personal statement

My understanding is that I can use my Radiation Oncology-specific personal statement in my IM Preliminary year applications; i.e., there is no need to write an entirely separate personal statement just for my IM intern year. Nevertheless, I spoke with a resident today who recommended at least...

Hey guys. Long-time lurker but posting for the first time - I really appreciate the help! I'm an allopathic medical student applying for IM with a good Step 1/very good clinical grades/two extremely strong LORs uploaded and hopefully a strong chairman letter coming soon. I've been seriously...

In my personal statement I talk (briefly, like 2-3 sentences) about a job I held in undergrad. I didn't include the job under ERAS's Work experience bc it just seemed like resume padding. However, I do think it adds a necessary wrinkle to my statement. Can anyone think of why this might be a...

I will be applying to Medical School this Spring, but I prepared this one for the application of my University's Pre-Health Advisory Committee. I am applying to it as a alumnus. This is my first go at one, and will certainly revise it to nauseam/ write new ones for the real Medical School...

Hi there, So I've written a few drafts on my PS and so far, and the people I showed were less than impressed (their honesty is greatly appreciated tho!). I was wondering if someone wouldn't mind taking a look at it letting me know if they think its salvageable or if they have any other...

Hello, First post. I noticed that there is an excellent network of volunteer reviewers on SDN that are available for advices concerning the personal statement for med school application. However, does a similar gathering exist for the ERAS residency personal statement? I am currently about to...

Hello all, With the exception of my personal statement- my application for 2018 is ready to submit. I was hoping to get a few more eyes on my personal statement before completing my application as it has been quite some time since I have had to write anything such as this. I am a nontraditional...

Hey everyone! I'm just wondering how many characters all of your personal statements are. Mine is about 3500 characters and I am wondering if that is too short or not. Thanks :)

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Hi Would any DPT students or those who completed their application read over my personal statement and give some opinions? Thank you

The ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service) opened back in June, and September is right around the corner, so it’s time to get cracking on those 2018 match residency essays! Your personal statement is a vital part of your residency application: it provides you with an opportunity to...

I failed the USMLE step 1 in 2012. I passed this year with 228. Should I address the failure in my personal statement? Or should i just wait and see if they ask me about it on interviews?

Hello, I have gone through the 2017-2018 AMCAS application cycle thread and have seen that there aren't any available readers. I have my personal statement ready. Is anyone willing to read it and give me thorough feedback with constructive criticism? I promise I won't feel some type of way lol...

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...

Almost finished with my personal statement and would love to have some of the members read it and let me know their thoughts. I'm a non-traditional applicant with my Master of Medical Sciences and MBA. I've been in technical sales the past 3 years. Also have 6 years of biomedical research with...

Anyone willing to read my personal statement and provide some comments?

I'm struggling to see where I keep telling rather than showing. Aside from family, two readers have told me that my personal statement is not showing enough. I was advised to make my essay warmer and more telling of my character. If anyone wants to read my essay and tell me where I am lacking...

I'm reapplying MD and DO after working for some years as a research assistant (LM ~70). I think I've had some substantial improvements in my volunteer work and in terms of publications. However, some of my coursework is beginning to get a little old... (5+ years) which is worrisome. I feel that...

I want to mention an element of my PS in one of my secondaries without repeating the entire story. My phrasing will different if I assume the reader already knows what I am talking about rather than if they are hearing about this for the first time.

Hi all! I know I ask a lot of questions regarding the personal statement, but I finally finished it a few weeks back. I'm having difficulty, however with getting it reviewed. I want to make sure it's perfect but so far I only have a close friend who will review it, which I'm still waiting on. I...

I'm reapplying this cycle and trying to submit my primary in the next couple days. I know I'm asking pretty late but is there anyone that would be able to go over my PS with me?

Hi Everyone, I am planning on applying to the 2017-2018 cycle. I really would like to have everything ready to go by the end of August/Mid September so that I can a jump start on interviews before things get very hectic. I have had people read over my personal statement including professors...

Hey guys, new to SDN, not really sure how these threads or anything work, but I'm looking for someone who has (preferably, extensive) experience with personal statements to help me tear mine apart. I'm on my 5th draft and I need a new set of eyes. I feel like it's almost there, but not quiteee...

Hello all, This is my 2rd time applying and I am struggling to write my personal statement. I was wondering if someone can share their PS so I can get an idea of how other PS look like.

Especially on shorter secondaries. Do you guys like them? Or do you often end up rolling your eyes at them? I sort of just want to get straight to the point with my secondaries, but I get that may not be super engaging or enjoyable to read.

I was wondering if anyone would like to read my personal statement and give me feedback? I feel like I'm a little stuck and any feedback would definitely be appreciated!!

Hi Everyone, I am very new to SDN. Is there anyone willing to read my personal statement and provide some honest feed back? I am willing to do the same, if anyone is interested. Thanks!

Hey all -- am looking for some useful resources for writing a med school personal statement. Be it online, in a book or even just some personal insight/advice from your own experiences. Radiology residency is the goal, but will need to prep 2 versions at least -- one radiology-focused and one...

Anyone looking to edit their PS too? I'll help edit yours if you help edit mine!

Hi everyone, I have gone through a few edits on my personal statement based of some of my advisors/mentors. I was hoping someone might take a look to see if there is anything I could improve on or polish up! I will be happy to read others as well!

Hey! I happy to go over your personal statement, if you would go over mine. Send me a private message and we can set something up!

So in my PS, I had written "I am confident that my with my work ethic I will bring nothing but positivity....." and submitted. I had four different people look over it and I guess nobody caught it. I've spoken to many people and they've told me not to worry about it. Is this a concern?

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...

So I'm trying not to panic... But I submitted my AMCAS and only included one "return", rather than two, between each paragraph. When printing the PDF, there was a small gap between paragraphs which makes it readable, so I figured that approach was fine. But the plain text makes it one block of...

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I applied in 2015 and was rejected. After that I started a masters program in biomedical sciences , I wanted to know if it is in my favor to say I wasn't accepted on my personal statement, and that as a result of not getting in I went for my masters?! since I have already talked about the...

Hi! The application cycle is coming up and it finally my turn to apply! I just finished my personal statement but I need someone to review it to make sure it sounds right. I am no longer a student at my university that I graduated from so I can no longer use their career services office for...

If anyone is willing to read/edit please let me know. I have contacted people from a thread someone created but no one has responded (so sorry for the extra post!). Two of my friends and a doctor I know have read/edited so far. I'm on draft 2 and would appreciate another opinion. Thanks!

Wanted opinions and a poll that were more up to date (2017) Writing a unique personal statement is one of the milestones toward getting a match. This task can be specially challenging for IMGs who might not have a great English language skills or even if they have they may still don't know...