0 in the UK, a short piece of writing about yourself and your interests that forms part of your university application (= request to be given a place to study at a university)
1 a short written description of your personal qualities that you include with a CV, a university application form, etc. when applying for a job or a place on a course:
The personal statement is absolutely critical to the success of your job application.
It was a significant personal statement, and little wonder that the book went through fifteen editions.
It is clearly a highly personal statement, which on the composer's own admission gestated for many years before he completed it in 1984 without a commission.
It was only supposed to be a personal statement.
That was indeed not a point of order, but a personal statement.
There will not, however, be any discussion of this, but you can make a short personal statement.
Only one minute is allowed for a personal statement.
This is not so much a speech under the 'blue card' procedure as a personal statement.
We had been accused in a personal statement of spreading rumours under the shield of privilege.
