premed and HIV?

[Iquitos]

More power to her! That shows a lot of guts to be able to do that. He must be a really special guy. Why not write about it in the PS? Your'e right it is not the F*ing 80's. We should all strive forth to eliminate these rediculous biases and become more open minded and accepting people. As physicians, we will encounter people from all walks of life and unless you want to be a cold hearted sucky health care provider I suggest you "anti AIDS/sick people" students change your outlook on life. On the other hand, who hasn't broke about a thousand jimmy hats in their lifetime? Those things are definitely not 100% effective. Hopefully things work out the best for her.

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[Homer Doughnuts]

You know, the point of this thread was whether or not this individual should address HIV/AIDS in her PS. No one here is “anti AIDS/sick people", we all agree that HIV AIDS needs to be addressed by the healthcare community but can you honestly say that the best place to do it is in your PS ??. You come down on people for expressing their opinion on a subject but you fail to mount any substantive defense to your position. Why do you feel the need to attack people as "anti AIDS/sick people", the truth is that if you were as open minded as you clam to be you would recognize that their are individuals that disagree with your viewpoint. Why must the correct position on a subject always be the most self righteous one? Congratulations on tooting your own horn, but remember that not everyone lives in your idealistic non-bias world, thus, addressing such a topic in a PS could have unwanted ramifications.

 

[lfesiam]

mention it but don't make it the main part of the statement, it'll definitely set you apart from the crowd...

(u sure this is a true story but not just a make up story for the personal statement?, I smell something fishy....)

 

[LizzyM]

Writing about an HIV+ boyfriend in a personal statement might get attention but not the kind you want. It is memorable but not in a good way. It smacks of explotation of the boyfriend and might be disrespectful of his privacy as well (if someone reading the PS knows who she is dating, even if he is not named, the reader will know who he is).

It is the rare, rare PS that deals with an illness, surgery, or death of a family member that doesn't sound like a cliche. Keep in mind that many adcom members read 200+ essays every year. One HIV+ boyfriend will stand out but if you are the second PS on the same topic.... forget about it.