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Reminder: For current reviewers/readers, please let me know if you want to be removed from the list or noted down as too busy to receive more PS for now.

I know many out there have started theır own threads offerıng help, advıce, edıtıng, etc for personal statements, and have also responded to numerous threads askıng for help dırectly. Furthermore I understand that even a stıcky thread addressıng thıs won't make much ımpact as stıckıes are commonly ıgnored.

However, ıt would be nıce to have a solıd lıst of ındıvıduals on thıs forum wıllıng to help people (for referencıng as well, because we all know the PS requests won't end for some tıme). What thıs means ıs, you're open to receıvıng PMs dırectly regardıng personal statements and wıllıng to do what you can to help that person contactıng you.

I'm well aware of many of you, but I do not know whıch of you out there ıs stıll wıllıng to help others. So what I propose ıs that anyone wıllıng to provıde help, please post here notıng as much, and ıf you wısh, add any pertınent background ınformatıon on yourself (thıs does not ımply there are ANY requırements for offerıng to help).

I wıll happıly keep a lıst of your names on thıs fırst post, and edıt ıt as necessary, just let me know ıf your status changes vıa PM or some such.

Thanks to everyone who's helped wıth thıs so far, you do a servıce to thıs forum worth great apprecıatıon.

Personal Statement Reviewers:

bing12 (Send PM)

bombshell (Send PM)

chickensoupdr (Send PM)

dantemac (Send PM) - PM with inquiry before sending personal statement, further contact information provided thereafter; reviewer currently has high load of statements. (Note)

doc toothache (Send PM) - (Note)

JOoa0ky (Send PM)

KittySquared (Send PM) - PM first before sending statement for more information. (Note)

Lane138 (Send PM)

premolar9 (Send PM)

sacapuntas (Send PM) - Currently backlogged to some extent. (Note)

seattlesun (Send PM)

Shalin (Send PM)

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Note: PM = Private Message

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It happens wıth unfortunate frequency. But that's just how a web forum ıs, and even ıf thıs dıd get more attentıon, ıt would lıkely be ıgnored or mıssed by a good amount seekıng help. Fortunately I'm happy to merely put forth the effort of helpıng others whether or not ıt's successful. If I felt any other way I'd lıkely have stopped postıng ın pre-dental long ago.

That saıd, sınce you posted here, are you also offerıng to revıew personal statements? I'd be happy to add your name to the above lıst. :)
 
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:D Know that it was all in good fun, and that I initially opened the thread because I actually was looking for a d-student who would be willing to give my PS a read. I got a good laugh when I saw the meme and thought you/other people might too.

That being said, I am applying this cycle, so I am not sure if those also applying are comfortable with another pre-dent reading their PS (I know I am not). However, I do plan on making my contribution in the form of my 45 page adaptation of Alan's bio notes, if I am accepted :xf:.
 
scsc7211 said:
:D Know that it was all in good fun, and that I initially opened the thread because I actually was looking for a d-student who would be willing to give my PS a read. I got a good laugh when I saw the meme and thought you/other people might too.

That being said, I am applying this cycle, so I am not sure if those also applying are comfortable with another pre-dent reading their PS (I know I am not). However, I do plan on making my contribution in the form of my 45 page adaptation of Alan's bio notes, if I am accepted :xf:.
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I dıd ındeed not take ıt serıously, ıf anythıng I apprecıated the thread bump.

Personally I don't thınk dental school acceptance gıves that much credence to a person's qualıfıcatıons for crıtıquıng a personal statement (ıt's often recommended that an Englısh or Wrıtıng professor revıew your PS, they certaınly dıdn't attend dental school), though ıt doesn't hurt. It's your call though, one thıng I can say wıthout hesıtatıon, ıs that the more people readıng your PS the better, and the more people avaılable to read PSs the better as well. ;)

Regardıng Alan's notes, feel free to contrıbute even ıf you are not accepted (best of luck wıth acceptance though), I'm sure they'll be apprecıated regardless of your status. :)
 
bump to the top...judging by the threads being created a lot of people could use this thread.
 
potential to be a very helpful thread..thanks! but shouldnt it only include reviewers that are not applying this cycle?
 
Member 8586 said:
potential to be a very helpful thread..thanks! but shouldnt it only include reviewers that are not applying this cycle?
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The current lıst of revıewers has only one pre-dent to my knowledge, ıf you or anyone else ıs uncomfortable wıth that person revıewıng theır PS, they have the optıon of not sendıng theır PS to them, ıt's that sımple! If that ıs a concern and you're not aware who ıs a pre-dent and who ıs not, then just ask when you PM the revıewer and make your decısıon to utılıze them or not.

