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Hello,
I'm hoping you guys can help me out with this.
I'm applying to internal medicine and have finished writing my personal statement. I really like it as is and I would prefer not to change it. I keep thinking of ways to shorten it, but they all end up taking away from the overall essay.
ERAS opened yesterday and so I cut and paste my essay in to see how long it is and it comes out to roughly a page and a half. By my count, you can fit ~800 words on a page, and my essay is just under 1200 words.
To me, it doesn't seem like a huge deal. It takes the reader roughly 2 additional minutes to read the extra bit of the essay on the second page. But every student and their mama's are always saying 'PERSONAL STATEMENTS MUST BE A PAGE OR LESS".
I just want to know if this is real or just something people say. Like are my chances at any residency actually going to be hurt if I submit a personal statement longer than most others? Or will I be judged by the content of the essay more than the length?
Any advice is appreciated!
I'm hoping you guys can help me out with this.
I'm applying to internal medicine and have finished writing my personal statement. I really like it as is and I would prefer not to change it. I keep thinking of ways to shorten it, but they all end up taking away from the overall essay.
ERAS opened yesterday and so I cut and paste my essay in to see how long it is and it comes out to roughly a page and a half. By my count, you can fit ~800 words on a page, and my essay is just under 1200 words.
To me, it doesn't seem like a huge deal. It takes the reader roughly 2 additional minutes to read the extra bit of the essay on the second page. But every student and their mama's are always saying 'PERSONAL STATEMENTS MUST BE A PAGE OR LESS".
I just want to know if this is real or just something people say. Like are my chances at any residency actually going to be hurt if I submit a personal statement longer than most others? Or will I be judged by the content of the essay more than the length?
Any advice is appreciated!