Successful Personal Statements to Get You into a Top University - 50 Real-life Examples and Analysis to Show Why They Succeeded

This book will help aspiring undergraduates through the competitive admissions process for some of the world''s top universities. It will help prospective candidates answer a very specific question: what makes a successful personal statement?

Using a collection of real-life personal statements from students recently accepted into Cambridge University across all subjects, the authors provide a behind-the-scenes look into what it takes to be admitted into a top academic institution. The result is a book that offers a rare insight into the often opaque and complex thought-process that goes into accepting or rejecting a candidate and provides a benchmark for all students looking to study at top universities around the world.