"This one time, at band camp..."
The rest of the personal statement writes itself.
In all seriousness, asking how to start the statement is the opposite of what you should be doing.
Don't get ideas from other people...they're old. Your ideas will be fresh and new...or SHOULD be fresh and new.
I just talked about how I learned about Osteopathic medicine and how it impacted my decision on where I wanted to go to medical school.
Write about whatever flows. Write about whatever sounds good, but also talks about yourself.
Be creative, but not immature.
Stand out, but don't be too flashy.
Good luck.
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