University admissions tutors can recognise common style and content pitfalls straight away. A cliché phrase or wrongly used quote can turn an excellent personal statement into a clumsily written or pretentious one. We know how hard you have worked so far, gaining work experience, and persisting with you’re a-level studies – knowing what not to write can help you to present these talents producing a well-worded statement. Admissions tutors may be reading through thousands of personal statements. They will be intolerant of common mistakes and able to identify plagiarised untrue statements immediately. You do not want your admissions tutor rolling their eyes at that ineffective joke.