The change comes amid claims that the personal statements favour middle-class students who may have better access to “high-quality advice and guidance”, according to Ucas. The 4,000-character essay ...

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The lengthy personal statement students are required to write when applying to university is unfair and should be replaced by a series of short-response questions, a report has suggested. Currently, ...

University applicants will no longer have to face writing a personal statement, amid changes announced by Ucas. Students hoping to start university in 2026 will now be asked to answer three guided ...

Are there any two words more likely to strike fear into the hearts of 18-year-olds and their parents than “Ucas form”? For teenagers planning to go to university, the Universities and Colleges ...

Ucas is changing personal statements, long the bane of teenagers' final year at school, for university admissions. Instead of a 4,000-character statement, from next year applicants will be asked to ...