Linguistics personal statement examples

On this page you will find a collection of real personal statements written by students applying to study Linguistics and related courses at university.

These UCAS personal statements are written by real students - don't expect them all to be perfect! But by reading through a few of these samples, you'll be able to get some ideas and inspiration for your own personal statement. They have been carefully edited into the new three-question format, with all of the original wording kept. Ensure your personal statement is entirely your own work, copying from examples or other sources is considered plagiarism and can affect your application.

For more help with writing your personal statement, our personal statement section is a good place to go.

You can also find tips and discussion in the personal statement advice forum on The Student Room.