However, in a long-debated change, Ucas announced this week that the personal statement is no more. Instead of 4,000 characters’ worth of word-perfect, free-form boasting, applicants will ...

Ucas is changing personal statements, long the bane of teenagers' final year at school, for university admissions. Instead of a 4,000-character statement, ...

Writing a personal statement to accompany university applications is the source of more parental and child anxiety than any other aspect of the 'going to university' process.

Your personal statement is part of your UCAS application and gives you the opportunity to share information about yourself and your motivation to study your chosen course. It’s your chance to tell us ...

The decision by UCAS to move away from personal statements could also be a response to the growing number of students relying on generative AI platforms to write their essays. While the organisation ...

The personal statement is currently one of the components making up the application form for applying to universities in the UK. This is in the form of a 4,000-character essay written by students – an ...

UCAS surveyed potential applicants about to start their personal statement and found more than three-quarters prefer the new three-question format. By Claire Gilbody Dickerson, news reporter ...

The new personal statement format will be introduced in September 2025 for students applying to attend college or university in 2026. The character count will stay the same at 4,000 characters.

Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) has previously asked students to write a statement about themselves in 4,000 characters. However, those applying for undergraduate places in ...

UCAS has announced university applicants will no longer need to write personal statements from late 2025. Instead, they will be asked three thoroughly-researched questions.