The free personal statement course
Write a stronger statement, faster. Video walkthroughs, templates and model statements take you from blank page to final draft, one UCAS question at a time.
- Follows the UCAS format: three questions, 4,000 characters
- Made by Oxford and Cambridge graduates, for every subject
- Free for students and schools, wherever you’re applying from
Used by 1 in 5 UK schools since 2020
Start the course free
Bring it to your school
We’ll email you a ready-written message for your year group. Each student signs up free with their own email.
What’s inside
Seven modules, from your first notes to a polished final draft. Every walkthrough comes with a completed template, so you can see exactly what good looks like.
Every lesson is so well prepared. I can see there is a clear strategy underneath everything that will lead me to a great statement.
7 modules33 lessonsFree
- 1Start here1 lesson
- 2Introduction to the personal statement1 lesson
- 3Tutorials on writing your personal statement7 lessons
- 4Reviewing a personal statement: walkthrough8 lessons
- 5Elevating your writing3 lessons
- 6Wider reading recommendations2 lessons
- 7Model personal statements11 lessons
Final draft
- Why do you want to study this course?
When my town capped bus fares at £2, ridership rose by a fifth: far less than the council forecast. Working out why led me from demand curves to the cost of a commuter’s time.
- How have your studies prepared you?
My EPQ on the minimum wage taught me to read a regression table, and to distrust one that looks too neat. A-level Statistics gave me the tools to check.
- What else have you done to prepare?
At the café where I work on Saturdays, a 30p oat-milk surcharge cut orders by half. I logged a month of sales to estimate its price elasticity.
Watch a statement take shape
From notes to a plan, through a first draft that’s 412 characters too long, to a final draft under the limit. Press any step to look closer.
A true writing skill-building course that will serve you well beyond the scope of writing an exceptional personal statement.
For teachers
Bring the course to your whole year group in a few minutes.
- Sign up as a teacherTell us your name, your school and your school email.
- Forward our emailWe send you a ready-written message with the link for your students.
- Students sign up freeEach uses their own email, so access stays with them after they leave school.
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Hi all,
Oxbridge Masterclass runs a free course that takes you through your UCAS personal statement step by step: video walkthroughs, templates and model statements. Sign up with your own email here:
oxbridgemasterclass.com/personal-statement
Questions
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Is it really free?
Yes. The whole course is free for students and schools. There’s nothing to buy and no card to enter.
Can I use it if I’m applying from outside the UK?
Yes. The course is for anyone applying to UK universities through UCAS, wherever you live and study.
Does it help if I’m not applying to Oxford or Cambridge?
Yes. The course has model statements, wider reading and tutorials for subjects across the board, and the method works for any UCAS application.
Does it cover the three-question format?
Yes. The course follows the current UCAS format: three questions, 4,000 characters in all, including spaces.
How do I log in? I don’t have a password.
You don’t need one. Enter your email on the log-in page and we’ll send you a link that opens the course. It works on any device.
What do you do with my email?
We use it to send your sign-in link and the course emails. We only ask for your email, and you can unsubscribe in one click.
I’m a teacher. How do my students get access?
Sign up as a teacher and we’ll email you a ready-to-forward message with the link. Each student signs up with their own email, so their access stays with them after they leave school.
Is there a PDF summary of the course?
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