personal statement

Hello friends. During the course of college I have recieved the federal pel grant. Additionally, I have recieved the Fee Assistance program for applying to MD schools. I guess the trend has been that higher socioeconomic students get into school, whereas lower class do not make it as much. If I...

Hi everyone! Long time lurker on SDN but have never posted until today. I am planning to apply MD/DO this next app cycle and have just finished up my first draft of my personal statement. I was hoping some of you would be willing to take a look at it and give me some criticism/things I can...

Hello All, Have been a lurker for a bit. I have just completed my personal statement and was wondering if anyone would offer to read and provide feedback? I am having a hard time writing a really great ending. Thank You!

Hey lovely people, I'm in the process of crafting my personal statement and was wondering if some of you would be willing to read and provide constructive feedback on what I have so far. I jotted down everything I wanted to address and the time has come to cut back and summarize content in a...

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Hi, Everyone The diversity committee in my department would like to give future doctoral applicants the opportunity to comment on their contributions to diversity. We would like to update next year's grad app to include a. an optional, supplemental diversity statement; OR b. an option to...

I feel pretty good about what I have but could use some pointers. Anyone up for a quick read?

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I got accepted to OT school under the provision I'd pass a pre-req class with a "B". Long story short, I got a C, and got kicked. I was struggling with the class because a loved one had gotten critically ill, then passed away shortly after. Should I submit the same Personal Statement? Should I...

When you write an application essay or statement of purpose, you’re trying to accomplish several goals at once: (a) You need to prove your worthiness to be accepted to your target school, while (b) also showing the adcom that you have desirable character traits that your program values. But how...

Would anyone on here be interested in reviewing my personal statement?

Ok so there are a lot of things I feel like I want to mention in my personal statement about my journey in wanting to pursue medicine, but I don't know how much of them would be considered "red flags." all of these potential red flags kind of build on one another, so just read through everything...

I posted a couple days ago (maybe even a week ago) with Google Doc links to my three personal statements. (Link here: https://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/personal-statement-help.1236825/#post-18489665 to read what people said before I edited them). Anyway, I've revised them and would like...

So I know that it is not advisable to include high school experiences on the AMCAS application, but what about talking about one of them as a minor focus of a personal statement? The reason being, I worked as a certified nurse assistant in a nursing home for about 1 year, and was responsible for...

Hey All, I'm a second-year undergraduate. I'm looking into doing MD/PhD, so research is a big part of my life right now (and hopefully will continue to be). Anyways, I've been writing much more than I used to. Lots of personal statements/questions for scholarship apps and internships and even...

I am still not done with my PharmCAS application. The reason is because I have been dragging on my PCAT. I did terrible on the one in September and I missed the test on November. -Bachelor's of Science (chemistry) -A year of hospital volunteer experience -Cumulative 3.2 gpa -LOR: from a...

When applicants write about their accomplishments, whether in personal statements for graduate school or in b-school essays that ask for greatest accomplishments, challenges, and the like, they almost always come up with real accomplishments: driving innovations that led to revenue boosts for...

I was wondering if anyone out there would be willing to offer second opinions on a personal statement I wrote up. I don't necessarily need it to be too in-depth of an analysis, I mostly want to see if I approached it the right way. Thanks in advance

You can argue about the devil, but certainly the substance, distinctiveness, and success of your essays depends on the details. Bringing Out Your Uniqueness in the Details Many applicants tend to bury their uniqueness and success under vague assertions. You don’t want to hide your...

I watched a candle burn a few nights ago. It happened to have a particularly nice flame that conjured up many different images: • The flame stood erect. • The flame danced. • The flame cavorted. • The flame pranced. • The flame swayed. • The flame flickered. • The flame fluttered • The flame...

Hi, I have been teaching high school science for 3 years. I had always planned to apply for dental school but was not courageous enough to take the DAT. I am seriously thinking of embracing my fear. Also, I can only apply within Texas because of family reasons. I am looking to see if anyone...

