UCAS Personal Statement reviewer

We have recently set up a reviewing arm to our organisation. It involves assisting students with writing their UCAS Personal Statements for university.

The role would entail checking the students personal statement for grammatical errors / phrasing & general flow of their statement.

Firstly, you would comprehensively critique and close review their statement (using track changes from word). A close review would include editing and suggesting relevant changes / perhaps re writing particular sections and improving the wording of their statement. I would also expect a summary (between ½ and a page) of the strengths of their UCAS statement, areas for development and how to develop them.


Following on from the review I would also offer students the option of talking through, with the reviewer over the phone about their UCAS statement.

Students would then make the suggested changes and email the final draft over to you for checking.

The stages that you would be involved with are.

Stage 1 – Initial review / comprehensive edit / make changes to the personal statement – 30 minutes
Stage 2 – Conversation with the student – 15 / 20 minutes
Stage 3 – Check the final draft – 30 minutes

Total Time (approx / student) 1 hour – 1 hour 15 minutes

A fast turnaround is fairly crucial, I think that a two day turnaround is reasonable.