Personal Statement:Human sciences 1 - The Student Room

Why do you want to study this course or subject?

What is it that makes us human? Is it our origins, the way things start? Or is it something else, something harder to describe? A question bound to intrigue every person, from our earliest African ancestors, to our future sons and daughters, who will most likely live in a world which will drastically differ from today's.

At such a point in our evolution, where it in itself has begun to resemble something slowly subsiding to our will, and in which we have become the Moerae of our own destiny, it is obvious that in order to shift the outcome of the future, knowledge of many fields, based on behavioral and scientific norms of today, and maybe even more importantly, yesterday, is needed. It is because of this that I want to study this somewhat generalized subject, not due to a lack of specific interest, but because of the broad spectrum of areas which interest me.

After university, I feel that remaining in the specialized area of the human sciences would be going against what I wish to accomplish by even beginning study of the subject. Luckily, the course offers specialization in so many different directions; I am not troubled with what the future has in stake for me. However, I have always had a strong affection towards teaching, and would truly love to pursue a career in education, as well as seeking out and expanding the boundaries of the known sciences.

What does it mean to be human? Perhaps the question itself is a clue, pinpointing the seemingly slight differences from our evolutionary siblings, barely rendering us from the very definition of a glorified ape. It is specifically in Human Sciences where I see that the true answer to this question lies. A course so general yet academically flexible enough for one to find out the secrets of our long forgotten past, or if chosen, save the very world we live in. With knowledge of ourselves, we can stop our own self destruction, sociologically and biologically. To change the world, one must first change himself, and in gross realize, that we are but the stepping stone of what we are to become.

How have your qualifications and studies helped you to prepare for this course or subject?

For a long time, my primary interest was pure biology, and only through the works of Bryan Sykes, Steve Jones, Richard Dawkins and David Bainbridge did I truly begin to grasp its remarkable connection with sociological sciences and the symbiotic reliance of one toward the other. The human condition in general fascinates me, the specifities which distinguish us from other living creatures, from why we are, biologically speaking, prematurely born due to evolutionary compromises, to human burial rituals. From then, in the past year I have narrowed my curiosity on to human genetics, genetic diseases and their effect on society and in a sociological context, nature's hands within human evolution.

I was lucky enough to have been able to travel and live in many different societies, from villages, to the streets of NYC. Currently employed as a journalist, I have had the opportunity to observe and study firsthand the differences not only of cultures and groups, but the individuals which compose them as well. This field of work involves many facets, observing people, interpreting behavior, placing this in different contexts and expressing it in a manner which will hopefully both educate and affect.

Things are relative, and sometimes the most remarkable understanding comes from seeing the ties between them. I do hope that this will, eventually lead me to narrow my interests down to a specific aspect, but I think that by studying it all, whichever course I may eventually choose will be better founded and deeper, by seeing the connections and ties to surrounding matters, context will be clarified. I believe that in order to study this subject, one must first and foremost be prepared, willing and intrepid enough to notice and discover aspects of oneself, a sense of self, in part identifiable by having a wide array of interests, which I do; music, reading, as well as sports and sciences.

What else have you done to prepare outside of education, and why are these experiences useful?

I was lucky enough to have been able to travel and live in many different societies, from villages, to the streets of NYC. Currently employed as a journalist, I have had the opportunity to observe and study firsthand the differences not only of cultures and groups, but the individuals which compose them as well. This field of work involves many facets, observing people, interpreting behavior, placing this in different contexts and expressing it in a manner which will hopefully both educate and affect.

I believe that in order to study this subject, one must first and foremost be prepared, willing and intrepid enough to notice and discover aspects of oneself, a sense of self, in part identifiable by having a wide array of interests, which I do; music, reading, as well as sports and sciences.

Universities applied to:

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How personal statements have changed?

The current personal statement format, with three 'scaffolding' questions, was introduced by Ucas in September 2025. This personal statement was submitted before then, using the old essay-style format. It has been carefully edited into the three-question format, with all of the original wording kept.

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