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The competition is tough for aspiring vets – so along with good grades, you'll need an impressive personal statement that sets you apart from the crowd.

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Volunteering gives you the opportunity to help out in the community, with a charity, or another organisation.

So you’re ready to start applying? UCAS Discovery is the place to find out what you need to do to make your application stand out.

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After GCSEs or National 5s, you could continue studying subjects you like, take vocational qualifications, an apprenticeship, or work or volunteer and study part-time.

Susie Whigham, Interim Chief Executive Officer, The Brilliant Club, examines the risks and opportunities for widening participation on the Journey to a Million.

We’ve asked experts in the field and created a simple list to tell you about the important differences between undergraduate and postgraduate personal statements.

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Pat Carvalho, Principal, Birmingham Metropolitan College (BMET).

Employers are often looking for grads with at least a 2:1 under their belt. But it’s not just good marks they’re looking for when sifting through job applications.

Melody Stephen, Law with International Studies student at the University of Manchester 

Mike Nicholson, Director of Recruitment, Admissions and Participation, University of Cambridge.

Jennifer Coupland, Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

David Hughes CBE, Chief Executive, Association of Colleges (AOC)

Nichola Hay MBE, Chair of the Board, Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP)

Dr Katie Petty-Saphon, Chief Executive, Medical Schools Council (MSC)

Dr Lisa Morrison Coulthard, Research Director: Optimal Pathways Development, National Foundation for Education Research (NFER)

Neil Armstrong and Merelina Sykes, Joint Heads of Student Property at Knight Frank and Richard Smith, CEO at Unite Students