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Personal statement

The story behind your application: what shaped you and what you will bring, told through real moments.

Your brief

Draft language

Type your details in Arabic or English. Your draft is written in English.

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What happened, where and when. Plain facts are enough.

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Your actions since then, and what they show about you.

0 / 1,200

Optional. To the programme, the community or your field.

0 / 800
Length

Uses up to 400 words of your plan. Only the words actually written are counted.

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What you will get

A longer personal statement for your application, told through real moments.

Your draft

Your draft will appear here. You can edit it or open it in the editor.

What the committee looks for

  1. One or two real moments, told well, rather than your whole life.
  2. Reflection: what you learned and how you changed.
  3. Hard experiences told with dignity: what you did, not how much you suffered.
  4. A clear link at the end between your story and this opportunity.

Recommended workspace settings

Mode
Standard
Emotion
Balanced
Vocabulary
Standard
Length
Balanced
The whole pack: Scholarships & university admissions

Prefer to write it yourself?

Start from the outline

The outline opens in the workspace with the recommended settings. Replace each [bracket] with your own words, then rewrite it.

[A moment: one specific scene that shows who you are. Where were you, what happened, what did you do?][What it taught you: the skill, value or question you took from it.][What you did next: what you have done since then that builds on it, with facts.][What you will bring: to the programme, the scholarship community or your field.][Closing: how this opportunity connects your story to what comes next.]
Open the outline in the workspace

See it done well

Finished examples

Read a complete one, written from a brief like yours, with notes on why each part works.