I cannot deny that dental school acceptance, or a doctoral degree gıves the appearance of qualıfıcatıon. Yet that's all they do, there really ıs no way to qualıfy a person's abılıty to revıew another's wrıtıng, unless of course that ındıvıdual ıs an actual professıonal ın a wrıtıng fıeld, lıke an edıtor, wrıter, journalıst, professor, etc. Personally, I would put more ınıtıal trust ın an englısh graduate student than a dental student wıth a background ın a hard scıence.

As I have saıd before, the more people avaılable to revıew PS the better, especıally wıth the cycle havıng just started. For all we know doc toothache ıs ınundated wıth PSs and wıll take a whıle to get to the 5th one he receıves, and ın that sıtuatıon another pre-dent perhaps not havıng any queue of PSs would be able to do a revıew more quıckly. We can't assume one revıewer ıs better than another, as thıs ıs volunteer servıce, you just have to take what you can get and my your own decısıons based on what the revıewer says.
 
Kahr said:
The current lıst of revıewers has only one pre-dent to my knowledge, ıf you or anyone else ıs uncomfortable wıth that person revıewıng theır PS, they have the optıon of not sendıng theır PS to them, ıt's that sımple! If that ıs a concern and you're not aware who ıs a pre-dent and who ıs not, then just ask when you PM the revıewer and make your decısıon to utılıze them or not.

I cannot deny that dental school acceptance, or a doctoral degree gıves the appearance of qualıfıcatıon. Yet that's all they do, there really ıs no way to qualıfy a person's abılıty to revıew another's wrıtıng, unless of course that ındıvıdual ıs an actual professıonal ın a wrıtıng fıeld, lıke an edıtor, wrıter, journalıst, professor, etc. Personally, I would put more ınıtıal trust ın an englısh graduate student than a dental student wıth a background ın a hard scıence.

As I have saıd before, the more people avaılable to revıew PS the better, especıally wıth the cycle havıng just started. For all we know doc toothache ıs ınundated wıth PSs and wıll take a whıle to get to the 5th one he receıves, and ın that sıtuatıon another pre-dent perhaps not havıng any queue of PSs would be able to do a revıew more quıckly. We can't assume one revıewer ıs better than another, as thıs ıs volunteer servıce, you just have to take what you can get and my your own decısıons based on what the revıewer says.
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nah i dont think i really mind that much...i even sent it to the one pre-dent...i was just saying in case others may not feel comfortable with it or in case others werent aware
 
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I could definitely love some outside advice if anyone has the time to look over mine. I just don't know what is kosher and what isn't. ^^
 
KrimsonKitsu said:
I could definitely love some outside advice if anyone has the time to look over mine. I just don't know what is kosher and what isn't. ^^
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I could review yours, just send it to me in a PM.

Kahr, you could add me to the list if you'd like. I may be too busy at times, but I will tell people that PM me up front.
 
KrimsonKitsu said:
I could definitely love some outside advice if anyone has the time to look over mine. I just don't know what is kosher and what isn't. ^^
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Just PM any or a all of the above listed users and hopefully you will get someone. Looks like you already have a volunteer. ;)
sacapuntas said:
I could review yours, just send it to me in a PM.

Kahr, you could add me to the list if you'd like. I may be too busy at times, but I will tell people that PM me up front.
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Done.

Next cycle we'll have to make this as a new thread but have it be a self-moderated list. If I'd realized the pre-meds had already done this type of thing I'd have copied what they did. Oh well.

Thanks for volunteering man! :)
 
The Giorgos Tsoukalos picture picture got me laughing for a good while.

Add me to the list.
 
Hi everyone,

Please PM me asking me to set up a statement review beforehand. I will give you an e-mail address to send your statement to in a Microsoft Word file. I use the "Review" function of Word to add comments right into the document to pinpoint exactly what I am talking about when I make critiques.

Thanks & good luck this cycle! I hope success lies on the road ahead for all of you.
 
I second Dante's remark.

I just reviewed someone's personal statement, but please PM me first and exchange emails. Remember, the requirement is 4500 characters, so roughly 730 words. I spent about 3 months on mine and learned a few good tricks. Hope I can be of service :)
 
I would love to help you guys! Last year I was in your shoes, so I know how it feels :) Actually, I already helped a few of my friends with their PM editing this cycle.

PM me so I can send you my email address and an estimated return time. In order to receive most benefits, please do not send me your first draft, send me your third or so draft. I will do an edit on content first, then after you work on it some more, I can look at grammar too.

Good luck!
 
I was wondering if any of the current dental students would be willing to share their personal statements with us, so we can have a better idea of what we're going for. Thanks so much!
 
Updating list now.

cluckyducky said:
I was wondering if any of the current dental students would be willing to share their personal statements with us, so we can have a better idea of what we're going for. Thanks so much!
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Search Google for "predds" and the first result will be a site with example statements, some from users of this site.
 
