Personal Statement
Writing a Personal Statement is key to making a successful application to Undergraduate Medicine in the UK. In this section, we will look at how to craft the best Personal Statement you can for your application to Medicine.
Your Personal Statement should have a maximum of 4,000 characters. A Personal Statement is very important in the application process as it is quite often used when deciding whether to invite a candidate to interview. Quite often once an interview has been carried out, a Personal Statement is used once again to make a final decision as to whether to offer an applicant a place.
What you can do before you write your Personal Statement?
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Get as much Work Experience as possible
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Volunteer within the Healthcare Industry
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Read Medical Research Articles
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Read Medicine Related Books
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Do Medicine-related online courses
There is lots that you can do to improve your Personal Statement, and those named above are just a few.
Why not take a look at our Personal Statement Tips and Tricks Pack (shown on the right) for tips and tricks on writing your Personal Statement, this pack also contains some good AND bad Personal Statement examples.
