How to Write an Economics Personal Statement: Ultimate Guide

This guide is for students, teachers and parents who want to work on economics personal statements.

I have incorporated all my advice on economics personal statements into one eBook PDF guide.

Benefits

  • Learn the four key areas that make great economics personal statements.
  • Avoid the key mistakes I see students make every year.
  • Receive “supercurricular” activity recommendations (books, essay competitions and more) for 2022.
  • Understand and apply the 4-step cycle for writing about supercurricular activities.
  • Know how you should structure your statement; link between paragraphs; how to write an introduction.
  • Apply to your own statements, with recommended actions for you to take.
  • Have more confidence in your statement when applying for economics courses.

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About me

My name is Tom.

I have studied Economics at Cambridge and helped students with their economics personal statements for the last seven years.

So I know what makes a great economics personal statement.

Also I have worked as an economist and an economics tutor. For more information about me, see the link here.

About the product

Total length for new version (last updated 27th July): 43 pages or 8370 words.

The key concepts covered include:

  • What makes a great economics personal statement.
  • What common mistakes to avoid.
  • The importance of supercurricular activities.
  • Several examples of supercurricular activities for economics.
  • How to integrate supercurricular activities into your personal statement, with some examples.
  • How to structure your personal statement, link paragraphs and write introductions.

Extract from the contents page (chapter 4 breakdown)

Part of contents page for economics personal statement guide
Part of contents page for economics personal statement guide

For a sample of similar content to the guide, see the link here.

For more information about personal statements or Oxbridge Economics applications, see the link here.

Disclaimers

You should also seek advice from elsewhere including teachers, previous applicants or what you can find online.

By purchasing this guide, you accept that I take no responsibility for the performance of your university application – what you include in your statement is ultimately your own choice. 

I have put in a lot of effort to write this document, based on all the tips and information I have accumulated over the last seven years. I hope you find the advice here helpful.