Personal Statement Builder

Your education and university choices

To start, think about your current/previous studies and the course that you'd like to apply for at university. Your answers to these questions will help you think about the most relevant things when collecting together your experiences.

We use the data you add into this tool to generate your personal statement and monitor the diversity of students using this service, including special category (sensitive) data. The Student Room does not use this information outside the function of the personal statement builder and aggregated reporting. By answering these questions, you’re providing consent for The Student Room to process your data for these purposes. You can withdraw your consent at any time by emailing [email protected] using ‘personal statement builder’ in the subject line.

Please note: this tool is currently under construction, so you may find some things don’t behave as expected. Thanks for your patience while we keep working on it!

A-level/IB/Highers etc. currently studying for
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GCSE or A-level/IB/Highers you already have
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Universities or colleges applying for
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General application questions

Widening participation and contextual admissions

Widening participation initiatives provide support for students whose personal circumstances disadvantage them when pursuing higher education.


Universities and colleges offer scholarships, grants and bursaries as part of this. You may also be considered for a contextual offer if you face particular barriers. If you'd lke to find out more about these topics, you can follow these links to the Ucas website: widening participation; contextual offers.


These questions can help you identify your circumstances and research available support, helping you complete your Ucas and student finance applications with as much of this information as possible.


Your answers to these questions will also help The Student Room’s understanding of how well we're doing at supporting students from many different backgrounds. Answering these questions is optional. By answering these questions you give The Student Room consent to use the data for the reasons listed above.

  1. Will you be the first in your family to go to university?
  1. What type of school did you go to?
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  1. What is your ethnic group? (Choose one which you feel best describes your ethnic group or background.)
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  1. What is your postcode? (This lets us see what POLAR4 quintile you’re in - how likely it is for someone in your local area to attend university.)
  1. Are you a mature student?
  1. Are you currently or have you ever been in care?
  1. Would you like to be contacted to participate in research conducted by The Student Room? Please tick this box if so.

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