be honest or be origional in pers. statement

[skiracer123]

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Hey,

So I'm having trouble writing my personal statement. I can say, honestly, that the reason I want to be a doctor is to help people. I can probably say it eloquently and present lots of evidence that I'm telling the truth, but at the end of the day, I worry that every admissions officer's eyes will glaze over at the 4000th story of the little girl with AIDS and how sad and inspiring she was. But I would be telling the truth. Alternatively, I could probably come up with a creative, funny, interesting story about medicine, that would be different from everyone else's, but not really what I feel. (I'm not talking about making up facts, but just presenting myself differently)

Is it better to tell the truth, even if you think you're saying the same old stereotypical "I want to help people" stuff? Or is it better to find something else to talk about, even if it isn't really what makes you passionate about medicine.

 

[oldtimer]

I hope that you're preparing your personal statement for the 2005 application cycle because it's really late in the 2004 cycle to be doing it now.

 

[finnpipette]

i say...just write why you wanna be a doctor. sit down for 30 minutes, and basically type it out as if you were explaining to a friend why you want to be a doctor. work off that. you want your personal statement to reflect you...as long as it does that, it will be truthful, and original, because...it's you.

 

[exmike]

why cant you be honest AND personal?

 

[EvoDevo]

yep. It is possible to do both.

 

[XCanadianRagwee]

Originally posted by exmike
why cant you be honest AND personal?

honest and original is very possible.

Surprisingly the only positive comment at my last interview was my personal statement since it was different than most others.