Hello, welcome back to the channel! In this video I analyse and dissect the personal statement that helped me achieve an offer from Cambridge University, to study an undergraduate degree in Economics. It also helped me in receiving offers from 3 other UK universities: Bristol, Bath, & Warwick.
Just to let you know, this personal statement is nowhere near perfect; as you will see in the video, there are lots of things that I wish I had done differently, or not at all! Also, this personal statement was only one part of a very large application, so please don't think its the sole reason that I got the offers that I did.
If you have any questions or queries, please feel free to leave a comment down below!
Enjoy the video!
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:23 Caveats
01:51 Structure
02:04 Opening
03:05 Main Body Academic
13:53 Main Body ExtraCurricular
15:10 Conclusion
15:29 Outro
Who am I?
Hi there, I’m Sam, an 18 yearold prospective ‘youtuber’ who studies Economics at the University of Cambridge. I make videos that hopefully motivate and inform you about learning, education, revision as well as what I get up to! If that sounds like something that appeals to you then maybe consider sticking around for weekly videos!
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