Thank you!
I honestly didn't think my personal statements were that great, and they were under 3000 characters.
I tried to mention firstly why I was interested in the programme & what sparked this interest, (you can say it was something from your undergraduate studies like a specific module) previous experiences I'd had (like working within labs and helping to publish articles).
Then I explained any specific modules I'd undertaken during my degree, and how they'd readied me for this MSc. I ended on how I would overall make a good contribution to the university.
Throughout it I tried to answer all the questions up on the websites first because it helps you fill up on your content, like the following:
- What educational experience do you have? (your degree/if you've done research/a dissertation)
- Do you have any relevant work experience? (even if you haven't part time work etc demonstrates you understand how to effectively manage time/prioritise workloads and thus can handle the competitive demands of an MSc)
- Have you completed any extracurricular and voluntary activities relevant to the
programme? (e.g. joining relevant academic university societies)
- What are your career aspirations? (& how does that fit in with what the programme will teach you?)
You could mention what specific modules at the uni's you especially would enjoy and why (e.g. they link to something you've read/started studying in your undergrad degree).
I think it's also good to big-up the uni's without sounding over-the-top, like how their courses are interdisciplinary etc, and if you have to mention relevant research from top journals you've read.
My course at QM involved compulsory research methods modules in which basic statistics and introductory R coding was taught - this I mentioned in my statement, but other than those modules I didn't do any extra numerical stuff.
Good luck with yours