Accounting and Finance Personal Statement (Anonymous 2)

This personal statement was part of this student’s successful application to LSE, University of Warwick, Durham University, University of Leeds and University of Bristol for Accounting and Finance. It might seem slightly odd for a teenager to confess finding discussion of financial statements around the family dinner table interesting, but oddity can be a good thing. My enjoymentContinue reading “Accounting and Finance Personal Statement (Anonymous 2)”

Accounting and Finance Personal Statement (Anonymous 1)

This personal statement was part of this student’s successful application to LSE, University of Bath, University of Warwick and Loughborough University for Accounting and Finance. Did fair value accounting trigger the financial crisis, as Steve Forbes suggests? Or was it merely a catalyst in the catastrophe, as some assert? Does a laissez-faire economic system instil trustContinue reading “Accounting and Finance Personal Statement (Anonymous 1)”

JPA National Scholarship

Applying for the JPA scholarship was not troublesome, that I can say. Compared to other agencies or organisations I applied to, which sometimes asked for essays and my CV, JPA’s was based solely on a two-stage selection process. The first was an online application in which all applicants were required to fill in their basicContinue reading “JPA National Scholarship”

Computer Science Personal Statement

Divya Rupini is currently a first year undergraduate reading MEng Computing (Artificial Intelligence) at Imperial College London. This personal statement was part of her successful application to Imperial College London and University of Southampton for Computing (Artificial Intelligence) and UCL, Durham University and University of St Andrews for Computer Science. As a daughter of doctors, I haveContinue reading “Computer Science Personal Statement”

Actuarial Science Personal Statement

Beh Le Hao is currently reading BSc Actuarial Science at London School of Economics and Political Science, and is graduating in 2021. This personal statement was part of his successful application to LSE and City University of London for Actuarial Science, UCL for Mathematics and Statistics and University of Warwick for MORSE. How do professional sports gambling syndicatesContinue reading “Actuarial Science Personal Statement”

Law Personal Statement

Swaathi Balajawahar is currently studying LLB Law at King’s College London. This personal statement was part of her successful application to King’s College London and University of Manchester for Law. The law is not an entity that is meant to be ossified, but is rather the substratum of how a society functions, constantly evolving to meet humanity’sContinue reading “Law Personal Statement”