personal statements being scrapped?

ive heard that personal statements are being replaced with specific questions for applicants to answer.... what do people think? is this a disadvantage? is this a sudden change?

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DataVenia

Volunteer Team, Clearing and Applications Advisor

Original post by user1298371

ive heard that personal statements are being replaced with specific questions for applicants to answer.... what do people think? is this a disadvantage? is this a sudden change?

Some students find the free-form nature intimidating, and don't know how they should structure their personal statement. For those students, the questions form that structure, so they will prefer the new approach I would imagine.

Others will find the question and answer approach overly restrictive, and would prefer the free-flowing nature of the current personal statement.

So, as with most things, there will be winners and losers.

Also, this is hardly a sudden change. It was announced last January (i.e. almost a year ago) and won't take effect for another year, when students will be applying for 2025 entry.