personal statement brainstorming

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...

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Hello fellow SDNers! I am a 2019 applicant (trying to get my PS written early) and I would really appreciate some help in brainstorming what I should write! This may be an odd thing to ask, as I do understand that PS can get very personal sometimes, but I was wondering if any past...

I am narrowing down my final draft of the personal statement and there is one segment of it I would like to elaborate but don't know if I should. *Background* I observed an autopsy and was fully enveloped in watching the pathology residents communicating with me and each other. My current...

So, I'm not often on SDN so I don't know if there's actually a part of the site to put this in. I have been told personal satements are supposed to come from the heart, real world experiences, etc. etc. I've been told not to put the cookie cutter "omg i want to help people that's why i need to...

Hello! I'm in the process of writing and rewriting my personal statement and I wanted to reach out to see if anyone had extra advice on do's/don'ts in personal statements that aren't ones that are more widely known like "show don't tell". Any additional insight is much appreciated!

I am nowhere near being done. and I'm pretty much stuck. I have an intro I like and need help going from there. If anyone who has a little experience would help, I would really appreciate it!

Hi guys, I have been brainstorming my personal statement and I would appreciate some serious help. I am not sure if I can share my past/ disadvantaged background on my personal statement. It has affected decisions I have made in my past and I would like to see how I have grown as an individual...

We all know that your GPA and MCAT score are important metrics when applying to medical schools. But it’s your personal statement that makes you truly stand out as a dynamic human being who is more than just numbers. And while there’s a lot of opportunity within the personal statement to show...

I have a couple of ideas for my personal statement. Trigger Warnings: suicide, self-harm One is the suicide of someone I knew - and how I couldn't help him at the time - which is by far my biggest regret in my life. I have a draft of the statement for this on the lines of how I couldn't help...

Suggestions on how to write a personal statement and what to include or not include? How "personal" is a personal statement supposed to be? If you have any examples you'd be willing to share that'd be great too!

Just about every graduate program requires a personal statement as part of the application. A personal statement can be daunting. Unless you keep a daily journal or diary log (hey, this does not include social media updates), writing a full essay about your life is unexpectedly challenging...

Hi everyone, I'm nearly complete with my application for Anesthesiology Assistant (AA) programs, but I'm unsatisfied with my personal statement. I've requested help from an english professor I've got along well with in the past to help with grammar/conventions, but I want to solidify my content...

Hello all, I know that this is quite early for personal statement feedback from someone applying next cycle but I wrote it to give it to my LOR writers. Figured might as well use some feedback and what you guys get out of it as well. Would anyone be willing to read my personal statement...

Application season is in full swing! Don't let your personal statement be the only factor that's holding you back! I am offering editing and proofreading services for those that are applying to health professional schools, summer programs, masters programs and post baccalaureate programs. I...

Writing the first draft of your personal statement is probably the hardest part of the whole application process. And it makes sense – it’s not easy to capture so much of your experience onto a single page. Moving Your First Draft from Just OK to Simply Spectacular I’ve read hundreds of first...

Your medical school essays should demonstrate that you are genuinely passionate about and interested in medicine. This can be done in a number of ways: you might give specific examples of personal events which kindled your passion for medicine, experiences in the medical field that furthered...