
Getting your Ucas personal statement right isn't easy. On The Student Room - and over on The Uni Guide - we've got support and guidance to help you out.
Explore this page to find student discussions and examples of real personal statements. Or read this article on The Uni Guide for 10 steps to writing an exceptional personal statement.
You might also have heard of Ucas plans to change the personal statement. On The Uni Guide, we look into these changes and whether Ucas will scrap personal statements.
Ucas personal statement examples
Personal statements by course
Personal statement library
Read through our collection of hundreds of real personal statements. Use the drop-down list to the left to find the course you're planning to apply for.
Or find your course in our full library of personal statements.
You can also read an article we've worked on with the University of Leicester: how to write a personal statement that universities will love.
Personal statement advice by course

Do you need help with writing a personal statement for a particular course?
On The Uni Guide you'll find articles taking you through the steps to creating a great personal statement - with advice from universities admissions staff.
Click on the links below to follow their advice.
More personal statement advice on The Uni Guide

Writing a university personal statement is much easier when you're working to a plan. These articles over on The Uni Guide will help you get started.
Personal statement library: full list
All of our example personal statements by subject
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- Accounting personal statements
- Actuarial science personal statements
- Anthropology personal statements
- Archaeology personal statements
- Architecture personal statements
- Art and design personal statements
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- Biology personal statements
- Biomedical sciences personal statements
- Business, marketing and management personal statements
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- Chemistry personal statements
- Classics personal statements
- Computer science, computing and IT personal statements
- Cultural studies personal statements
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- Economics personal statements
- Education and teaching personal statements
- Engineering personal statements
- English personal statements
- Event management personal statements
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- Languages personal statements
- Law personal statements
- Linguistics personal statements
- Literature personal statements
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- Mathematics personal statements
- Media and communication personal statements
- Medicine personal statements
- Midwifery
- Music personal statements
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- Performing arts personal statements
- Pharmacy personal statements
- Philosophy personal statements
- Philosophy politics and economics (PPE) personal statements
- Physics personal statements
- Politics personal statements
- Postgraduate personal statements
- Psychology personal statements
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- Social sciences personal statements
- Social work personal statements
- Sociology personal statements
- Sports science personal statements