Applications 2026-04-15 6 min read

Writing a UK Postgraduate Personal Statement That Gets You In

What admissions tutors at UK postgrad programmes look for - and the lazy openings to avoid.

UK postgraduate admissions tutors read hundreds of personal statements per cycle. The ones that work are specific, ambitious, and quietly evidenced.

Avoid these openings

'Ever since I was a child…' 'I have always been passionate about…' 'In today's globalised world…' These are read-and-binned in seconds. Open with a specific intellectual question that drove you to the field.

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What should UK students know about avoid these openings?
'Ever since I was a child…' 'I have always been passionate about…' 'In today's globalised world…' These are read-and-binned in seconds. Open with a specific intellectual question that drove you to the field.

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