University Application Essays and PS

This was the essay I wrote in response to one of the prompts on the Yale application. I got into Yale as Undecided with this essay, so I like to think its good. Its also one of the most gut-wrenching things I have ever written.

Personal Statement for Medicine.
And yep, it sickens me to read it too, but that's what they want. I think!

UCAS personal statement for History (V100). I got offers from Oxford, Warwick, St Andrews, and York, and was rejected by Durham

Another example of an engineering PS. The person who wrote this PS got offers from Cambridge, Durham, Bath and others. It is a great PS. I recommend all engineering students read this.

I applied to Durham, Edinburgh, St Andrews, Glasgow and Manchester. I received offers from Edinburgh, St Andrews, Glasgow and following interview, Manchester. I was rejected from Durham. NB Glasgow was for History as they do not read PS.

Briefly describe a situation in which you felt that you or others were treated unfairly
or were not given an opportunity you felt you deserved. Why do you think this
happened? How did you respond? Did the situation improve as a result of your
response?

This Personal Statement got me into all my Unis and got me up to an interview at Oxford. Hope it helps you!

Just a template I got in school on how to write a resume.

Describe the world you come from — for example, your family, community
or school — and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and
aspirations.

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What experience in high school has mattered most to you? How do you see this experience influencing your decision-making in college?

UCAS Personal Statement for Psychology

Here is a great PS for Business. The student who submitted this was accepted into Oxford. All business students should read this, as it is very detailed and helpful.

Here is an example of a well-structured PS for engineering. This has examples of what content should be included in your PS.

Another great example of a PS for Business. Read as it is well-written.

Something to get out of this PS: Don't start a Personal statement with the sentence "Ever since I was little I've wanted to..."

My very own personal statement, gave me offers at: UCL, QMUL, Exeter and Newcastle, and also an interview at Oxford, later followed by an offer. I thought it might be useful for some.

UCAS Personal Statement for Media and Communications

Discuss your short and long-term goals. Are some of them related? Which are
priorities?

Discuss the subjects with which you have had difficulty. What factors do you believe
contribute to your difficulties? How have dealt with them so they will not cause
problems for you again? In what areas have you experienced the greatest
improvement? What problem areas remain?

A collection of about 5 general articles that provide a basic overview of the position of the legal community on some veritable hot- topics such as intellectual property and alternatives to copyright protection; the supposed illegality of computer hacking; why the EU has such a stronghold on Europe and what is its relationship with the UN; why is it that state governments and authorities can get away with literally committing murder and what can be done to amend this.
The articles cover a diverse range of International, EU, Intellectual Property, and Digital Criminal law. Things that are interesting and can be brought up in law interviews with ease. Some of these readings are quite intense and don't expect to enjoy them, or even understand them thoroughly, but for a rough overview of things, they are ideal, especially because these are very opinionated pieces with varying levels of technicality.
Hope it's useful to you guys! I especially recommend the Lessig and von Busch Articles, and maybe Hazel Fox if you think you can get your head around the concepts it talks about.
Cheers!
Arrowhead.

Example of Personal Statement for Law. Here you will find an example that will help you build up your own ideas and give you an idea of how your PS should be structured. Hope it will be of use!

Another example of a Law Personal Statement. This one is better structured and has more variety.

I applied to LSE, UCL, Warwick, Durham and Bath. Got and offer from every university except UCL which I withdrew from.