Music – Boost Your Personal Statement

Music is an exciting discipline to study. There are many courses out there, whether it’s a traditional degree focussing on performance, composition and theory at a university or conservatoire, or a more specialised professional course such as sound and production, music business or music journalism – you will need to write a personal statement evidencing […]

Humanities and the Social Sciences – Boost Your Personal Statement

Studying a humanities subject like History and English Literature or social science subjects such as Politics, Sociology and Criminology, (along with any other subject that explores human culture or behaviour) gives you the opportunity to evidence skills such as wider reading, written ability, independent research and analytical skills in your personal statement. You can probably […]

Journalism – Boost Your Personal Statement

Thinking about studying journalism at university but not sure what to include in your personal statement?  Journalism is a competitive industry, but if you’re considering studying a degree in this exciting discipline, it’s important that you convey your enthusiasm, capability and written communication well – your personal statement is therefore the best place to evidence […]

Computer Science – Boost Your Personal Statement

Considering studying Computer Science or a related degree at university but not sure how to boost your personal statement?  Read on!  If you’re currently studying Computer Science as an A Level or Computing/IT BTEC, evidencing your interest in the subject through your current studies is a good place to start but what do you do […]

Mathematics – Boost Your Personal Statement

So you’re considering studying Maths at university but you’re still not sure about what to include in your personal statement.  Conveying your interest in Maths can be challenging without specific examples to back it up and, understandably, as a Year 12 student in this current situation, extra-curricular activities have been hard to come by.  So […]

Business, Accounting, Finance and Economics – Boost Your Personal Statement

Business, Accounting, Finance and Economics are all popular courses offered at university.  If you’re considering studying any of these subjects and looking to gain some further experience to enhance your personal statement, then look no further!  Here are some ideas to help get you started.                                Virtual Work Experience Work experience is limited at present but […]

Law – Boost Your Personal Statement

Law is both an interesting and popular subject offered at university.  Now you’re at the end of Year 12, it’s time to consider what to include in your personal statement to make you stand out to universities.  Here are a few options you can consider to help boost it.   Virtual Work Experience   Three Law […]

Healthcare and Psychology Degrees – Boost Your Personal Statement

Get creative with your career exploration during Lockdown Are you in a catch-22 situation planning to study a healthcare degree but cannot obtain experience? Or are you considering a Psychology degree and looking to evidence an understanding of human behaviour?  You can’t control the current situation but here are some ideas you can take control […]

International Women in Engineering Day: Top 10 picks for girls interested in this career

Interested in engineering and curious about what to do this term? Here are some activities you can do to build your knowledge:      1.Sign up to Careers with Impact: Meet the Engineers who Shape The World Run in collaboration with the Mayor of London, the Women in Engineering Society and STEM Learning, this free webinar on […]

Resource Round-Up – Preparing for Uni

There’s more stuff than ever out there to do online and at home to support your journey to University, but with more and more added every day it’s getting tough to find useful, interesting and helpful resources. That’s where we’re coming in with our top three picks of what we’ve found each week to help […]