The personal statement is the application component in which the students have the opportunity to articulate their skills and experience. This section is an essential component in your application when applying to universities in Hong Kong for an undergraduate degree.

What is a Personal Statement?

 A Personal Statement is a very important part of your application because it is an opportunity for you to showcase your skills, personality and achievements to the university. It is a 4000-character essay written by you which allows universities to understand why you are applying and why you are the best fit for the university.

While writing your personal statement, make sure to answer: 

1. What is your background?
2. What have you achieved? 
3. What have you done which stands out from other applicants?
4. Why are you a good fit for the course?
5. Why do you want to study in Hong Kong? 
6. How can you contribute to the University?
7. What have you learnt from your previous experiences? 

Tips to write a good personal statement

To produce an effective and well written personal statement, we have a few tips:

1. First off, plan the structure of the essay. Do this by creating a mind map which will include your background, your extracurricular activities, why you want to apply and other important details.
2. Emphasize the things you have done and the experiences you have been through. This could include a personal story or an anecdote which stands out from other applicants.
3. Be honest about your strengths, achievements and most importantly, make it your own work.
4. Remember to always keep in mind the character count. The personal statement should be coherent, concise and easy to understand.
5. Make sure to proofread your essay. Grammatical errors, sentence structure and language play a very important role as they can greatly influence your application decision.

Remember that the personal statement speaks about you so the most important thing is to be yourself while writing the personal statement.

If you need help with personal statements or application essays, get in touch with our university-specific mentors at UniRely. For more information, please visit our website unirely.com to learn more about the process of applying to universities in HK for an undergraduate degree.