Please be as critical as you can. The prompt did not give a word limit either.. This is my first draft and I have not gone through it for grammatical errors yet. But any criticism on organization, thought process, etc. is greatly appreciated. This essay is for LMU-DCOM: Prompt: Medical school...

Strategy will necessarily guide your selection of essay topics, anecdotes/examples, and structure. Yet an essay built on calculation alone, even if the strategy is spot on, will often disappoint. Logically it all makes sense. But it doesn’t take flight. Poetry can be the secret ingredient to...

You’ve done it – you studied, worked, or volunteered abroad and now you want to include part of this in your personal statement. Maybe you want to show that you’ve experienced a different culture or that you’ve managed to go outside of your comfort zone. Maybe you’ve had interesting experiences...

I'm not sure if this has been addressed directly yet about specifically UTK, but I'm wondering about their MPH program and their admissions rigor. I know that places like UGA would pretty much demand quite a bit of experience and a pretty high GRE score to get in. But what about UTK? Do they...

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Hello, I am a senior currently writing my personal statement for medical school (I will not be applying until next summer), and have read time and time again that you should not include controversial topics in your personal statement. I am curious if wanting to go into Direct Primary Care...

THE SHORT STORY: Amanda here. I'm a med student's wife with a near-awkward love for storytelling and editing. I've helped people get into MD, DO, master's, and undergraduate programs because of my personal statement writing and editing. I graduated with a writing degree, have a day job in...

Hi Everyone, This is my first post on SDN! I was wondering if someone is available to read my personal statement? I'm applying to Appalachian State University and East Tennessee State for their Experimental Psychology programs and this is my first time applying to grad school, so I want to...

Teamwork, and its close cousin, leadership, are highly prized by graduate programs and universities. Haven’t worked in teams on any regular basis? Don’t worry! There are more ways than you may realize to prove your chops in this area. Consider the following 4 options: 1. Remember: No Man is an...

Anyone interested in reading my personal statement? I would really really really appreciate it :)

Hello! I have started my graduate school applications but I am having some trouble starting my personal statement. Most that I have seen have some deep reason for wanting to pursue a career in audiology and I do not have anything like that. I am just passionate about the field and enjoy the...

Hi, I'm applying this year and I was stuck with writing my personal statement. This is my first time ever writing a serious personal statement. I'm not very confident with how I have presented myself, so would really appreciate someone could give me some feedback on my PS.

Hey guys. I'm currently a sophomore doing public health as my major. I so far have a 3.75 gpa and a PCAT composite of 92. I am currently a pharm tech trainee (at cvs) working 20 hrs a week but I should be a licensed tech by thanksgiving. My only real contributions to the community post high...

I remember reading that the personal statement can be used to explain not-so-stellar (numerical) aspects of your application. My transcript for the first two years was generally B's in sciences and A's in non-sciences (e.g. writing/literature-based), but my third year transcript was straight...

Does anyone know if you're a reapplicant do you need to make a new personal statement? I called ICO and they said I didn't because if I get a supplemental application there should be a part on it where I explain what I've done since I applied last. Are other schools similar in that sense? Thanks

Hey guys, I hope your semester is going well! I just wanted to come here an ask someone who is currently applying or has already applied to med school. What was the general timeline you followed the year you were applying? In terms of personal statement writing, asking for letters of...

Okay, you’ve calmed down after your initial essay-writing anxiety, and you still don’t know where to begin. How do you capture your whole life in the meager number of characters allotted? Whether you’re feeling stuck or feeling overwhelmed by all the ideas bouncing around in your head, a...

I am not sure why I made muddled thinking the last flaw. Good writing starts with good thinking and ends with lots of editing, but editing is a topic for another series. Let’s stick with thinking in this tip. One of the biggest causes of muddled thinking: Writing what you think the admissions...

Most of us have heard the saying “less is more,” but how many of us put it into practice when it counts? Your application essays are the perfect forum for reaping the benefits of this deceptively simple principle. First, what does “less is more” really mean? It’s the idea that we must resist...