When I was applying to university, there was very little publicly available advice on economics personal statements.
Several teachers give contradicting advice on personal statements.
Often the advice from teachers is flat out wrong. This is especially a problem in some state schools.
How should you create your personal statement, if everyone is giving you different advice?
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More on the Economics PS Guide
The guide contains:
- An overall process to writing your statement, broken down into five steps.
- Reasons to study economics at university.
- Examples of economics activities you can include in your statement, including books, competitions, lectures and more.
- The importance of supercurricular (not the same as extracurricular) activities.
- How to pick activities.
- How to write about your activities.
- Common mistakes to avoid.
- Notes on introductions, conclusions and extracurricular activities.
- How to structure your PS.
- Recommended timelines
- And more!
Research
Schools and colleges often give poor advice on personal statements. I see this in the students I have previously advised on their personal statements. This is more likely to be an issue in state schools.
Thus state schools and colleges can contribute to unequal outcomes for students in state schools versus private schools. See Shuker (2014) and Jones (2012) for academic evidence of how schools contribute to differences in personal statement quality. For example, Jones remarks on how state school students are likely to receive less help in writing personal statements and have fewer relevant activities to discuss.
What if you could receive high quality advice on your economics personal statement, all in one place? This is precisely what I intend this guide to offer.
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About me
My name is Tom. A few key facts about me:
- Studied Economics at Cambridge at undergraduate and Master’s level.
- Advised students on economics personal statements for the top universities for the last seven years.
- Over 1000 hours as an economics tutor. Have held the top search position for economics tutors on two platforms.
- Now my main focus is this website. My goal: provide economics advice and information to as many people as possible. (Please note that as a result, I am not currently taking on private tuition students).
- Also have experience working as an economist.
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References
Lucie Shuker (2014) ‘It’ll look good on your personal statement’: self-marketing amongst university applicants in the United Kingdom, British Journal of Sociology of Education, 35:2, 224-243, DOI: 10.1080/01425692.2012.740804
Jones, S. (2012). Is the personal statement a fair way to assess university applicants? The Sutton Trust.