Doctor vs. Bum

[Dreamislandcaptive]

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[jtd2081]

I think you have much better motives than many users on this website and out in the world. Your motives, to me, are spot on. Shoot for the stars 🙂.
Good luck!

 

[CaliforniaDreamer]

If you rewrite your post as a personal statement it could be stellar.

 

[Horse Apiece]

If you find the work interesting and understand the limits/shortcomings of the system you hope to practice in then you're good, your introduction to medicine doesn't really matter in my opinion, when compared to the actual job, but I'm sure if you push that in essays they'll eat it up. Good Luck

 

[bananafish94]

Sounds like an excellent reason that will make you stand out to me.

 

[Hopeful_vet]

I've wanted to be a doctor from a young age. As young girl growing up in a third world country I didn't know college was on option. As It was never sometime that was emphasized as an option. I remember seeing so many die from lock of medical care or not been transported to the hospital in adequate time. I grew up with death and fear. I was afraid of dreaming because I always thought HIV would consume my life like many and I'd died. Even so The few Doctor I went to as a child made me curious about the profession. I started researching and I fell in love with the pediatric profession. Somewhere deep inside-the smallest part of me hanged to the dream. When I was twelve I came to America and my passion for books grew. All throughout middle and high school I was always reading. Then I started reading books by Sanjay Gupta and I fell even more. Medicine has always called to me even in my darkest days. I have explored nursing, law, teaching but it always comes back to medicine. I just feel like Its medicine or noting.

My question is basically Is my motive for medicine wrong, weak or lost?

I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone with a better motivation for becoming a doctor.


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[mpdoc2]

I've wanted to be a doctor from a young age. As young girl growing up in a third world country I didn't know college was on option. As It was never sometime that was emphasized as an option. I remember seeing so many die from lock of medical care or not been transported to the hospital in adequate time. I grew up with death and fear. I was afraid of dreaming because I always thought HIV would consume my life like many and I'd died. Even so The few Doctor I went to as a child made me curious about the profession. I started researching and I fell in love with the pediatric profession. Somewhere deep inside-the smallest part of me hanged to the dream. When I was twelve I came to America and my passion for books grew. All throughout middle and high school I was always reading. Then I started reading books by Sanjay Gupta and I fell even more. Medicine has always called to me even in my darkest days. I have explored nursing, law, teaching but it always comes back to medicine. I just feel like Its medicine or noting.

My question is basically Is my motive for medicine wrong, weak or lost?

You need to improve your writing skills. You don't just become a physician by having a good motive.

 

[mpdoc2]

Sounds like an excellent reason that will make you stand out to me.

Trust me, everyone's personal statement are identical to the OPs. 3/4 of folks have some sick family member whose sickness encouraged them to become a doctor. What would stand out to me would be some honest chap who didn't say the same bs everyone else writes.

 

[bananafish94]

Trust me, everyone's personal statement are identical to the OPs. 3/4 of folks have some sick family member whose sickness encouraged them to become a doctor. What would stand out to me would be some honest chap who didn't say the same bs everyone else writes.

She's from a third world country and witnessed firsthand a true health crisis...that seems pretty unique to me.


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[mpdoc2]

She's from a third world country and witnessed firsthand a true health crisis...that seems pretty unique to me.


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You'd be surprised by the number of people from 3rd world countries applying to medical school. That is not a unique experience.

 

[MD2BE92]

You need to improve your writing skills. You don't just become a physician by having a good motive.

Also to add to this, please don't give advice to people on the admissions process when you haven't been through it yet.

Edit: Directed at OP not mpdoc

 

[ProspectiveKidd]

Also to add to this, please don't give advice to people on the admissions process when you haven't been through it yet.

Edit: Directed at OP not mpdoc

Tell me where on the OP did he touch you?

I don't see her offering any advice.

 

[ace_inhibitor111]

As of now, it doesn't seem like your experiences in the third world country has any bearing on why you want to be a physician. You can basically chop the first few sentences about HIV in a third world country and it will still make perfect sense. Right now your reasons are basically:

1. Inspired by pediatrician
2. Interested in books and learning
3. Explored other professions and not interested

These are perfectly fine reasons but if you are going to use your childhood as leverage, I feel that there needs to be a stronger link between that and your inspiration to be a doctor.

