Personal statement examples by subject

Find personal statement examples for your subject, then use our writing guide to plan your own. The library includes undergraduate, postgraduate and other applications; check each example’s context.

Accounting, finance and insuranceAnimal, veterinary and fisheries sciencesArchitecture, planning and the built environmentArtificial intelligence, data and cybersecurityBiological sciences and biotechnologyBiomedical sciences and neuroscienceBusiness, management and enterpriseChemical, materials and process engineeringChemistry and materials scienceCivil, electrical and systems engineeringComputing, software and information systemsDesign, fashion and visual communicationEarth, geographical and ocean sciencesEconomicsEnvironment, climate and sustainabilityFilm, animation and gamesFine art and craftGeneral and interdisciplinary studiesHistory, archaeology and heritageHospitality, tourism and eventsJournalism, media and publishingLanguages, linguistics and translationLaw and legal studiesLiterature and writingMarketing, advertising and communicationMathematics, statistics and operational researchMechanical, aerospace and manufacturing engineeringMedicine, dentistry and pharmacyMusic, theatre and danceNursing, midwifery and allied healthPhilosophy, religion and theologyPhysics, astronomy and space sciencePolitics, international relations and developmentPsychology and behavioural sciencesPublic health, health systems and health informaticsSecurity, defence, criminology and emergency managementSocial work, counselling and human servicesSociology, anthropology and social policySport, exercise and recreationTransport, logistics and maritime studies

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