myPS

myPS is an easy-to-use, interactive resource to help you write a unique and effective UCAS Personal Statement.

• Find out exactly what you must put in your personal statement.
• Discover your unique skills.
• Uncover your unique values and beliefs that make you who you are.
• Find powerful words to use that describe you perfectly.
• Make a good impression with concrete, genuine evidence to support your university application.

When you’ve completed myPS, you’ll have explored all areas of your life in depth, and found that all-important content for your personal statement. 

Try myPS here. You can see exactly how easy it is to create a unique, effective and winning personal statement.

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myPS Modules

myPS contains modules that you can work through at your own pace. Each module has exercises and activities and your work is automatically saved on the website as you go.

Research

Discover how to research what you need to include in your personal statement.

Create a checklist to use when checking over the final draft of your personal statement

About me

Understand more about yourself in order write a more compelling personal statement.

Uncover your unique values and beliefs that make you who you are.
Explore why you want to take the course you’ve chosen.

My skills

Discover your transferable, personal and subject skills - everyone has lots skills, though not everyone knows what theirs are, or how to go about finding what they are.

Evidence

What have you done that makes you stand out? Find concrete, impressive evidence. Using guided questions you'll explore these topics: Why, Academic, School life, Work, Outside school, My future and Gap year.

What next?

By this stage, some students will be ready to start weaving together the content from previous modules into a personal statement. Students who are not sure that they have gathered enough evidence are guided in putting together their next steps.

In myPS you will find a rich set of information-gathering resources, including mindmaps and timelines. If you prefer to think away from your computer, you can print individual pages and download resources to use offline. When you're ready to start writing your first draft use the summary section to download or have emailed all the content you've generated.

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Ten reasons to use myPS

Avoid a formulaic approach

"conformity: too many personal statements are formulaic, saying what applicants feel they ought to say in a vocabulary they feel they ought to use."

Southampton University

Use your own voice

"We would advise them not to submit their statement for correction or improvement to others, since the result will be a formulaic and conventional rehearsal of what schools and/or parents think we want to hear. Applicants are less likely to harm their own cause by expressing their own interests in their own words than by writing what will come across in content and style as one of the undistinguishable variants of the monitored personal statement." Bristol University

Don't copy

"Whilst it's fine to get help and advice do not be tempted to copy other people's statements or make things up. You could well be asked questions about it at a later stage." Bath University

Write it yourself

"Your personal statement is your opportunity to explain why you want to do the course and give additional evidence, apart from your qualifications of your suitability. The personal statement MUST be written by you, not by a teacher, parent or agent. The content of your personal statement is more important than perfect English language and grammar." Brunel University

Be original

"Do write an original personal statement - the Admissions Tutors want an insight into the person who has written the statement." London School of Economics

What makes you, you?

"The first thing you must remember is that your personal statement will probably be the only opportunity you get to "talk" directly to the admissions tutor on the programme you want to study. It is therefore vitally important that you make this statement as effective as possible! Everyone has special skills, experiences or achievements to mention. We don’t have any set ideas for what we are looking for, we just want to know what makes you, you." Durham University

Honest reflection

"Your personal statement is a significant factor in our assessment. We do not want people to apply for medicine or dentistry simply because they are 'good at science', or in response to family or peer pressure. We will be looking in particular for evidence of your commitment to and realistic appreciation of the academic, physical and emotional demands of a medical or dental course and career. A string of A grades in science and maths is no guarantee of a place. As your personal statement forms a significant part of your application and is an area on which you may be closely questioned at interview, you must ensure that it is an honest reflection of your strengths and interests." Barts and Queen Mary's

Make it personal

"There are no fixed rules but it should be `personal'. It is normally our only chance to `hear' an applicant and is an alternative to us interviewing you. We want to learn about you, your reasons for choosing to study law, your academic interests, and what you do outside school that has broadened your experience. We do not want to hear what your school or your parents think we should hear. Such statements can often sound false. We see hundreds of forms each year and many sound as if written by the same computer programme. It is the real you that we want to know about. Be honest. Don't oversell yourself to try and make an impression. We just need an honest assessment of your abilities." Warwick Universtiy

Stand out

"Your personal statement is crucial - it is your opportunity to make your application really stand out and should be use to talk about yourself and your personal achievements." Plymouth University

Don't be a clone

"A good personal statement should make it clear why the candidate wants to read their particular subject and supply concrete evidence of that enthusiasm. It should reflect the distinctive style and characteristics of its author - universities are not seeking to admit clones. The worst statements are polished but boring...." Guardian newspaper Oct 2006

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