unifrog personal statement tool

Example Personal Statement: Law

We analyse a student's personal statement.

This student applied to study Law at the University of Cambridge, Durham University, University College London, the London School of Economics, and King’s College London. They received conditional offers from all their chosen universities except King’s College London.

Here we break their personal statement down into parts, analysing each section so you can learn from their experience.

Having lived in Singapore for nine years, my interest in studying law was originally sparked by the notorious legal system in the country. I read into their laws and policies on crime, safety, and racial quotas, and began exploring criminal law in different countries, comparing their laws and crime rates to see the impact of the legal system in different countries. Studying law will help me develop my research and analysis skills, and improve my ability to construct meaningful, well thought out arguments to support my ideas.

You should write about your initial interest in law, but make sure your only reason for studying the subject isn’t a ‘lightbulb moment’ - it needs to be a long term reason and you need to demonstrate how you have nurtured this interest both in class and in your own time.

Avoid starting your Personal Statement with a definition or explanation of law - you don’t need to prove you know what the subject is; you need to demonstrate your passion for and interest in it.

If you choose to explain why you want to study law, mention the skills or knowledge you’ll build as opposed to the career you hope to have afterwards. After all, you’re applying to be a student, not a barrister!

I used my interest in law to develop my understanding of key literature texts in my English studies, where I chose to write my coursework on Dickens' satirisation of the judiciary system in Bleak House . My studies in English highlighted a correlation between negative perception of the judicial system and increasing crime rates - a trend that can be epitomised by the Victorian era. I researched other Victorian novels to see how authors had used their everyday experiences with people to enable them to write a realistic depiction of the negative perception of law at the time. I was able to think critically about the role of the law in society, researching the Court of Chancery in order to find historical information to support and inform my extensive literary analysis. I also read Learning the Law by Glanville Williams which strengthened my historical understanding of the judicial system's dilapidation at the time.

You don’t have to bring your other subjects in if it isn’t relevant. This student, however, took their interest in one subject and extended it to another which demonstrates their natural curiosity in law, and shows the admissions team that they understand law has a wider place in the world beyond the courtroom. 

Many law departments list analytical and debate skills as qualities they look for in applicants so make sure you demonstrate where you have built or developed these skills. You can do as this candidate has and write about an essay or project, remembering to use details of the research you completed, and the opinions or conclusions you formed. If you are invited for an interview, you might be asked about your opinions on the books or articles you referenced so make sure you’ve actually read them!

Through my engagement in current affairs, I discovered an interest in the more human aspects of the law - for example, human rights violations and youth offending. Youth offending is a particular interest of mine and I have examined cases in the news through the lens of experts like Adam Foss in my EPQ on the value of juvenile prison in reducing crime. For this project I also used the University of Oxford’s ‘Tackling Adolescent to Parent Violence’, considering how the law differs in the US and UK and how interventions other than prisons are being experimented with to prevent future crime. This opened up new areas of law for me, enabling me to use my research skills to explore a key legal debate that I would like to study further in a law degree.

You should always mention your EPQ even if it’s not directly related to your chosen subject. An EPQ gives you valuable skills and an opportunity to research any topic of your choice which is very similar to the way you’ll write essays at university. 

This student highlights a necessary interest for a law student - current affairs - and uses this as a springboard to discuss their EPQ. They also mention how they’ve used their wider reading and pointed out a key topic they’d like to study in more detail.

I recently took a two week law course at Oxford summer school where I learnt the importance of constructing legal arguments based on precedents and definitions, and was dissuaded from building my arguments too intuitively. We examined the effectiveness of intuition over evidence-based reasoning in ‘hard cases’, considering the value of professional experience in making decisions in a courtroom. What I understood from this experience was that legal reasoning can be based on intuition but only when that intuition is formed through long term experience of legal theory and precedents; I used this to develop my arguments in my law essays. I started listening to BBC Radio 4’s ‘Law in Action’ and building a bank of notes to use in future essays, and began watching court sittings online to learn more about the way legal arguments are built for the courtroom - something that has helped me develop my debate and communication skills. 

If you have completed any extracurricular activities that are directly related to law, include them in the body of the Personal Statement rather than at the end with the rest of your activities. As in this example, write about what you learnt, and how it has influenced your studies as a result. If you were inspired to read more widely or start a new activity as a result, avoid listing the names of the films, books, or podcasts you engaged with - instead, write about what you have done with your research either in your work or how it has improved your understanding of the subject. 

Remember that you could be asked about any part of your Personal Statement in an interview, so make sure you’d be confident expanding on the points you’ve made.

I have always been a highly active member of my school community and last year my efforts were rewarded when my peers elected me Student President. Campaigning for this position gave me the opportunity to develop my skills in forming persuasive and engaging arguments, and allowed me to recognise the importance of basing justifications in concrete fact. I was also able to identify key areas for development in the school to make informed and realistic promises for improvement without overpromising.

You should save your extracurricular activities for the end of your Personal Statement, focusing on your skills and achievements. Avoid mentioning any career goals you have, and avoid writing a conclusion - your characters are limited so you're better off expanding on points in other paragraphs than writing an unnecessary round up!

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Unifrog is our complete destinations platform that all our students use. It brings into one place every apprenticeship, university course and college course in the UK, a wide range of career profiles, a vast selection of MOOCs (open online courses), advice on building employability skills and competencies and School Leaver Programmes and many other enrichment opportunities. 

The platform makes it easy for students to write their CVs, Personal Statements and record their activities. The video below gives parents an idea of what it has to offer:

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Students have continued training on Unifrog in PSHE lessons and the tutorial programme.

Year 7 and 8 focus on identifying their personality and interest profile, using the careers library effectively, the ‘know-how’ tool and identifying how they can strengthen employability skills and competencies in school. 

Year 9 build on this by reflecting in detail their psychometric tests and work on how various pathways ahead can shape their future as well including their GCSE options.

Year 10 and 11 start using the careers and courses shortlisting tool, exploring and assessing apprenticeships and other alternative pathways to university.  Unifrog will be their key tool in their independent advice and guidance in the lead up to their post 16 choices.

Sixth form students use the platform to plan their Post 18 pathway.  For most students this is researching their future in detail including creating shortlists of universities and courses, completing a number of MOOCs, building a bank of evidence of employability skills and competencies, planning their enrichment activities as well as using it to support their applications, write their UCAS personal statements and build CVs.

Students testimonials:

‘Unifrog has given me the opportunity to explore different universities and courses that are best suited to me.  It has made planning for my future much more of an interesting and easier process’. Sameerah, Yr 12.

‘Unifrog has helped me a lot with my university application process including building a really good personal statement and gaining insights into university life and subject choices and what lies ahead’. Tehreem, Year 12.

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Unifrog is the universal destinations platform, a one-stop-shop for whole-school careers guidance.

Our mission is to level the playing field when it comes to students searching for the best opportunities and applying successfully by working closely with our community of students from over 3,500 partner schools and colleges .

Our impartial , user-friendly platform allows students to explore pathways throughout school/college, evidence key activities and competencies, and draft and collate feedback on Personal Statements and CVs to submit the strongest possible applications.

Alongside this, we empower schools and colleges to manage the progression process more effectively and deliver outstanding careers guidance.

With at-a-glance progress reports, CEIAG interactions recording, destinations tracking and plug-and-play teaching resources, we turn every stage of the progression journey into a seamless experience. That’s why 96% of our partners say we’ve had a significant positive impact in their school or college.

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Used Unifrog daily for 3-4 years

The team at Unifrog are always receptive to suggestions from users and are always looking for ways to help users. The helpdesk team are quick to respond to queries. The platform is updated regularly so we can be sure that our students are receiving the most up to date information which is especially useful for students searching for local apprenticeship opportunities. Unifrog is easy for students, teachers and parents to use and we like that parents can use the platform too.

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It is an excellent system to track careers and learning destinations that avoids spreadsheets and manual systems.

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Unifrog is the best package that we have bought into. It does have some excellent 'off the shelf' elements to do with careers, PSHE and work placements, but the driving change for us is around the Activities, Interactions and Competencies tool. Essentially, together with the pupil, we use Unifrog to record what they do through school (trips, speaker visits, placements), what they do outside of school (clubs, jobs, charitable opportunities) and how they are developing their key employability skill set. When done properly, Unifrog engages pupils and gives them an edge over others. The support Unifrog offer is also outstanding; never to busy to help teach you how to get the most out of the platform for your school priorities. Could not do this job without it now!

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Careers lead

Used Unifrog daily for 1-2 years

This is so much more than just a fully comprehensive careers platform. The volume of resources available have helped to redevelop our entire PSHE programme, improve the impact of mentoring in tutor time, and ensure students have access to impartial careers information. In addition, the level of training and support provided by Unifrog is second to none. It’s an absolute no brainer!

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The platform itself is fantastic. Eye catching, well informed, easy to navigate and student focused. The customer service is second to none. All members of Unifrog staff are personable and extremely knowledgeable.

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Unifrog helped me to streamline and personalize my careers program as well as my higher education advising with students. It gave me one location where I could collect student data as well as monitor student progress. In the simplest of terms: Unifrog helped make me better.

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It is an outstanding product. The staff are all extremely helpful and supportive. I sense that they really care about me, my staff and my pupils. They want all pupils to be informed, empowered and inspired to live the lives that they want to lead.

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Unifrog and especially their staff Natalie have been amazing in their support to help the school and sixth form fully utilise the platform. I have been able to organise a year plan for each year group with their support. Best thing is all the material and workshops are so easily accessible and the platform is so easy to navigate.

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Nicola wilberforce.

Director of Progression Guidance

Used Unifrog for 3 years

There are still things I would like it to do: matching for logging interactions is irritating because you have to select a year group, and we have mixed year groups doing activities; I would very much like there to be a work experience management tool as well.

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Used Unifrog for 4 years

It makes my job a lot easier! Also it's very helpful and useful for the students to take charge of their career research and helps them become independent and learn the life long skills required to manage their careers

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Excellent tool for pupils development, very useful on career advise

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careers lead

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Lots of good information and a place to store individual achievements and career plans

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Strategic Leader Careers

Now that we are using it throughout the school it will become an essential part of our Careers curriculum. It will provide us with the information and resources that we need to track students and help us meet the benchmarks. It will provide our students with a platform to improve and build their employability skills making them work ready for their futures.

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Careers &Work Experience Coordinator

Used Unifrog for 2 years

Due to school funding Unifrog may not be an option as other platforms may be cheaper

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Marya akhtar.

Director of Higher Education & Global Initiatives

There are still areas that can get better, e.g. references edits are not there like personal statement edits

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Careers Leader

Unifrog is amazing, the more you use it the more you discover

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Director of Sixth Form

It has made the careers process far simpler.

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I have recommended the site to numerous colleagues that have been impressed by it and signed up. Most recently Windsor Girls School

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Excellent, easy to use platform that can be accessed by staff, students and parents. The support from Unifrog staff is great. We have been able to easily create a programme for Years 7-13 students in one place.

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