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postgraduate · masters

How to write a postgraduate personal statement

A masters personal statement is not a longer version of your undergraduate one. Here is the structure UK admissions tutors actually expect, and what to put in each part.

postgraduate · masters

Masters personal statement: structure and examples

A worked structure for a masters personal statement, with example openings, sentence patterns that work and a final checklist.

postgraduate · masters

How to write an SOP for UK universities

The SOP is the only part of a UK masters application you fully control. Here is how to structure one that earns an offer.

ucas · personal statement

UCAS personal statement for international students

The UCAS personal statement is now three structured questions. Here is how to answer each one, with the extra context international applicants should include.

usa students · ucas

UCAS Explained for American Students

The UK has one application portal, five choices and one essay. Here is how UCAS actually works if you grew up with the Common App.