personal statement

Hi! I am turning in my application by the end of the week, and was wondering if anyone could read my personal statement. Its a VERY rough draft, but it's a little too long and I'm not sure what I should cut out or change. Thank you all!

Don’t know where to start? Take a deep breath. You’re facing the blank page with that dizzying cursor flashing expectantly. You think it shouldn’t be that hard to write a personal statement, yet you’ve already gotten up for a second cup of coffee, scrolled through Instagram, and twiddled around...

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Hi guys, If there's anyone who would be willing to read my personal statement, I'd very much appreciate it! I've gone through some edits, but I could really uses a new pair of eyes to look over it. I would appreciate any tips I can get! . Thanks!

It's crunch time and I have written several drafts for my personal statement and other essays for the Texas application. I'm a perfectionist and would feel significantly better turning my drafts over to an experienced professional to fine tune them or tell me I need a complete reboot and guide...

I'm offering tutoring services for the MCAT as well as application consulting as I have some free time before med school starts. I'm a recent graduate from an Ivy league school with a 523 MCAT. I'm headed to a top-tier med program and just finished the whole application process, so I can also...

Someone help tear me to shreds and read/review my personal statement. I suck at writing and I know I'm dumb for putting this off for so long sighh. Please PM me if you are willing to help ONLY PM ME IF YOU ARE SERIOUS and can maybe get it done within the next week. I want to submit the app by...

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Hi guys, If there's anyone that would be willing to read my personal statement for content and style, I'd very much appreciate it! It's gone through some edits (not grammar yet, but no need to worry about that just yet), so if there's any tips I'm all ears. Thanks!

Hi Everyone, I am working on applying to PT school this summer and am having a difficult time with the PTCAS essay. The prompt is: What is professionalism in the context of being a student in a DPT program? My question is am I supposed to include why I want to be a PT and my experiences that...

Hello Everyone, As the title say, I was hoping someone (preferably someone who has done a lot med school essay revisions) to give me some tip/feedback. I went through the PS reader list page and messaged the readers but no reply (I think they probably got bombarded with too many papers). So, I...

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I recently sent my personal statement to a family friend who has experience working on admissions committees (not in medicine, though). I really wanted constructive criticism from someone who wasn't me, since we tend to have a different perspective on our own writing than others do. I value this...

Hello! I am applying to medical school this cycle (yay!) and I just finished writing my personal statement. Would anyone be willing to read it over and provide feedback? THANKS!

Hey All! Is there anyone who is willing to help with editing my personal statement??? I am desperate for help, because the rough draft I have is definitely not ready to send to OT schools! IT WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!!! If you ware willing to help, I will message you the rough draft! THANKS!!! :)

I am currently a pre-dental student, applying to dental school this upcoming cycle. Does anyone have some free time to read and give feedback on my personal statement? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

I've been trying to decide what to write about in my personal statement. The way I take it, this is the one portion of the application where I should stand out while explaining why I want to be a doctor. I want to write about a study abroad trip I took during my undergrad. Although the purpose...

I've recently revised my personal statement and would really appreciate feedback! I appreciate your consideration ahead of time.

Hello Everyone, I am an MD and will apply for psychiatry residency this year and I have a question regarding my PS. I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder at the first year of my Medical School. With this experience, I understood how patients feel like, what they are going through...

I am reapplying, I retook the DAT and my GPA went up since I applied last. Do I need new LOE or can I use the old ones, and do I need to write a whole new personal statement or can I just edit my previous one?

I am currently getting ready to apply to OT grad programs in July when the new cycle opens. I have been trying to do everything I can to be an appealing candidate especially since the program is so competitive. This is my first time applying and I am really nervous about not getting accepted as...

Hello everyone! I was wondering if someone would be so kind to read and give me feedback on my personal statement? I'm hoping to get advice from some medical students! Thank you!!

I just had a friend send me his personal statement and I found his motivation for medicine very inspiring and heartwarming. A family member died of cancer and another suffered from alcoholism, and that inspired him to do research, etc. However, I have not gone through the same experiences he has...

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...

Hello, Currently working on my personal statement and am trying to determine which topic to pursue. I have a pretty cool story to share about a visit to a Leprosy clinic in India. However, I questioning whether or not I should open my essay with this as I am afraid it might be associated with...

After years of work as a premed, you’re ready for the last hurdle before med school: the actual med school application process. You can do it! One of the things that makes the personal statement portion of the application both challenging and exhilarating is that you have total control over it...

Would it be a good idea to mention how my previous experiences will prepare me for medicine? Something like this: "My exposure to X, Y, and Z has helped me continue to pursue medicine. I will use my current knowledge and the education I gain in medical school to become a physician."

Would greatly appreciate any kind of feedback! Let me know and I'll PM you the PS :)

Your challenge: show the admissions committee that you are unique in just 5,300 characters! Convey your passion for medicine, show what kind of person and student you are, and what kind of physician you’ll be in the future… No big deal, right? Right. It’s not you – personal statements can be...

Hi all, I am unsure of who the current volunteers are to read personal statements, so I was hoping someone may be willing to provide critique. I have a clear theme developed, I think, which attests to my motivations for becoming a physician. My experience with an addicted parent strongly...

Hey everyone, I am a current medical student and an admissions consultant. I have worked with students for the past three years with great success at getting people in. I have applied twice, taken my MCAT three times, interviewed at 10 schools (MD and DO) and received acceptances at 5 schools...

I did not match to any program this year. I delayed graduation for a year to do research. Here are my strengths/weaknesses summed up: Pros -Top 30 medical school US -Top half of class overall -Top quartile clinically -Step 2 250 -Letters of rec from my Ortho chair, and 2 others with whom I've...

Writing your personal statement can be daunting, and the hardest part is getting started. Here are five ways to start writing. 1. Remember your audience. Admissions officers spend generally five minutes or less on your personal statement and read about 40 to 50 essays a day. Your essay needs to...

Are there any personal statement readers/critiquers out there? I've seen posts in years past about the official personal statement reading thread, no such thread for this year though. FWIW, I'm R2 Rads applying to MSK Thanks

I am the treasurer of an organization, and for the past year I have been trying to acquire funding for a program that I want to start. However, I'm finding that it is actually quite hard to get funding for a program. So last year I talked about having this idea in my secondaries (I said that I...

Hello! I'm finishing up a draft of my personal statement right now. I did use several sources for inspiration, so I just wanted to see how the internet defines plagiarism to make sure nothing in my essay is deemed "plagiarized" . When I was a student, turnitin.com was not widely used yet, so...

Hello! I am in the midst of writing my personal statement for the upcoming cycle. I have gotten various advice from different people regarding how to go about in writing it. Some told me to be creative and unique, without listing out all your accomplishments since that is what the other parts...

Here's a list of the most common mistakes we see students make on their personal statement: Rewriting your “Experience List” Exaggerating adversity Save the diversity for the diverse candidates Leave high school in the past (i.e. don’t focus on it) You’re not a doctor yet – don’t act like you...

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...