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The Exeter Award

Enhance your employability

FCH

  • combine subjects not otherwise possible at Exeter
  • cross-subject degrees to suit your interests and career ambitions
  • leads to a named degree title of the subjects you study
  • study two subjects, or sometimes three
  • create your own themed pathway
  • vary the proportion of the subjects each year
  • add vocational elements to your studies
  • opportunities for study and work abroad

 

UCAS logoWhat should I put in my personal statement?

STudent studyingTell us why you want to study your chosen subjects. You need to demonstrate that you are really interested in both your intended university subjects. If only one subject is mentioned, your application is unlikely to be looked at favourably, since we are looking for students wanting to study Combined Honours.

Demonstrate academic awareness of your subjects and the ability to write in a critical academic manner.

You may be encouraged by your school or college to include academic quotes. If you do, explain why you find the quote of interest, relevance or value etc. Don't just leave it to act as a dramatic effect, or keep us guessing about why you want it there!

Similarly you may be told to list books and articles you have read. Don't just list items, but tell us what you have learnt from these, how they have influenced or inspired you etc.

Talk about your interests and achievements, and what you have gained in terms of experience and skills from these, even how these may impact on your academic life and way of thinking (e.g. you play in a band and this has raised thoughts about cultural, ethical and sociological issues).

If you have any work experience (paid or unpaid) or work placements, tell us about the skills gained and how it has contributed to your personal development.

What personal qualities do you have and how these may help your studies and life at university?

In short, tell us about yourself and what makes you smile in the classroom.

Do you have any career aims? Are your intended university studies relevant to these?

If you are taking a gap year, tell us what you are going to do in it.

Do not be tempted to use 'ready made' statements that can be found on the Web. We can tell...

Student and mathsSeparate personal statement

If your subject combination for Exeter is unusual compared to your other UCAS applications, you may send a separate personal statement to fch@exeter.ac.uk

  • Max 4,000 characters - i.e. same as the UCAS one
  • No need to repeat out-of-school interests etc., as the main UCAS statement is read as well as the separate one.