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Good to know! Just be sure not to burn yourself out. Make sure you find ways of enjoying the process -- because then you'll sustain your motivation and go further. John Stuart Mill was in such a hurry to become the best philosopher in the world that he had a nervous breakdown! In the end, he achieved more by relaxing a bit than by constantly working.

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i know this is a long time past when you posted this but I’m in year 11 doing the same, did you end up getting in?

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Yes, that's the sort of detail we want. We know that "achievements" are relative to what is possible. Some people have loads of opportunities to achieve, and others have to struggle more. Reading articles in your own time whilst attending night school is very impressive and not to be dismissed lightly.

Many thanks Tony! I think work experiences can be very impactful for MBA applications. When applying to academic institutions, however, be sure to draw the connections between any practical experience and a wider academic debate. For example, if you've had some work experiences with a business, what did it tell you about a topic of academic interest, such as management structuring, behavioural economics... you name it?

Thanks for your comment! When applying to companies, they similarly want evidence of activity over platitudes such as "I am highly motivated". So if you can give evidence of what you have done that proves you are highly motivated, that is ideal. Show, don't just tell!

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No, that’s not necessary and you probably won’t have space for it. Best of luck!

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It's worth describing your research interests, yes. But you don't need to have a fully formed research design, and you're not forced to follow through on the proposal if your research plans change. This would only really apply to a research masters, rather than a taught masters.

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I can't right now, I'm afraid. But, if you follow the advice in the video you wouldn't need me to review your statement anyway. Best of luck to you!

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I would usually open a personal statement at the beginning of your story. When did you realise that you wanted to pursue this Masters? Why did you realise that you wanted to pursue this Masters? You can use this as a way in to discussing your specific academic interests and your potential to be an outstanding student on the programme.

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Yes, that can work well. Just be sure to explain your academic interests in the topic and some relevant academic literature you have read to further your interest.

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Sounds good! Given these are your interests, that's ideal.

Yes, for the most part. You just need to ensure a grad application places greater emphasis on specific research questions you wish to pursue (assuming you're applying for a research degree) with some discussion of the academic literature you may wish to contribute to. Thank you for your comment!

To be frank, I am applying for taught degrees because I do not know if I will be doing a PhD afterwards. I imagine connecting my personal research interest with the in the programme offered modules would not be wrong, too.

There's no harm in having lots of interests. It would be more of a problem to have so few interests that you don't know what to write about. You can create a hobby, or you could isolate which of your hobbies best confirms your hypotheses that a) you want to study your chosen degree, and b) you will perform exceptionally well on course. Best of luck.

Can be. Depends on the stats and how you use them. Typically statistics are speaking to a population trend, whereas your personal statement is n=1 (i.e. just you!). So just take care that you clearly situate yourself in the personal statement, even if you use stats.

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Thanks for your message! I’m not the best person to ask about Law at Oxford to be honest. I think you’re best off contacting the law faculty. I wouldn’t want to give you bad advice!

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No, you do not need to have work experience or substantial extracurricular experiences. We are quite narrowly focused on academic matters, so we value super curricular exploration of the subjects you're planning to study, but are less concerned by extracurricular activities he do without any academic motivation. The only moderate exception to this is with regards to medicine, where work experience relevant to the field is considered helpful, but again is not required. Of course, at the moment, few experiences in person are possible, but there are some online experiences you can pursue that may be of interest and use.

Thank you for your comment. It's not really necessary to mention in a personal statement that you're interested in studying abroad. That will be clear from the fact that you're applying to study in the UK. You also do not need to explain or justify your reasons for wanting to study in the UK. We welcome international applications at universities like Oxford.

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Thanks! It's helpful for any personal statement to have some structure - in the sense of linking the various paragraphs together so that there is a beginning, middle and end to what you're saying. There's no particular reason why a maths personal statement would need to be different to any other subjects from that perspective.

This is just an idea as to what you can discuss about your interests. Most people focus on substantive matters, i.e. academic questions and answers (e.g. Why is Gold yellow?) But, you can also consider methodological matters, in other words how you go about asking questions and providing answers (e.g. what methods could we use to work out the reason for gold being yellow?)