Personal statement advice, from someone who reads these for a living
Specific, practical posts on the new UCAS 2026 three-question format, not generic “top 10 tips” filler.
EPQ ideas for aspiring economists (and how to pick a title you’ll still be glad of in Year 13)
The question-not-topic test for choosing a title, themed ideas, and how to turn the project into statement material.
The Oxford PPE personal statement: getting the economics third right
Why the economics section of a PPE statement is so often the thinnest of the three, and how to fix it.
The LSE economics personal statement: what “programme fit” actually means
No interview means your statement has to do all the work an interview would otherwise do.
Economics supercurriculars: a curated list (and how to actually use them in your statement)
Four categories of supercurricular, with a worked example for each showing how to turn reading into an argument.
How to get economics work experience (and what counts if you can’t get “real” work experience)
No investment bank internship? Here’s what actually counts, with a worked cafĂ© example.
The most common mistakes in economics personal statements (beyond bad phrases)
Seven structural mistakes that survive multiple drafts, plus a quick self-audit to catch them before you submit.
What admissions tutors actually look for in an economics personal statement
What I’m actually testing for when I read a statement, from someone who marks these for a living.
How to answer the 3 UCAS personal statement questions for Economics (2026/27)
What each of the three questions is actually looking for, with weak vs. strong examples for every one.
Economics personal statement examples: what strong answers actually look like
Composite, invented examples showing the exact difference between a weak and a strong answer for each question.
Oxbridge vs other Russell Group: how your economics statement emphasis should differ
Same document, different weighting: what to emphasise if Oxbridge is your priority, and what changes if it isn’t.
10 phrases to cut from your personal statement (and what to write instead)
The ten most common wasted phrases in economics personal statements, with a rewrite for each.