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  1. Personal statements will not be changing for 2024 entry

    references. personal statements. grades on entry. personalisation. widening access and participation. Read the report here (3.38 MB). If you have any questions, comments or thoughts regarding potential reforms which you'd like to share with us, please email [email protected].

  2. UCAS Will Replace Personal Statements in 2024

    24 Oct,2023 Alan Withworth. Big changes are coming to the UCAS application process. UCAS announced that they will be replacing personal statements with a series of structured questions starting in 2024. This new approach aims to reduce stress for university applicants while still giving them a chance to share information about themselves.

  3. UCAS Personal Statements Are Changing

    The University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) has introduced a new process for university applications from 2025, meaning that the process will change in 2024 ready for 2025 entrants. Personal statements have always been an essential part of the university application process. However, UCAS has decided to scrap personal statements in ...

  4. Are UCAS Personal Statements Changing Format for 2024?

    No Changes to Personal Statements for 2024 Entry. In response to valuable feedback from students who find immense value in the personal statement process, UCAS has decided to retain this crucial element in the 2024 entry. Despite certain shortcomings, and amid reports that the personal statement was due to change, UCAS are now delaying their ...

  5. UCAS 2024 Update: Navigating the Shift from Personal Statements to

    For generations, UCAS Personal Statements have been a defining component of the UK university application process, offering students a platform to spotlight their competencies and dreams. However, 2024 brings a sea change as the UCAS transitions from personal statements to a structured question format. In this edition, we delve deep into what this alteration embodies and how "Getting In," one ...

  6. Changes to the UCAS Personal Statement

    Current findings from UCAS show that 79% of students found the personal statement "too difficult" to write without additional and appropriate support. That's almost 4/5 of applicants, so unquestionably shows the need for change. That doesn't mean, however, that students don't see and acknowledge the value of the personal statement.

  7. Important Updates on UCAS Personal Statements for 2024 and Beyond

    Initially, UCAS had proposed changes to the personal statement system, indicating a shift towards shorter questions in place of the traditional long-form personal statement starting from the 2024 application cycle. However, we would like to bring to your attention that there has been a recent update from UCAS regarding this matter.

  8. Changes to the UCAS Personal Statement in 2024

    This month has brought the news that, as of 2024, UCAS is no longer going to require applicants to write a personal statement when applying for university. In this article, we're going to take ...

  9. UCAS Applications 2024: Mastering Your UCAS Personal Statement

    17th January 2024. Embarking on the UCAS journey is a pivotal step towards higher education, and at its core lies the UCAS Personal Statement. As the linchpin of your application, your UCAS personal statement offers the opportunity to put your best foot forward and present yourself as an exceptional candidate.

  10. PDF UCAS Application 2024

    Personal Statements Writing the Personal Statement Personal Statements for Russell Group Universities should follow the '75%+' rule. At least 75% of the Personal Statement should be about academic interests, motivation and strengths with 25% or less on the skills developed through extracurricular activities.

  11. Changes to the UCAS Personal Statement in 2024

    Contact our Oxbridge-graduate consultants and book a Private Consultation for strategic guidance. Book a Private Consultation. As of 2024, UCAS is no longer going to require applicants to write a personal statement. Read how this is likely to affect you as an applicant.

  12. UCAS Personal Statements Are Changing in 2025

    The initial announcement stated that these reforms to the Personal Statement system will be introduced in the 2024 admissions cycle for 2025 entry. However, UCAS have since gone back on this and delayed the change to as early as 2025 (for 2026 Entry).

  13. UCAS Application Questions 2024

    If you are reading this, it is likely you have already heard that UCAS are scrapping the personal statement from 2024 onwards. Looking back, the UK's university admissions service has gradually changed over the years, with the aim of providing a better service to the hundreds of thousands of higher education applicants who use their online systems each year.

  14. Ucas replaces personal statement with questions

    The Ucas personal statement is to be replaced by a series of questions following concerns that it was too stressful for UK students. ... The questions are set to be introduced in 2024, for students entering higher education in 2025, while Ucas said it paved the way for further enhancements, such as moving to multimedia submissions. ...

  15. Changes to Ucas personal statement 'fairer'

    A 2022 Ucas survey found that 72 per cent of applicants felt positive about the personal statement, but 83 per cent reported that "the process of writing a personal statement is stressful", with 79 per cent agreeing that the statement is "difficult to complete without support". Ucas has also announced today that it will bring in changes ...

  16. UCAS set to replace personal statements from 2024

    The university application landscape seems set for reform according to reports this morning. UCAS wants to replace a unified personal statement with a series of six questions. Admissions service are also making changes to teacher references, and plans to release details of grade profiles that were accepted onto specific courses. The changes may arrive for the cohort applying in the autumn of 2024.

  17. What Are the Latest UCAS Personal Statement Changes for 2024?

    The UCAS personal statement requirements are changing for university applications applying for 2026 entry. This means that changes will be implemented from October 2025 onwards, so current applications will not be affected by these changes. Students applying for degree programmes starting in the autumn of 2024 or 2025 will still need to write a ...

  18. EU calls for global ban on some plastic products to fight pollution

    News article 19 April 2024 Directorate-General for Environment 4 min read EU calls for global ban on certain plastic products to combat pollution World leaders and negotiators meet in Ottawa from 21-29 April for the fourth round of negotiations to prepare a new UN Treaty on global plastic pollution.

  19. Gross Domestic Product, First Quarter 2024 (Advance Estimate)

    Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 1.6 percent in the first quarter of 2024 (table 1), according to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2023, real GDP increased 3.4 percent. The GDP estimate released today is based on source data that are incomplete or subject to further revision by the source agency (refer ...

  20. Mandisa death: Franklin police give update on cause of death

    Mandisa's career as a Christian artist bloomed after a 2005 appearance on "American Idol," where she placed in the top nine.

  21. Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets Game 3 Injury Report Revealed

    The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers face off in a pivotal Game 3 that could potentially decide the season for the Lakers tonight. The Nuggets only have one player listed on their injury ...

  22. Lakers Injury Report: LA All-Star Downgraded Ahead Of Do-Or-Die Game 4

    Haven fallen to a perhaps-insurmountable 0-3 series deficit against the Denver Nuggets on Thursday, the Los Angeles Lakers can ill afford to lose more bodies ahead of a do-or-die Game 4 on Saturday.

  23. Health insurance giant Kaiser will notify millions of a data breach

    In a statement shared with ... code from their apps that shared patients' personal and health information ... website as the largest confirmed health-related data breach of 2024 so far. ...

  24. Fact check: Biden makes false and misleading claims during ...

    First, the $2,000 cap on Medicare Part D enrollees' out-of-pocket prescription drug spending takes effect in 2025, not 2024; there is a higher cap, more than $3,000, in place this year.

  25. 'Criminal Conspiracy' Alleged as Jury Starts Hearing Trump Trial

    The defense wants to destroy prosecution witnesses. Mr. Trump's lead lawyer, Todd Blanche, used his opening statement to cast Mr. Trump's actions leading to this case as run-of-the-mill ...