Personal Statement Examples
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Our own comprehensive guides explain how to write your personal statement, step by step! Use our guide alongside our personal statement examples to help you prepare your own application.
- How to plan your personal statement
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- Getting started
- Writing your intro
- Writing your body
- Writing your conclusion
- Proofreading
- Tips and tricks
- Excellent personal statements
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Software engineering personal statement
Student-written example
Over the past few years, I have been highly interested in the area of computing; particularly in Software Engineering and Computer Systems…
Biology personal statement
Student-written example
My aim is to make a contribution to the scientific community. I want to make a difference to peoples lives. I’ve come to realise from independent study the vast spectrum that Biology encompasses and how ground-breaking research can really make a difference.
Nursing personal statement (4)
Student-written exampleTransportation engineering personal statement
Student-written exampleMy name is Sxxxxxx Wx and I am a senior at the University of Texas at Austin (UT). Currently, I am studying Civil Engineering, with an emphasis in Transportation Engineering…
English literature personal statement
Student-written exampleFashion communications personal statement
Student-written exampleFashion communication in a broader aspect, is every mode of communication that acts as a bridge between the fashion world and its modern day consumers….
College personal statement
Student-written exampleMedical science personal statement example (2)
Student-written example
The human body is one of the most intricate and complex forms of life to have existed. Over the course of time, especially in recent years, extensive research and acquiring knowledge of the human body has allowed healthcare to make incredible advances enabling us to maintain healthy populations and to find new methods of treatment for diseases…
Nursing (Adult) personal statement example (2)
Student-written example
Having worked in the financial sector for eight years I thought I needed a career change, when I joined my husband abroad. I was contemplating on the sector to branch until I arrived at a decision to study nursing.