I was awarded an offer for all 5 of my choices using this personal statement. My choices were Cambridge, UCL, King’s college, Queen Mary university and City university. This document is not to be copied word for word but taken as inspiration and guidance on how to structure it and what to put in....
British Muslims face many issues impacting their mental well-being: islamophobia,
immigration, and resettlement are only a few of the problems faced, with many
struggling to reconcile their two identities. Despite this, there is a lack of research on
Muslim mental health. It is a gap I intend to close. A combination of personal
experiences and innate curiosities has motivated me to pursue a career in clinical
psychology. My EPQ, nominated for the Governor's research prize, furthered my
academic exposure to psychology. It was regarding the stigmas British Muslims have
towards mental illness and how these can be tackled to allow for open discussions
and willingness to seek treatment. My project concluded that we can teach British
Muslims to reevaluate their stigmas by bringing their attention to religious evidence
and the works of scholars from the Islamic Golden Age, Al-Balkhi and Ar-Razi, which
contradict their stigmas. Further development and research of Islamic integrated
therapy would encourage British Muslims to receive the treatment they require but
are hesitant to seek. The freedom I had in independently researching and
academically writing the EPQ, alongside my A levels and personal life, required good
organisational skills and time management and so will be advantageous to my
university life. My desire to study psychology began with an interest in the link
between biology and behaviour, particularly in cases of abnormality and
psychological disorders. It is extraordinary to think that the complexities of human
emotion and behaviour come down to just a few chemicals, proteins and electrical
impulses. Kay Redfield Jamison's memoir, "An Unquiet Mind", recounts instances of
her mania leading to her partaking in risky behaviours and emphasises the
importance of her lithium medication. A chemical remedy used to treat a disorder of
the mind. My interest developed further as I began actively observing interactions
between individuals around me. While teaching at London Iqra Institute, I worked
with children aged 10 to 16. I led classes on Arabic syntax and morphology and
Islamic disciplines like Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence). In the classroom environment, I
watched acts of conformity carried out as the children aimed to achieve the approval
of their classmates and strove for top grades, their behaviour following a formula
explained by social psychologists like Asch. I also learnt that humans are not
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