Environment Personal Statement Examples

Your environment science personal statement is a chance to sell yourself to the admissions tutors and show them why you would make an ideal candidate.

It’s a place to describe your skills and strengths, as well as your career plans, and any other ambitions you have for the future.

You are allowed up to 4,000 characters to explain why you are applying for an environment science degree, so you need to make sure your statement is as polished as possible to stand out from the crowd.

To write a successful environment science personal statement, you need to think about why you want to study this particular subject. Try to choose a specific aspect of it that you enjoy most, and talk about why you find it fascinating.

Explaining your motivations should form the introduction to your statement.

From there, you need to think about everything else that your statement needs to cover, such as work experience, hobbies/extracurricular activities, coursework, wider reading and career steps.

It should be concise and easy to read, with the paragraphs flowing smoothly between each other.

Give your environment science personal statement to others to proofread, and ensure the language makes sense, and is grammatically correct.

Don't just rely on a spellchecker for your final draft - read it through yourself, and check for errors thoroughly.

• What subject areas do you enjoy that will support your application? For example, you might pick a topic from your biology A level that particularly interests and talk about why you find it fascinating.
• Remember that you can only write one personal statement, so it needs to be suitable for all the universities you are planning on applying to. 
• Talk about your hobbies and extracurricular activities, and how they are relevant - what have you learned from them? Have they inspired you to do anything else? For example, have you done any ecological surveys? Or completed any work experience placements with a wildlife trust or somewhere similar? What skills and knowledge did you gather from this?
• If you’re applying for a postgraduate course, you may want to talk about higher level skills you possess such as innovation, and the results of your final year undergraduate project. 
• Think about your wider reading, e.g. newspapers, magazines, journals, etc. What recent developments interest you, and why are they exciting? Remember, your environment science personal statement needs to stand out from the crowd, so make it as relevant as possible, while giving it your own, unique voice.

For more help and advice with writing your environment science personal statement, please see:

• Top Rated Personal Statements
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• The 15th January UCAS Deadline: 4 Ways To Avoid Missing It
• Personal Statement FAQs
• Personal Statement Template
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• 10 Top Personal Statement Writing Tips
• What To Do If You Miss The 15th January UCAS Deadline.

An environmental science degree equips you with the scientific background and key skills necessary for roles in a range of career areas, including conservation and sustainability. Career options include:

• Environmental consultant
• Marine biologist
• Water quality scientist
• Commercail horticulturist

However, there are many other roles where your environment science degree could be useful or relevant, such as a town or transport planner.

It's important to research career paths carefully to make sure environment science is the right subject for you that will get you where you want to be in the future. For more help and advice, please see Choosing A Degree, Prospects and Environmental Science careers.