personal statement advice

Hi everyone, I am a reapplicant planning to apply again this upcoming cycle. I am currently working on my personal statement and I had a question about how similar my new personal statement should be to my previous one. In my last application, I wrote about a specific patient encounter from my...

Many students ask, “How long should the dental school personal statement be?” The answer: AADSAS allows up to 4,500 characters, including spaces. Many students ask, “How long should the dental school personal statement be?” The answer: The AADSAS personal statement has a strict 4,500-character...

Hey folks, So I wrote up my whole personal statement and then ran it through ChatGPT for editing. It changed a few words and sentence structures, I kept some, changed some and left some. I then sent it to some family members who gave some comments etc. Now that I'm ready to submit I ran it...

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I had two initial drafts that I felt had some really nice story arcs to them but my early school reviewer told me they were too long and recommended I should delete several paragraphs - so the current version does not seem as strong as I would like but at least it's shorter. I would appreciate...

Hi! I'm a MS4 planning on applying to Psychiatry, but unsure if my personal statement is what is needed (I'm a writer, so one page is hard). If anyone has avalibility to read and give feedback I would appreciate the support!

I have written two polished copies of my personal statement and I feel like I’m conflicted about which one is “better.” Both of them start out with how i became interested in medicine and are essentially the same. Towards the middle, PS 2 frames the essay into specifically why I want to become a...

Hello! I'm working on my personal statement, and am making an analogy with a hobby of mine that I got into in middle school. I mention that I became interested in this hobby in middle school, and progress to talking about it during university. A friend of mine read over my personal statement...

Hello all. I’m applying to some SMPs this cycle and am wondering how best to structure my PS. They have linkage to med school so it’s the same as my med school statement would be. I don’t have any research exp, but I have an abundance of clinical hours 2000+ in a variety of fields. I’ve also...

There are approximately 300 accredited PA (physician assistant) schools in the United States. In the most recent application cycle, these schools received more than 27,000 applications. The matriculation rate for PA schools hovers near 30%, which is lower than the approximate 40% matriculation...

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Helloo, I need someone... anyone to look at my personal statement and give me feedback. Please let me know if you will be willing, I would appreciate you very much.

So I am currently waitlisted, but trying to prepare myself for re-applying this cycle. With that being said, I worked very hard on my personal statement last cycle. Would it be frowned upon to use it again? I plan to write new responses to all of the individual essays of course, but wasn't sure...

One of the questions we are asked most often by college and graduate school applicants is this: “I’m applying to six different schools, and each one requires two to seven essays/personal statements. That’s so much writing! Can I reuse the same essay for different schools? How can I keep up the...

Hi all, I'm currently working on my PS, and am having trouble creating a coherent theme from a couple things that I feel I want to focus on. Assuming the cliche of "wanting to be a doctor since I was young", I was diagnosed with epilepsy as I started high school. This eventually led to a lot...

Hello everyone! Today, I pretty much finished making my PS and my father read over it. Although I felt it was well written and genuine, my parents thought it was awful. I'm going to outline the general idea of what my PS was about and what he did not like. I want to know what you all think...

Hello everyone! I’m not sure if this is the right place to post this, but does anyone know of good online services for PS review/advice that aren’t too expensive? It would also be amazing if there’s anyone here that would be willing to give me feedback for my PS since my writing/grammar sucks...

While the MCAT is typically the first concern of a prospective medical student and an important component of the medical school admissions process, there are other factors—competencies in interpersonal communication and professional behavior—that can be a much better predictor of an applicant’s...

I'm an unconventional, 39 year old career changer with kids and determined to get my phd or psyd. I'm very overwhelmed about the personal statement and organizing how to articulate why I make a good candidate. Will gladly pay for editing and organizational writing help! Thank you !

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Hey everyone, A lot of my shadowing and another experience (which is one of my most meaningful experiences) includes work at a doctor's office in which I was once a patient. This fact is a huge part of my story, but I was wondering if mentioning I was once a patient at this office would count...

Hello all! I am planning on applying next cycle, and am starting to think about how I want to frame my personal statement. My desire to become a doctor strongly stems from my experiences in healthcare growing up as a low SES immigrant from South America. I'll try to make this condensed - my mom...

Hello! Would anyone be willing to look over and provide feedback/edits on my personal statement? I'm applying this cycle and am trying to get a few non-biased reviews. I've asked some close friends, but I wanted to also get opinions from people who are confident in their personal statement or...

Competition for top med school programs is always intense. You may be an exceptional student, but so are the thousands of other applicants vying for a small number of spots at your target school. To earn that acceptance letter, you must submit an outstanding application that will help you stand...

Hi all, I'm looking for some fresh eyes to give me feedback on a personal statement for the upcoming 2022 cycle. I would appreciate any readers, especially those with an English or writing background. Happy to trade and edit yours in return!

Hello. I am re-applying this cycle and currently waiting for my MCAT score. I felt that my MCAT score was a giant red flag and wish I waited for it to be released before submitting my application last cycle. I am not sure what to revise about my personal statement as I received a majority of...

Hello everyone! I posted here about a month ago and received great feedback on my personal statement. I wanted to know if anyone would be willing to provide further feedback as I get closer to a final draft. Thank you for all your help and I can send you a google doc link.

Hello! Would anyone be willing to read over and provide feedback on a draft for my personal statement? I plan on applying for the upcoming cycle so I did not know if I should post this in the Personal Statement Guide that was for the application cycle which is still currently happening. I can...

Hello everyone, I'd like to start by saying this question is not for me but for a friend of mine. He is looking into applying to Psychiatry residencies in the upcoming months. He has had personal experience with mental health and with support from family, friends, therapists, and his school was...

Super new to this forum but is there anyone here that wouldn't mind giving my personal statement a quick glance? I just would like to make sure that it flows well.

Hi everyone! I'm really stuck on the amount of information I should provide on my personal statement - I definitely want to talk about my experience with raising my baby cousin after my aunt passed away as well as how being a preschool teacher and working with a kiddo with Down syndrome helped...

So I applied very late last cycle - did not get in. I only submitted my application to one school and managed to get an interview which means they would have read it. Would it be okay to use the same personal statement? Or should I just start from scratch?

In our recent webinar, How to Create a Winning Med School Personal Statement, pre-health advisor and Accepted consultant Lolita Wood-Hill taught attendees about the importance of the personal statement and provided guidelines for composition and tips for getting started on the right foot. If...

Congrats on the A! I'm one of the aforementioned Non-Trads with 5 years strategy consulting experience applying this cycle. I am trying to finalize my personal statement, which does not discuss my business experience at all (aside from a short digression stating that I strayed from medicine for...

I am debating on a couple of personal statement topics. On one side the reason I want to become a physician is because I went through a lot as a kid and it shaped me into the person I am. I have idiopathic pancreatitis since birth and no one can figure out why (obviously, since it's...

Hello, I applied to a bunch of schools last summer, but I withdrew my application to all the schools after getting my MCAT score. I had applied toward the end of the cycle anyway and wanted to retake the MCAT. I did not submit any secondaries prior to withdrawing. I emailed all the schools about...

Hello, I wanted to get some insight regarding how people worked on their PS. I didn't have an epiphany moment that led me to medicine, but rather a series of little things since my upbringing that helped me appreciate the elements of a medical career and led me to explore the career path. From...

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Wondering if writing about my mental health issues while in the hospital for a brain infection 10yr ago would be a bad idea. The point is I believe I can take care of sick patients better because I understand both the physical and mental toll of a severe illness. I got help for the former, but...

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