money, or playing saxophone in a jazz quartet? If you can link these interests back to your ability to undertake an economics degree, then even better.