Personal Statement Review

Need help with your personal statement?


CollegeLAH’s volunteer editors are happy to provide personal statement advice to students who are applying to UK Universities this year.  Our volunteers will help to read through your personal statements, and will try their very best to provide you with feedback on the content based on their application experiences

Disclaimer: CollegeLAH’s team is solely made up of students who have pulled through the application processes. We have first hand experiences but we do not claim to be admission gurus. Any comments/feedback given are based on our personal experiences- what worked for us might not be the best possible ways to produce personal statements. The only way to be sure that you’re on the right track is to consult your college’s University Placement Center or MABECS.

Volunteer Editors

1. Commerce (Eg. Economics, Management, Accounting, Finance)
NameCurrent CourseYear of Study in 2022/2023UniversityI can review personal statements in:
Nathan HoEconomics1st YearLondon School of Economics and Political ScienceEconomics
Yashwanth NaiduEconomics1st YearLondon School of Economics and Political ScienceEconomics, Accounting, Finance
Arief ShamsulEconomics2nd YearUniversity of WarwickEconomics
Ashley Chin Shae LynnEconomics2nd YearUniversity College LondonEconomics or Economics-related
Kirubaharan MuttusamyEconomicsGraduateLondon School of Economics and Political ScienceEconomics, Finance, History, Politics, Social Sciences
Ain Sofi Binti Muhamad FaizalInternational Banking and Finance1st YearCity, University of LondonActuarial Science, Economics, Finance
How Ting TaAccounting and Finance2nd YearLondon School of Economics and Political ScienceAccounting, Finance, Economics, Management related
Crystal WuBachelor of Commerce1st YearUniversity of MelbourneEconomics, Business, Management
June Yee Xin RouAccounting and Finance1st YearLondon School of Economics and Political ScienceAccounting and Finance
2. Law
NameCurrent CourseYear of Study in 2022/2023UniversityI can review personal statements in:
Lee Zhi Lyn
LawIncoming 1st Year Student
London School of Economics and Political ScienceLaw, History, Any


Puteri Adriana binti AbdullahLaw2nd Year University of ReadingLaw, Accounting
Jing Xin KhawLaw3rd Year University College LondonHumanities
Joanna LimLaw3rd Year University of LeedsLaw
Cecilia Yeap Kar SheeLaw1st Year London School of Economics and Political ScienceLaw
Jin M’ng LiongLaw1st Year London School of Economics and Political ScienceLaw, Social Sciences, Medicine
Nurjennah Mat AminLaw3rd Year University College LondonLaw, English, English Literature, Media, Drama
Shalini Ai-Lin PremLawGraduateLondon School of Economics and Political ScienceLaw
Victoria TayLawGraduateLondon School of Economics and Political ScienceAccounting, Finance, Law
Mindy LiewHonours Law1st YearUniversity of BristolLaw, Humanities, PS of any kind
Patricia Deborah ChengBA Anthropology and LawDeferred Entry To 2023/2024London School of Economics and Political ScienceLaw, Social Anthropology
Siow Jia JengBar CoursePostgraduateCity, University of LondonLaw
3. Arts & Humanities (E.g. Literature, Politics, History, Languages)
NameCurrent CourseYear of Study in 2022/2023UniversityI can review personal statements in:
Nixon LeowPhilosophy, Politics and Economics2nd Year University of WarwickSocial Sciences, Philosophy, PPE
Cheung Yi LinPhilosophy, Politics and Economics2nd Year University of WarwickSocial Sciences (Ex: Economics, Politics, PPE etc.)
Cassandra Khoo Yuin LingEnglish Literature2nd Year University College LondonEnglish Literature, Law, History
Chang Zhun LynArchitecture3rd Year University College LondonArchitecture, Design, Fine Arts
4. Engineering
NameCurrent CourseYear of Study in 2022/2023UniversityI can review personal statements in:
Sudheish ParameswaranMEng Engineering (Electrical and Electronic)3rd YearUniversity College LondonSTEM (Ex: Engineering)
Lee Zong JunnMEng Aeronautical Engineering2nd Year Imperial College LondonEngineering
Ahmad Adam Bin Mohamad AdanChemical Engineering1st YearImperial College LondonScience & Engineering related
Andrew Wong Jurn MingChemical Engineering2nd YearUniversity College LondonChemical Engineering
Stephen PrashantMechanical Engineering4th YearImperial College LondonSTEM
Liow Jian FeiMechanical Engineering3rd YearUniversity of SouthamptonEngineering
Darshini Jo-Lin PremMEng Molecular Bioengineering2nd YearImperial College LondonBioengineering, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Biochemical engineering
5. Science
NameCurrent CourseYear of Study in 2022/2023UniversityI can review personal statements in:
Casey TeoBiochemistry1st Year University College London
Chemistry, Biology Related Sciences (Ex: Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, Neuroscience etc.)
Kaye Tian HooBDS Dentistry3rd YearQueen Mary University of LondonMedicine, Dentistry
Sofia Dayana binti BorhanMedicine4th YearUniversity of ManchesterMedicine
Chloe Ngu Huey YiMpharm, Master of Pharmacy2nd YearThe University of ManchesterPharmacy, Medicine
Jia Qin KhooBiomedical Sciences2nd YearUniversity College LondonBiology Related Sciences, Medicine
Repe Preet Kaur Charanjit SinghMedicineGraduateQueen Mary University of LondonMedicine
Beh Chia ShyanMSc Regenerative MedicinePostgraduateThe University of ManchesterBiology, Biomedical Sciences, Medicine
Chuah Khang ShinMSc Health Data SciencesPostgraduateThe University of ManchesterBiology Related Sciences, Biomedical Sciences
Yi Zhe KohPhD Physiology, Pharmacology & NeurosciencePostgraduateUniversity of BristolAny Biomedical Sciences
6. Mathematics and Technology
NameCurrent CourseYear of Study in 2022/2023UniversityI can review personal statements in:
Lorraine Tan Yen EeFinancial Mathematics & Statistics1st YearLondon School of Economics & Political ScienceMathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science
Joshua AngData Science1st YearLondon School of Economics & Political ScienceSTEM
Charlene Cha Sze NingActuarial Science1st YearLondon School of Economics and Political ScienceActuarial Science, Mathematics
Chow Ee JunActuarial Science1st YearLondon School of Economics and Political ScienceActuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics
EliseActuarial Science1st YearLondon School of Economics and Political ScienceActuarial Science
Ruby LimMathematics with Economics1st YearLondon School of Economics and Political ScienceMathematics, Statistics