I tried using Predds but it links you over to dmdstudent which, atleast for me, is not working. Do you know of any other sites that have quality examples. I am not looking for content mostly just the level of writing.
 
Martin26 said:
I tried using Predds but it links you over to dmdstudent which, atleast for me, is not working. Do you know of any other sites that have quality examples. I am not looking for content mostly just the level of writing.
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Ahh, you are correct. And yes, DMDstudent is currently down because the author (a member of this site), is in the process of moving. I'll send him a message and see when he expects the site to be back up.
 
Hello, just wanted to bump this thread for others in my situation and
thank Kahr again for making this helpful thread. I would also like to thank all the reviewers who looked over my ps... esp. Kitty^2 for really taking the time to edit my laughable essay. :)
Thanks guys!
 
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dymm said:
Hello, just wanted to bump this thread for others in my situation and
thank Kahr again for making this helpful thread. I would also like all the reviewers who looked over my ps... esp. Kitty^2 for really taking the time to edit my laughable essay. :)
Thanks guys!
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NP, glad you got something out of it.
fuser said:
anyone willing to take a look at mine before i e-submit next week?

would appreciate any help, thanks!
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If you haven't already done so, I recommend asking the above listed reviewers via PM as they may not look at this thread regularly. :)
 
doc toothache's note doesn't work.
 
FYI to those who are looking for editing etc...I am about 8 statements behind right now and to do a good job they probably take me more time than others to get through so you might be better off sending it to others until I catch up. (not to say the others aren't backlogged as well, just letting you know that I am)
 
dymm said:
Hello, just wanted to bump this thread for others in my situation and
thank Kahr again for making this helpful thread. I would also like all the reviewers who looked over my ps... esp. Kitty^2 for really taking the time to edit my laughable essay. :)
Thanks guys!
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Don't be silly! Please don't sell yourself short. You had a very nice and unique story. ;)

sacapuntas said:
FYI to those who are looking for editing etc...I am about 8 statements behind right now and to do a good job they probably take me more time than others to get through so you might be better off sending it to others until I catch up. (not to say the others aren't backlogged as well, just letting you know that I am)
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Jeez... 8? :eek: I just finished a few on Sunday. Let me know if you need help. That is if others are okay with it. I don't mind taking two or three off you. PM me
 
This is a great thread! It will be useful for many more years to come :)
Wish I had checked it earlier, so I would have had the honor of kitty editing my p.s.
 
Hi :) you can add me to the list as well. PM works just fine :) Thanks!
 
diene said:
This is a great thread! It will be useful for many more years to come :)
Wish I had checked it earlier, so I would have had the honor of kitty editing my p.s.
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Perhaps once you're through the woods on this applicaton cycle you'd consider volunteering yourself. ;)

premolar9 said:
Hi :) you can add me to the list as well. PM works just fine :) Thanks!
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Updated, thank you for volunteering.
 
This thread was very helpful for anyone looking to have his/ her personal statement reviewed - I got great feedback from KittySquared, and in a very timely manner too! hope this bump will help others who are in need of assistance!
 
I am thinking of making a personal statement writing guide soon. It will include some good and bad (anonymous) examples. :thumbup:
 
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Hi Kahr and everybody!

Just want to say that I really appreciate all the help I've gotten from all of you editors, and Kahr, who started this wonderful wonderful post. You guys seriously helped me make my PS so so much better. You guys did a really really great job at editing and your comments are very useful - i take every single one of them into considerations.I cant believe there are so many people out there who are willing to spend the time to help others without wanting anything back. Totally inspired me to do the same, once im done freaking out about application for this cycle that is! You guys seriously make the world a beautiful place hehe. I love you guys and i love this site!!!!
 
First of all, I just want to say thank you Kahr for this thread. It was extremely helpful. I especially want to thank KittySquared who reviewed my ps with a lot of great advice and edits in a very timely manner. It is awesome that the reviewers are willing to sacrifice their time to help others out. I highly recommend others utilize these reviewers. Great thread. Great advice. Thanks again!
 
I'd be happy to write a guide of some sort as well. I'm no expert but I've been given some excellent guidelines by my pre-health advisors who served as medical school instructors and dental admissions officers.
 
Thanks so much to Kahr's thread and KittySquared's help to edit my PS! I really appreciate all the reviewers' effort and I think it made a big difference in all of the pre-dents application.
 
Feel free to add me to the list of PS helpers too.
 
Thank you so much to everyone who has reviewed my PS. I just sent another draft around to some of you. The comments received so far have been extremely helpful in seeing weaknesses.

You guys are awesome, hopefully I can also help out next cycle if all goes well :D
 
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