answers in supps vs primary

[ninjacat1912]

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What is the general consesus about repeating yourself in supplemental answers? So many of the prompts basically ask the same questions as most meaningful experiences, activities list, and personal statement. Obviously know not to just copy paste, but should you generally try to find something new to say or talk about?

 

[AnMDtoB]

They're asking different questions to get different information - repeating yourself means forfeiting a perfectly good opportunity to tell them more about you & to further convince them you are a qualified applicant they should admit

 

[ninjacat1912]

They're asking different questions to get different information - repeating yourself means forfeiting a perfectly good opportunity to tell them more about you & to further convince them you are a qualified applicant they should admit

I mean, sometimes they're not though. Some secondaries ask for the most meaningful experience or a time you ...

 

[theKingLT]

I mean, sometimes they're not though. Some secondaries ask for the most meaningful experience or a time you ...

It's a balance between selling yourself in a different way and showing some consistent themes, especially those that set you apart from other applicants. It's okay to talk about the same experience (ie. Volunteering at X free clinic) but don't repeat yourself. Talk about it in a different light, different patient experience, different lesson learned, etc.