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Your personal statement

Colourful collage of protraits
Colourful collage of protraits
Naroa Perez Iguaran, BA (Hons) Photography, London College of Communication, 2019, © Lewis Bush

A personal statement gives you the platform to share your creative story and tell us why UAL is the university for you.

What is a personal statement?

Advice from UAL staff and students

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  • Student with purple hair and purple jumpsuit talks through their portfolio.
    Tanikha Allen, BA (Hons) Theatre Design, Wimbledon College of Arts, 2018, © Alys Tomlinson

    Portfolio advice

    Our advice on how to prepare a portfolio, an important part of an application for many UAL courses.

  • Student working on a laptop with sketches surrounding them.
    Craig Green, MA Games Design, London College of Communication, 2018, © Alys Tomlinson

    How to submit your portfolio

    Learn how to upload your portfolio to PebblePad, our online submission tool.

  • Student working in a studio.
    Rakshita Arvind, BA (Hons) Creative Direction for Fashion, London College of Fashion, 2018, © Alys Tomlinson

    Our top interview tips

    Here's our advice on how to prepare for an interview at UAL.