Way to contribute with a well thought out response that does anything other than ridicule.
@baratheonfire Let's say someone else is applying with the same stats as you, and similar ECs. If you're an adcom, how do you choose between two candidates, if one has a cliche PS that says "I just want to make the world a better place" while the other explains what they did to become interested in medicine, how they've learned from their medically-relevant experiences and used what they learned to make a difference. For example...let's say that I want to be a doctor because I feel a strong desire to help people like my parents who are type 2 diabetics, and my older brother, who I looked up to as a child, became addicted to drugs and alcohol and had to undergo rehab for months (he's the reason I pursued neuroscience in college; I wanted to learn how the brain works and how drugs can affect it)....now, all of that is fine and dandy, and shows that I care about diseases and addiction, but none of it expresses the critically important qualities of a physician: leadership, intelligence, problem-solver, compassionate, etc...all it shows is that I am curious about illness, but it doesn't show why I am qualified to enter medical school. Does this make sense? If anyone disagrees/has something to add, please do.
