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Mostly, my question is whether or not it is okay for you to write your personal statement in such a way that lets your readers realize that your decision to pursue medicine was through a process of elimination.
Like, coming into college I knew I enjoyed the sciences and enjoyed working with people. Based off of that, I knew my career choice options would be relatively broad. I think I would be relatively happy being a psychologist, or a nurse, or a researcher, or a physician. I started getting involved in research and really loved it. I got a job to be a Patient Care Technician and spent a lot of my time interacting with nurses and figuring out what their day to day life was like. I got involved with volunteering with those in underserved communities and those with disabilities.
In the end, for each of my ECs I was able to find a reason why I didn't think that career path was for me. For example, I enjoy research, however, what I found was that it wasn't research that got me giddy but rather collaboration with my team and also interaction with the subjects that got me most excited.
So basically, is it bad for me to frame my personal statement in a manner that comes off like - I wasn't fixed on medicine since I came in. However, through my activities I was able to remove career options that were not for me and found what kind of things I truly enjoy and believe that being a physician would provide those needs.
Like, coming into college I knew I enjoyed the sciences and enjoyed working with people. Based off of that, I knew my career choice options would be relatively broad. I think I would be relatively happy being a psychologist, or a nurse, or a researcher, or a physician. I started getting involved in research and really loved it. I got a job to be a Patient Care Technician and spent a lot of my time interacting with nurses and figuring out what their day to day life was like. I got involved with volunteering with those in underserved communities and those with disabilities.
In the end, for each of my ECs I was able to find a reason why I didn't think that career path was for me. For example, I enjoy research, however, what I found was that it wasn't research that got me giddy but rather collaboration with my team and also interaction with the subjects that got me most excited.
So basically, is it bad for me to frame my personal statement in a manner that comes off like - I wasn't fixed on medicine since I came in. However, through my activities I was able to remove career options that were not for me and found what kind of things I truly enjoy and believe that being a physician would provide those needs.
