Physiotherapy Personal Statement Examples

Physiotherapy Personal Statement Example 1 ***
My ambition is to become a fully qualified Physiotherapist. I am very interested in this career and work experience I have undertaken has confirmed my interest. I recently attended an exploring physiotherapy 3 day course at Nottingham University...
Physiotherapy Personal Statement Example 2 ****
Pursuing a career in the physiotherapy industry has been my major aspiration since a young age. This degree maintains a combination of sport and science, which makes it suitable for me, as I have a huge passion for both learning areas...
Physiotherapy Personal Statement Example 3
My fascination with the body and understanding how it functions has fuelled my desire to pursue a career in physiotherapy as it incorporates science, sports and medicine which are all areas of specific interest to me...
Physiotherapy Personal Statement Example 4
To venture into the realm of science and physical health is like to explore a boundless horizon. We have to devote our entire lives to unfolding secrets after secrets, without becoming complacent over any success...
Physiotherapy Personal Statement Example 5
My decision to pursue physiotherapy as a career was born out of my interest in human biology and my passion for helping people in need. This passion has been deepened by my work experience in Germany and South Africa...
Physiotherapy Personal Statement Example
Compassion, and care for the broken, deep-rooted feelings for the hurting, and the sincere desire to see the restoration of life, hope, and joy to the emotionally unstable through the use of my acquired knowledge and inherent graces/abilities in this regard has driven me so passionately into the pursuit and maintenance of a career in the therapeutic industry, to seek for the job of an assistant to the certified physiotherapist.

What is a physiotherapy personal statement?

Your physiotherapy personal statement is a piece of creative writing you need to put together for your UCAS form.

It enables university admissions tutors to assess who you are and whether they want you on their course and at their university.

This means your personal statement has to include information about your strengths, achievements and ambitions, whether you’re applying for an undergraduate or postgraduate course. .

Our tips below will help you present yourself in the best possible light.

How do I write a physiotherapy personal statement?

We recommend you start by looking at our example physiotherapy statements above to give yourself an idea of what a successful one looks like. It will also show you how you might structure it and what you could talk about.

We then suggest you sit down and brainstorm for ideas on what you could include. These should cover:

  • Academic achievements
  • Practical work and coursework you have enjoyed
  • Personal traits
  • Life experience and motivations for wanting to study your subject
  • Work experience (including any voluntary or charity work)
  • Hobbies
  • Extracurricular activities
  • Career goals
  • Gap year plans (if you have any)

Once you have an initial draft (our personal statement template can help with this), pass your physiotherapy personal statement on to freinds, family and teachers for their feedback. Make sure you incorporate their comments and suggestions (if you feel it improves the statement), and then ask them to look at it again.

It's likely you will need to go through at least three or four rounds of this before you have a polished statement that you can submit on your UCAS form.

What should I include in my physiotherapy personal statement?

  1. Students often begin with why they want to study physiotherapy, usually a few sentences or so about a life event or family member that inpsired them (or whatever it was that sparked your interest in the subject).
  2. Let your enthusiasm shine through by talking about your work experience, wider reading, hobbies, or anything else relevant to physiotherapy that enforces your passion for the subject.
  3. Talk about any specific physiotherapy skills you have learned and what aspects of the subject you enjoy most. Admissions tutors want to see that you have researched the course and know what's involved.
  4. To become a good physiotherapist, you'll need excellent interpersonal, teamwork and social skills, as well as lots of patience! Try to demonstrate these skills throughout your personal statement using the notes you made at the start.

For more help and advice on what to write in your physiotherapy personal statement, please see: