This is often the only opportunity you will receive to express your interest and suitability for the courses you plan to study, especially when applying from a country outside of the European Union. Maintain correct usage of grammar throughout the essay, and make sure that your approach is organized and fluent when writing. Errors will reflect poorly on your intelligence; remember that your objective is to impress the reader. Only use language that you are comfortable with, and mention relevant personal details. Expand on your skills and achievements and attempt to relate them to the courses that you plan to study. This will allow the reader to gain a broad understanding of your interests and passions, which are a critical connection to your proposed involvement with the school's respective programs. Having a list of your accomplishments available for reference may be helpful. Try to explain positive learning experiences that correlate to the courses in an inspirational way.
It is imperative that you include the reason why you have made the decision to study this subject. Include information that substantiates the fact that you understand the requirements you will need to meet in order to complete the course, and explain what interests you most about the subject. Mention the cumulative skills, knowledge and abilities that you have gained through your past studies, activities and work experience. It is also recommended that you list awards and achievements along with detailed personality traits that make you the ideal candidate. International students may choose to disclose the reasons why they would like to study in the United Kingdom in the essay. If you have any plans for the future that will come as a result of your studies, include them in the essay as well.
Your essay cannot exceed 4,000 characters, including spaces. You may reach 47 lines of text before you use 4,000 characters; if this is the case you will not be allowed to write any further. The text field will not recognize symbols, underlining, italics, bold or foreign characters.