This document provides guidance on drafting a personal statement for a UCAS application. It instructs the writer to include a short biography, discuss three academic or personal achievements, and explain why they want to study the chosen course by referencing their interests and goals. The guidance emphasizes starting the draft, structuring it around these three sections, and building on initial ideas and accomplishments.

1. UCAS Personal Statement Lesson

2. • Open a web browser and navigate to: -
• https://xaverian.kloodle.com

10. Your Bio
• Answer the following three questions: -
• Who are you?
• What are you currently studying?
• What do you want to achieve / do / be?

14. Complete Achievements
Section
• 3 achievements which you are most proud of
• Description: -
• What you did.
• What you learnt.
• Why its such an achievement
• If you are struggling: -
• Just write something! May be an exam grade, a holiday you went
on, learning something new.
• Start somewhere and build on it

18. Why do you want to study
**Course**?
• Write a blog post about why you want to study the course
you are applying to at university.
• Structure: -
• Opening statement about why that particular course
• What you do currently that displays your interest in
that course (A Level, extra curricular)
• What you hope to achieve by studying that particular
course

21. Start to Draft out your
statement
• Structure - Who you are & what you are currently
doing (Bio)
• Why you want to study the course(s) you are
applying for (Blog)
• Why you’ll be a great student (Achievements)