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This personal statement was part of this student’s successful application to King’s College London and University of Manchester for Sociology. Additionally, he received an interview invitation from University of Cambridge. Throughout the Bersih protests, I observed my parents’ preparations for times of civil unrest. As a child, I struggled to comprehend the complexities of theContinue reading “Sociology Personal Statement (Hiu Jack Yuan)”

This personal statement received interview invites from King’s College London, University College London, University of Manchester, Cardiff University and University of Nottingham. More often than not, I would find myself staring at my grandfather helplessly while he took his post-meal medications. The pills made him nauseous, he said as he laid down on the sofa.Continue reading “Pharmacy Personal Statement (Alia Irdina)”

Shen Huan is an A-Levels student at Kolej Tuanku Ja’afar and will be graduating in 2024. This personal statement was part of his successful application to Imperial College London, University of Manchester, University of Bath and University of Edinburgh for Chemical Engineering. As a keen viewer of Seismic Seconds, I began to reflect on theContinue reading “Chemical Engineering Personal Statement (Shen Huan)”

This personal statement was part of this student’s successful application for Geography to University of Cambridge, King’s College London and University of Bristol and Geography & Economics University College London. In school, I volunteered with local food banks and was exposed to the harsh realities of housing insecurity leading me to wonder why other MalaysiansContinue reading “Geography Personal Statement (Raisa Roslan)”

This personal statement was part of this student’s successful application to King’s College London, University of Durham, University of Bristol, and Queen’s University of Belfast for Law. Additionally, she received an interview invitation from Trinity College, Oxford. Why does enacted law differ from its aspirations? While researching for my short-listed legal essay for the John LockeContinue reading “Law Personal Statement (Rui Yu)”

This personal statement was part of this student’s successful application to London School of Economics, University of Manchester, University of Warwick, City University and University of Birmingham for Accounting and Finance. The 2014 JPMorgan Chase data breach entered the history books of cyberattacks when millions of household and businesses’ confidential data leaked, caused by flaws inContinue reading “Accounting and Finance Personal Statement (Nadiah Hakim)”

Nawal Alisya is currently studying Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London and will be graduating in 2027. This personal statement was part of her successful application to Imperial College London, University College London, University of Manchester and University of Bristol. The gradual failure of a fuse pin due to metal fatigue was the root ofContinue reading “Mechanical Engineering Personal Statement (Anonymous 2) – 2023”

This personal statement was part of this student’s successful application to University of Sheffield forBioengineering, Imperial College London, UCL, University of Glasgow and University ofSouthampton for Biomedical Engineering. An ‘impossible egg crush’? Coming across the unique ovoid form of what seemed to be an ordinary egg is how this all began. Havingbeen an avid readerContinue reading “Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering Personal Statement (Anonymous 2) – 2023”

What is the YTL Scholarship? The YTL Foundation offers two types of scholarship programmes catered towards Malaysian students hoping to pursue their tertiary studies both locally and abroad. Since the foundation’s establishment in 1997, almost 400 scholarships have been awarded to deserving students across the country.  If you have secured an offer from a top-ratedContinue reading “YTL Scholarship Application Experience”