Gap Year Personal Statement

Hi, I'm studying Further Maths in my gap year (applying for Maths), and re-applying through UCAS, but I just wanted to ask, do I have to majorly change my personal statement or can I pretty much use most of last year's and just mention what I'm doing in my gap year? Are admission tutors expecting like a detailed version of what I'm doing or just interested to know I'm being productive? (i.e briefly mentioning work placements/what Maths I'm doing)

Hi thanks for your reply! I sent off my UCAS already but that's exactly what I did It's reassuring to know someone was in the same position as me though. If you don't mind me asking, how did you get on last year? Did you get into most/all of your choices?

Hey, I'm on a gap year and I'm doing the AS & A2 FM with Edexcel, I have a tutor I go to once a week and I got the endorsed books from their website. I think each book is about £16 (not too sure on that) and you'll have six modules, so that'll be six books, but I think you can get second hand books on Amazon for a cheaper price. If it's going to be to costly, then it's not SO bad if you don't have a tutor because if you're naturally good at maths the text book is good/ pretty straightforward and there are loads of websites that can help (e.g. examsolutions and khan academy etc), also the past papers are pretty straightforward as well (as far as I've seen). You could also register/apply at a college for the course (some colleges do a level courses and if you go through this route you won't have to find a centre since they'll arrange your exams for you). I personally preferred to do it privately since I could go at my own pace through the course.

If you do end up doing it privately, you'll have to find a centre that'll take you, you can contact the exam board you're doing it with and they can give you a list of centres. I'm not too sure on the cost of exams though because it really depends on where you do it, some are expensive, others not so much. I suggest you register early though, maybe around August/Sept (the earliest you can really) because some might fill up really fast.

I hope this helps. Which board are you doing it with btw? And are you deferring your entry or just gna apply next year?


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The tutor mainly introduces the topic to me, although if some topics seem straightforward i study them myself. Afterwards I do everything on my own and if I have any major problems I ask as well.

I've also had a look at that website and was going to sign up but afterwards I decided not to because I found they cover the topics over a large period of time (e.g I think it's like 2 lecture per month not quite sure) soooo, yeah. Also there was a cost and I didn't think it'd be worth it, I mean with a tutor, at least you could go through any major problems you might have. (much easier to discuss a question face-to-face)

Since you'll already be a previous student at your current college I don't think they should have a problem with taking you as an external student (but I'm not sure it'll be for free :P), but ask them just in case beforehand.

Btw, I'm sure you can get an A, maybe even an A*! It just depends on how much effort you put into it. I hope this helped! What will you be applying for btw? Maths/Engineering?

good luck