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Writing a Personal Statement for your University
Placement Service (UPS) Application
Your personal statement should be at least 300 to 600 words.
Include:
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Why you are interested in the course/major
Why you want to study in the UK
What makes you a good student: why should the university accept you?
Your hobbies and interests
Your skills and achievements
Your long term career and study plans
How your previous study has prepared you for the course
Volunteer or work experience you may have
Remember to:
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Ask a friend, tutor or UPS Co-ordinator to read through it to spot any mistakes
Check the spelling
Check your grammar and punctuation
Avoid short or overly long sentences
Write at least 300 words
Include examples in as many of the ‘include’ bullet points above as you can
Do NOT include the name of any university (the University of Liverpool, or UPS
universities) .Your application will be sent to all 3 universities at the same time.
 Try not to include your name, date of birth, contact details: they already have
this information on the UPS.
IMPORTANT: You must not plagiarise your personal statement. Your
personal statement must be your own, original writing. Do not copy from a
friend, or copy any parts of your personal statement from the internet.
Universities can use software to detect this and will reject your application if
it is found to be plagiarised.
You can also find help and examples of personal statements on the UPS website: