LSE international applicant personal statement

Hey there, I have one question regarding the personal statement. My dream university is LSE and right now I am on my personal statement.
Should I include extracurriculars in my personal statement? I have quite strong extracurriculars and think the skills are transferable to the degree I want to pursuit.
I appreciate any help :smile:

Thank you very much in advance

Reply 1

ageshallnot

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Original post by Hockeygod

Hey there, I have one question regarding the personal statement. My dream university is LSE and right now I am on my personal statement.
Should I include extracurriculars in my personal statement? I have quite strong extracurriculars and think the skills are transferable to the degree I want to pursuit.
I appreciate any help :smile:

Thank you very much in advance

https://www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Undergraduate/Prospective-Students/How-to-Apply/Completing-the-UCAS-form/Personal-Statement

Reply 2

Hockeygod

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Original post by ageshallnot

https://www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Undergraduate/Prospective-Students/How-to-Apply/Completing-the-UCAS-form/Personal-Statement

Thank you very much for your answer. I have read that but I am still unsure about whether to include them. I thought these top unis only looked at supercurriculars. Do you have any tips for me?

Reply 3

ageshallnot

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Original post by Hockeygod

Thank you very much for your answer. I have read that but I am still unsure about whether to include them. I thought these top unis only looked at supercurriculars. Do you have any tips for me?

LSE is a top university - and one that looks very closely at the PS. A small amount of extracurricular content is fine, but academics and supercurriculars should be 90% imo.

Reply 4

lissaa

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Original post by Hockeygod

Hey there, I have one question regarding the personal statement. My dream university is LSE and right now I am on my personal statement.
Should I include extracurriculars in my personal statement? I have quite strong extracurriculars and think the skills are transferable to the degree I want to pursuit.
I appreciate any help :smile:

Thank you very much in advance

Yeah, agreed with the other person. As someone who applied to LSE and Oxford: such unis only want a small bit on your extracurriculars. It’s good that you can link them. If you can’t, you’re better off not writing them at all. If you can link, it’s one paragraph.
For me, I had introduction, five body paragraphs and conclusion. Only one of body paragraphs (and the smallest one) was extracurriculars that I linked to my course.
Hope this helps!

Reply 5

thegeek888

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Original post by Hockeygod

Hey there, I have one question regarding the personal statement. My dream university is LSE and right now I am on my personal statement.
Should I include extracurriculars in my personal statement? I have quite strong extracurriculars and think the skills are transferable to the degree I want to pursuit.
I appreciate any help :smile:

Thank you very much in advance

Which degree course are you applying for? 😧

LSE international applicant personal statement

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