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Video Personal Statement

Upload Video Personal Statement

Use this page to submit a video-based personal statement. You should only submit a video statement if you have been specifically invited to do so by the WMG Admissions team. Unsolicited videos will be ignored.

As with a written statement, your video statement should:

  1. Show that you understand our course you have selected.
  2. Clearly explain why you want to study the course and how it relates to your previous study/work experience or future ambition.

Please note the following points carefully before you record your statement:

  1. Your video must be at least 3 minutes long. We suggest a maximum of 5 minutes, but we will not penalise you if you overrun (within reason).
  2. It must be you (i.e. the WMG applicant) visible in the video and it must be you speaking. You must not, under any circumstances, use a stand-in for video or audio.
  3. You are not being judged on the quality of the video footage or how you look, so a smartphone camera or webcam are perfectly adequate. However, your whole face must be clearly visible so we can be certain it is you speaking.
  4. Try to record your statement in a quiet, well-lit environment. Stairwells, restaurants or busy streets are not ideal.
  5. If you wish to edit your footage, that is fine; you do not have to do the whole statement in one go.
  6. Do not simply read pre-prepared material. This is absolutely vital. Instead, make notes, practice and deliver your statement in an engaging way, as if you were presenting to an audience. Feel free to use your imagination!
  7. Do not re-use any portions of your written statement of purpose that we have already rejected.
  8. Do not copy your material from online sources. Say things in your own words.
  9. If you wish, you can edit other material into your video (animations, images or other footage), but this is not a requirement. If you decide to edit the footage, there must be a section that clearly shows it is you speaking.
  10. Please do not add background music to your video.
  11. Do not use any filters/effects that change your appearance and do not alter the speed of the video playback.

We will not publish your video anywhere. It will be used for internal purposes only.


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Privacy notice
The data on this form relates to your submission of a video file for consideration by the WMG Admissions Team. The date and time of your submission, your identity and the video you have submitted will all be stored, but will not be used for any purpose other than considering your case. We will not publish the video to any video sharing website; it will be used only for internal consideration of your case. If we offer you a place on our courses, we may retain the video to ensure the person depicted is the applicant.

The University of Warwick is the Data Controller of any information you have entered on this form and is committed to protecting the rights of individuals in line with Data Protection Legislation. The University's Data Protection webpages provide further information on your rights and how the University processes personal data. If you wish to submit a data subjects rights request, make a complaint or report a suspected personal data breach, please contact the University’s Data Protection Officer by email at infocompliance@warwick.ac.uk.

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