学生为剑桥、布里斯托、帝国、华威和达勒姆大学的大学申请所写
你为什么想学习这个课程或学科？
在我上学和学院期间，数学一直是我最喜欢的课程。在A-level阶段学习这门学科只会让我更加享受，因为它可以被深入探索，并且解决难题带来的满足感。我最享受的一些课程是可以直接打开教材，独立解答一些有趣的问题。
随着我对数学兴趣的增加，我发现自己开始对阅读许多关于数学的书籍产生兴趣。我对库朗特和罗宾斯在《什么是数学？》中提出的严谨定义和解释尤其令人兴奋。也许最引人入胜的章节是关于微积分的部分，因为它以一种令人愉快且详尽的方式讲解了极限的概念，而A-level中几乎没有提及这一点。辛格的《费马大定理》是我读过的最引人入胜的书之一，描绘了一位数学家的困境以及用一种大多间接方法证明如此优雅结果所需的巧思。
我也很喜欢阅读关于质数的相关内容。威尔斯的《素数》让我对该主题有了非常广泛的理解，涵盖了许多进一步研究所需的一般背景信息。我发现汉普郡的《素数痴迷》让我了解了素数发现的历史，尤其是因为书中聚焦于黎曼猜想，虽然说得很简单，但证明却极为难觅。
在大学深造数学，强调严谨证明和基本概念理解，这非常吸引人。正因如此，我非常期待未来的挑战。
你的资质和学习如何帮助你准备这门课程或科目？
过去几年里，我参加了学校的“突击数学测验”小组，其中一次是因为我回答了平局决胜题而获胜。我还共参加过五次UKMT数学挑战赛的三个级别比赛，每次都获得金奖，高中一年级时我参加了英国数学奥林匹克的第一轮比赛。最近，为了提升我的数学能力，我在家做STEP考试试卷，我很享受解题时的满足感，因为题目比A-level考试中的平均难度更高。
你在教育之外还做了哪些准备工作？这些经历为什么有用？
进一步的学术方面，过去一年我编辑了学院的法语通讯，名为“**** *****”——学院名称的直译。我负责任命撰写文章的人，并负责最终出版物的编组。这次经历，加上我所在学院的课程充实项目——小组每周聚会，研究一个主流话题，进行演讲和报告——让我深刻体会到团队合作的重要性。在这两个项目中，我享受着最终拼图完成时的成就感。
离开大学后，我喜欢和家人朋友下棋。我是保守党成员，对其政策和政治事务都非常感兴趣。
点评由人工智能生成：
这份个人陈述有效传达了学生对数学的热情和真诚兴趣，突出课堂之外的相关阅读和参与度。包括具体书籍并引用像STEP论文这样具有挑战性的准备内容，可以展现出积极性和学术好奇心。为了进一步提升新UCAS格式的陈述，申请人可以更明确地将自己的技能和经验与大学学习的要求联系起来，特别是他们的问题解决和独立学习如何支持成功。此外，详细说明课外活动中获得的团队合作技能如何与课程中的小组合作相关，将加强备考叙述。如果有明确的成绩成就或预测成绩，也将增加价值。总体而言，这份陈述为2026年个人陈述格式提供了有力、真实且结构良好的内容。
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Why do you want to study this course or subject?
Throughout my time at school and college, mathematics has been the subject whose lessons I have relished. Studying the subject at A-level has served only to increase my enjoyment of it, owing to the great depths to which it can be explored and the satisfaction that solving a difficult problem can give. Some of my most enjoyable lessons have been ones where I have been allowed to simply open a textbook and work independently through some enjoyable problems.
As my enjoyment of mathematics has grown, I have found myself taking an interest in reading a number of books on the subject. I found the rigorous definitions and explanations provided by Courant and Robbins in “What is Mathematics?” particularly exciting. Perhaps the most intriguing chapter was that on the calculus, as it covered the concept of limits, to which very little reference is made at A-level, in an enjoyably thorough manner. Singh’s “Fermat’s Last Theorem” is one of the most riveting books that I have read, depicting the plight of a mathematician and the ingenuity required to prove such an elegant result by a largely indirect method.
I have also taken pleasure in reading about the prime numbers. Wells’ “Prime Numbers” gave me a very broad understanding of the topic, covering much general background information necessary for further study. I found Hampshire’s “Prime Obsession” told me a lot about the history surrounding discoveries about the primes, particularly owing to the book’s focus on the Riemann Hypothesis, which is stated so simply yet of which a proof seems to be so elusive.
The opportunity to study mathematics further at university, with the emphasis on rigorous proofs and an understanding of the fundamental concepts, is appealing. It is for these reasons that I very much look forward to the challenges ahead.
How have your qualifications and studies helped you to prepare for this course or subject?
Over the last few years, I have been part of teams in school “Pop Maths Quizzes”, one of which we won due to my answering of a tiebreak question. I have also taken part in the three levels of the UKMT Mathematics Challenges on five occasions overall, achieving a gold award each time, and in my first year of sixth form I sat the first round of the British Mathematical Olympiad. Recently, in a bid to improve my mathematical ability, I have been working through STEP examination papers at home, and I enjoy the satisfaction gained from solving a question which is gratifyingly more difficult than the average one found on an A-level paper.
What else have you done to prepare outside of education, and why are these experiences useful?
On a further academic note, over the past year I have edited my college’s French newsletter, which is entitled “**** *****” – a literal translation of the college’s name. I was responsible for appointing people to write articles and was in charge of assembling the final publication. This experience, along with my college’s Curriculum Enrichment Project – where groups meet weekly and research a mainstream topic on which to give a presentation and a report – impressed upon me the importance of teamwork. Within these two projects, I enjoyed the feeling of accomplishment when the final pieces came together.
Away from college, I enjoy playing chess with family and friends. I am a member of the Conservative Party, and take an avid interest in its policies and in politics in general.
