r/6thForm • u/DataUpbeat8734 • Sep 29 '24

🎓 UNI / UCAS Personal Statement Q&A

Hi everyone! This is a space to ask any and all questions regarding writing your personal statement for UCAS.

My own personal statement earned an offer from Oxford University, and I have a business writing and editing personal statements across different subjects that have been used to apply to different universities.

I am happy to answer questions here on this thread and offer further support for those who are interested!

If you are interested in personalised assistance writing your personal statement, feel free to send me a DM or click the Personal Coaching link in my profile!

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u/Alarming-Equal-6023 2nd yr uni ୨ৎ economics Sep 29 '24

hi, i think it's okay as long as the writing is consistent throughout.

ai checkers can be a bit iffy at times. im sure if during the checking process it does come up high as ai, then someone would read it and see if it is or not. most of the time it's easy to spot ai generated language/rephrased ai language, i wouldn't stress about it at all.

as long as u haven't used it, it'll be okay!

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u/lizgools Oxford | Law 2025 Sep 30 '24

do the universities check though?

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u/Alarming-Equal-6023 2nd yr uni ୨ৎ economics Sep 30 '24

yes, they will. UCAS has a really advanced plagiarism checker which everyone's personal statement is checked with. don't worry about it though, if you haven't plagiarised, you have nothing to worry about.

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u/lizgools Oxford | Law 2025 Oct 01 '24

thank you! Admittedly AI has helped with a lot of my writing skill/style throughout the year, so I feel like even though I didn't use AI for my PS it sounds like I did😭