Trust me, everyone's personal statement are identical to the OPs. 3/4 of folks have some sick family member whose sickness encouraged them to become a doctor. What would stand out to me would be some honest chap who didn't say the same bs everyone else writes.

I REALLY do not hope your suggesting writing about money, power, and women lol

 

[JustAPhD]

Tell me where on the OP did he touch you?

I don't see her offering any advice.

Her other posts I would presume (I was confused too).

 

[MD2BE92]

Tell me where on the OP did he touch you?

I don't see her offering any advice.

What is written online may never be unwritten.....yes, post history. Just offering friendly advice before she gets her head chopped off by some self-righteous SDNer

 

[PatchAdams25]

As of now, it doesn't seem like your experiences in the third world country has any bearing on why you want to be a physician. You can basically chop the first few sentences about HIV in a third world country and it will still make perfect sense. Right now your reasons are basically:

1. Inspired by pediatrician
2. Interested in books and learning
3. Explored other professions and not interested

These are perfectly fine reasons but if you are going to use your childhood as leverage, I feel that there needs to be a stronger link between that and your inspiration to be a doctor.



I REALLY do not hope your suggesting writing about money, power, and women lol

I heard of someone who started out there personal statement by saying "When I think of being a physician two words come to mind: Mercedes Benz" Apparently he played off of it, but his 38 MCAT couldn't save him from that personal statement beginning.

 

[NotASerialKiller]

Tell me where on the OP did he touch you?

I don't see her offering any advice.

I think @MD2BE92 was talking about @bananafish94 when he said OP?

Also the actual OP was asking about her motive for going into medicine, nowhere did she say 'this is my personal statement please edit it'. So @mpdoc2 saying she needs to improve her writing skills and it's the "same bs everyone else writes" is needlessly harsh.

OP your motive for pursuing medicine is great, who cares what motivates other people. When it comes time to write your PS you can feel free to PM @mpdoc2 to find out how sh** it is and that your story is nothing special and that the Easter Bunny died hundreds of years ago.

 

[MD2BE92]

I think @MD2BE92 was talking about @bananafish94 when he said OP.

No I wasn't, I know what OP means. That is why I used it. @ProspectiveKidd See my previous post

 

[bananafish94]

Ok this has taken a strange turn but I maintain that I think it sounds like a good motivation to me.


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[mpdoc2]

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[mpdoc2]

People just need to be themselves during the interviews. Too many uptight people.

 

[Dreamislandcaptive]

Thank you for your advice. I know there are things I need to work on particularly my grammer. As for me giving my input on other's post; I have said nothing bad or uncommon. All I said is what anybody else would've said.

 

[mpdoc2]

That is far too cynical, While many applicants do express sick family member somewhere in their PS, usually it is not in some major factor in motivation. The ones who use it as part of a very uninspired and insincere PS, similar to a grammar school essay of "what I did on my summer vacation" now as "what I did on my way to being a doctor" has little impact on an adcom. However those who place it in a personal and sincere context by writing a concise, coherent, and compelling narrative of how a sick family member was part of their motivation will have a great impact on the adcom. From the simple watching their loving grandma succumb to old age to watching tragedy of lack of basic health care in a third world country can be effective.

The issue is not was has happened as it is in showing by example evidence of what has sincerely motivated you into medicine. I have read PS that are the complete opposite where they start with "I have not had a sick family member" and build to the quite but forceful desire for both the intellectual challenge and working with people. Frankly, from my past experience as an adcom, I want to see a PS that clearly and sincerely says why you want to be a doctor, and a strong pattern of evidence supporting that premise.

Your experience is different from mine. Too many ppl talk about sick family members on their personal statements!

 

[Lawpy]

Your experience is different from mine. Too many ppl talk about sick family members on their personal statements!

As with everything, it really depends on how the applicants present their essays and application.