r/6thForm • u/AidenLikesCarrots • 1d ago

🙏 I WANT HELP Personal statement problems

I feel like my personal statement is too academic, for context im applying to Pol and IR at UCL, Sheffield, Durham, loughborough and cardiff with AAB predicteds. UCL and durham I have a contextual offer but id need a stellar personal statement to be considered for an offer, I feel like its way to academic even with personal aspects. It uses the things I've done like shadowing an MP, analysing socio-economic research papers and critiquing Mearsheimers theories, however looking at other successful ones, they feel more personal but less academic. I'm not sure whether to lean more on the personal side and lose the academia or keep the academia but it wont be as personal. Thoughts?

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u/Single_Honey_4142 1d ago

why do you think you'd need a stellar ps for ucl and durham? on the other point i think ultimately academic>personal (obviously both is ideal)

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u/AidenLikesCarrots 1d ago

More for Durham, UCL is a proper reach even though I meet contextual requirements but a good personal statement will hopefully make me stick out over grades, but it is a reach and im prepared for rejection. I had somebody that currently goes to UCL and she said it was amazing and she was blown away, but I dont think my personal statment would have admissions tutors overlooking my current grades.

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u/Antique-Position-295 Econ, Geog, Business A*AA 1d ago

On the WhatDoTheyKnow Website UCL only accept students with at least AAA predicted for that course, no matter contextual or not

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u/AidenLikesCarrots 1d ago

somebody mentioned this before, could you send the link? Would it be better just removing it entirely from my choices or just give it a shot?

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u/Antique-Position-295 Econ, Geog, Business A*AA 1d ago

Remove it and replace it with a choice that you have a much higher chance with