Including gap year plans in personal statement

I'm applying to uni this year while I'm on my gap year and I was wondering, should include my plans for the year in my personal statement? The only thing I'll be doing is working and volunteering. Should I include why I'm working during my gap year (i.e to save money for uni)?

You don't need to devote a lot of space to what you're doing if it isn't subject relevant.

The key is to avoid too many "will be" and "hope to be" statements about what you MIGHT do and instead have some definite, positive statements about how you'll use the time (ie "I hope to find employment" = bad, "I have secured a placement" = good)

I'm in the same situation, i'm gonna try and sort out the plans so for example placements and volunteering and any thing else before submitting the UCAS application so it shows you are doing it, not planning to.

Oh right, I've already got my work and volunteering stuff sorted. Are you retaking any exams or are you just working/volunteering during your gap year? Good luck with your application!

Retaking some exams as well as working/volunteering. Thanks, good luck yourself - need to start on my application soon although im keeping most parts of my PS just updating and adding couple of stuff.

I'm in the exact same position. I'm gonna aim to send my application within the next couple of weeks.

You don't need to devote a lot of space to what you're doing if it isn't subject relevant.

The key is to avoid too many "will be" and "hope to be" statements about what you MIGHT do and instead have some definite, positive statements about how you'll use the time (ie "I hope to find employment" = bad, "I have secured a placement" = good)

But what if you haven't secured a place yet... do you lie about it?

No - if you haven't secured a place yet then you should not talk about that in your PS.

The deadline for most applications is not for another 3 months (halfway through a gap year). It is better to apply later with something positive to say about your gap year than to apply early with no indication of what you'll be doing for the next year.

Also, I don't want the unis to think I copied my PS from another one so when applying on UCAS again should I tick the box which asks if I've applied again and include my old UCAS ID? I don't want the unis to check my received grades though as i'm retaking a module and I want to reapply to some of same unis I've applied to originally :/