Stuff to put on a personal statement

Hi... I plan on studying Politics and IR at uni and I feel like I don't have enough to put on my personal statement, in terms of things that I've done outside studying for my a-levels (other than politics podcasts). I'd love it if anyone had anything IR related (perhaps a podcast or something not too time-consuming) that I could get into and add to my personal statement.

Discuss the topics of IR that you would like to study and show your enthusiasm. (course descriptions help with this!).

Discuss your future career plans, and a desire for postgraduate study. Preferably pick something that your top choice offers and use that.

Send signals that you know why your studying for a degree and why. (the first two points help you do this). Just explaining why...

Don't worry about fabricating really complicated stuff, no one buys that 😂. But definitely include some IR books you've found inspiration from.

P.S. Your career plans and stuff will all change... But it just gives you a basis to talk about.... It doesn't even need to be super realistic....

But funnily enough i wrote that i wanted to study at postgrad level and picked a random topic i knew nothing about and put it into my P. S. A few years back.

And I'm studying that exact subject at postgrad level starting from September.... So you never know 😂.

Hi... I plan on studying Politics and IR at uni and I feel like I don't have enough to put on my personal statement, in terms of things that I've done outside studying for my a-levels (other than politics podcasts). I'd love it if anyone had anything IR related (perhaps a podcast or something not too time-consuming) that I could get into and add to my personal statement.

Thank you so much! I was a bit worried tbh. Do you have any IR books in mind that I could start off with?