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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”

Patricia Deborah Cheng will be studying Anthropology and Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2023, and will graduate in 2026. This personal statement was part of her successful application to King’s College London for Politics, Philosophy and Law, LSE and SOAS University of London for BA Anthropology and Law, University ofContinue reading “Anthropology and Law Personal Statement (Patricia Deborah Cheng)”

Mindy Liew is currently studying Law at the University of Bristol, and is graduating in 2025. This personal statement was part of her successful application to University of Warwick, University of Bristol, and King’s College London for Law. The existence and evolution of law are intrinsically tied to the concept of equality. Yet, its ability to enshrineContinue reading “Law Personal Statement (Mindy Liew)”

Lee Zhi Lyn is currently studying Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and is graduating in 2025. This personal statement was part of her successful application to London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Warwick and University of Birmingham for Law. Voicing out my concerns about my country is incredibly importantContinue reading “Law Personal Statement (Lee Zhi Lyn)”

Casey Teo is currently studying Biochemistry at University College London, and is graduating in 2026. This personal statement was part of her successful application to University College London, Imperial College London, University of Dundee,  and Queen’s University Belfast for Biochemistry. Learning about the mitotic cell cycle in a Biology lesson piqued my interest in telomeres and telomerase.Continue reading “Biochemistry Personal Statement (Casey Teo)”

This personal statement was part of this student’s successful application to University of Leeds, University of Bath, University of Exeter, University of Warwick and Lancaster University for Accounting and Finance. The securitization disaster that occurred in 2008, I believe, was largely caused by credit rating agencies— because they were the enablers. Although not being the authorContinue reading “Accounting and Finance Personal Statement (Anonymous 5)”

Hello there! I’m Ashraf and I’m currently a CIMB Scholar studying ‘International Social and Public Policy & Economics’ at LSE. Before going any further, I highly recommend you first read what Debra and Edmund (previous CIMB Scholars and LSE students as well) have already written as they’ve  done a good job of laying out theContinue reading “CIMB ASEAN Virtual Scholarship Advice”