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Uberpouplar subject with 200/300 applications for 20 places
(can't argue about that)
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Grades have to be really good
(meh; I slipped on one GCSE, which is probably why I got rejected)
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Personal statement should mention academic enthusiasm and include books read on the subject and/or exhibitions visited
(I did mention that I learned kana and a lot of grammar through self-study, and that I fought with my department to take Japanese in final year which is normally impossible. There wasn't any space left to include a list of 10 books)