anyone ever thought of this

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I'd uh, stick with what is tried and true. It worked for me.
 
I think that would fall under the too gimmicky category.
 
BrianD said:
Pure genius. The adcoms will never forget your application.
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Or they'll reject him immediately because they won't be able to get the "words" of that song out of their heads.
 
EEL08 said:
Or they'll reject him immediately because they won't be able to get the "words" of that song out of their heads.
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I thought everyone loved that song.
 
umean2tellme said:
😀Has anyone ever thought of submitting a poem or know of anyone who has instead of a traditional personal statement? Just curious
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My first thought is what EEL08 said, gimicky. Medicine is a relatively conservative lot and I'd stick with traditional.

That said, I think creativity is appreciated, so if my statement was truthful, honest, informative, showed that I was committed to and serious about medicine-- I would be willing to step a little outside the same old same old.
 
One of my friends wrote an interesting one over the summer. The first 70% is a fictional and exaggerated account of a previous experiences and the future. She discloses this towards the end and goes on to tell why she chose to write this way. I am waiting to see how the adcoms react.
 
umean2tellme said:
😀Has anyone ever thought of submitting a poem or know of anyone who has instead of a traditional personal statement? Just curious
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well, mine wasnt a poem, but when i had my health sciences advisor proof mine, she said it had a very "poetic feel" to it, and said i shouldnt change any of it. it was supposedly one of the best shes read in a while. its actually just the way i write, it all comes out that way.
 
Playmakur42 said:
I knew a pre-med student near home.
He got fancy and submitted a poem.

and although his grades all were a pass
and his MCAT kicked major ......
his p.s. got nothing but laughs.

He took a creative gamble
was rejected and his life's now in shambles

So let us learn from another's follies
find another way to get your jollies

avoid this terrible stories end
save the poems for your girlfriend.
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good one, play 😆
 
TT said:
My personal statement is the lyrics to mmmmbop.
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Dude, you owe me a new computer. I just spit juice all over my keyboard laughing. Gotten any more interviews lined up yet?
 
I liked the poem too, Playmakur. Twas very heart felt.
 
I am still sitting on LECOM-B and KCOM. The guy from KCUMB told me that I am "qualified, but not invited for an interview", and that I will probably get one at some point. I expect to hear from DMU pretty soon, and probably Touro-CA. How are things looking for you?
 
Playmakur42 said:
I knew a pre-med student near home.
He got fancy and submitted a poem.

and although his grades all were a pass
and his MCAT kicked major ......
his p.s. got nothing but laughs.

He took a creative gamble
was rejected and his life's now in shambles

So let us learn from another's follies
find another way to get your jollies

avoid this terrible stories end
save the poems for your girlfriend.
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too long, I was thinking more of a haiku. To limit my characters.......
 
I heard these two stories for people getting creative with personal statements...

1. Someone glues a shoe to a door, and ships the whole door to the Adcom office with a note attached saying something like...I just wanted to get my foot in the door.

2. A pre-dent crafted her personal statement in the form of a tooth in her word processor, but when the app was submitted, the formatting became crazy and the Adcoms were like WTF?

...and a personal touch... 🙂 ... i just wrote a normal PS, normal app, etc, but I included a link to my AACOMAS to a website where one of my poems were published in a magazine made available online... 🙄
 
I think it would be ok to quote a poem that is meaningful to you. I will be quoting a portion of Dr. Seuss in my personal statement. I have found that some of his work is not only insightful, but it also describes parts of my life and my experiences to a 'T'. 😀


PlAnEjaNe
 
I don't think it'd be the wisest idea. That being said, if you are a very good writer and have been published, send along a copy of your published work. One of my English profs from undergrad wrote an LOR and attached a copy of my (only) published story and I got asked about it in each of my interviews. It gave me something else to talk about besides my lousy MCAT score.

Essentially, you don't want too much BS in your PS.
 
I wrote a sonnet for a secondary essay about what I can bring to a school for one of my MD applications. My chances of getting in there are pretty much one in a million, so I figured I'd take a shot and see what happens. I haven't heard anything yet, so it could go either way.
 
If you have terrible stats it is worth a shot because either way you are going to be rejected, so why not get rejected and laughed at in an adcom meeting at the same time.

What I really want to see is someone go into an interview after they have already been accepted to the school of the choice with a hidden camera and make the funniest pre-med youtube video of the year with absurd and comical responses...sorta like a borat takes on the adcom type of deal.
 
My PS will consist of "Let Acrunchyfrog in, or else...." With a picture of Chuck Norris crouching, ready to strike.

/sit back and wait for the acceptances to roll in.....
 
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