CollegeLAH editors

If you prefer, you may also request that our UK team members edit/comment on your Personal Statement personally. Please bear in mind that if our own editors are congested with applications, they will be forwarded to a volunteer editor with your written consent instead. Likewise, if our volunteer editors are congested, your application may be forwarded to one of our own editors.

NameCurrent CourseYear of Study in 2022/2023UniversityI can review personal statements in:
Angeline Tan Sue YinEconomics1st Year London School of Economics and Political ScienceEconomics
Lucas AppletonLaw1st Year London School of Economics and Political ScienceHumanities, Economics
Walter Tay You ZheEconomics1st Year London School of Economics and Political ScienceHumanities, Economics
Fatini KhadrishahNeuroscience1st Year University of St. AndrewsNeuroscience, Biological Science

How it works?

Send us a copy of your personal statement and the following details to psessaycheck@collegelah.com.

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Current Institution
  • Pre-University subjects
  • Course of study you are applying for in university
  • Intended universities
  • Two preferred editors (will only be sent to one)
  • College/School’s internal deadline for submission

We will forward your personal statement to your “Preferred Editors” ONLY.  However, in the event that the particular Editor has too many outstanding requests, we will forward your personal statement to another editor with similar credentials with prior written consent from you. Similarly, if you do not state a preferred editor, the personal statement will then be sent to a member of the CollegeLAH Team to be edited. Please do note that the CollegeLAH admin team may view it for administrative purposes.

You will receive an email from the regional correspondent indicating that your personal statement has indeed been forwarded to an editor. Your editor has been told to connect with you within two days upon receiving your personal statement. You can then decide, alongside with your volunteer editor, a suitable timeframe and medium of communication that you both are comfortable on working with. Should there not be any contact from your volunteer after two days, we kindly request that you inform us. Your personal statement will then be reverted to a member of the CollegeLAH Team to be personally edited.

The editor will read through your essay thoroughly and provide you with feedback based on his/her application experience, via email, Google Docs and/or Microsoft Word. The method of correspondence between you and your editor is entirely up to you and his/her discretion. Keep in mind that we are not admissions professionals but students with first hand experiences willing to share with you. It’s always a good idea to check with your university placement center before submitting it!

Don’t worry if you are applying to a course not mentioned above. Our volunteers have agreed to take on other personal statements if required. We are providing this as a free service, and we ask that in return, you ‘like’ and share our Facebook page so that your friends can also benefit from what is shared here. Please do send us a link/screencap showing that you have done so. 🙂 You may opt out if you wish to, there is no obligation on this at all.

We wish you all the best with your UCAS application!

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4 thoughts on “Personal Statement Review

  1. May I know if my personal statement be confidential or is there any possibilities that my personal statement be leaked or sold ?

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    1. Hi Roberta! Thanks for visiting our site and thanks for raising the concern.

      We will forward your personal statement to your “Preferred Volunteer” ONLY. However, in the event that the particular volunteer has too many outstanding requests, we will forward your personal statement to another volunteer with similar credentials, with prior written consent from you. We will NOT sell your personal statement online.

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  2. Hello!

    Are you still offering this service of reviewing personal statements? Is it possible to send them for the 2016 application process now?

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