My PS sucks / What was I thinking

[VoiceofReason]

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I was pretty happy with my PS when i submitted it.

Now going back and reading after some weeks have passed i think its god awful and embarassing as hell. Well thats my post thanks for reading.

 

[Jolie South]

Bummer. Did you have other people read it?

If it's grammatically correct with no typos, you'll probably be ok as long as you avoided controversial topics or "recipe for the perfect resident" type analogies.

 

[godless]

you'll probably be ok as long as you avoided controversial topics or "recipe for the perfect resident" type analogies.

What's the recipe for the perfect resident analogy?

 

[xanthomondo]

I was pretty happy with my PS when i submitted it.

Now going back and reading after some weeks have passed i think its god awful and embarassing as hell. Well thats my post thanks for reading.

thats why once you submit you never ever go back to your application unless youre prepping for an interview

 

[Jolie South]

What's the recipe for the perfect resident analogy?

Well maybe not an analogy so much as literally "here is the recipe for the perfect resident and how I came to be that person" like "take a dash of this and pinch of that" type of thing. I heard about an applicant that actually did that.

It didn't turn out well for him/her.

 

[LossForWords]

Ugh. I re-read my PS when I found it during 2nd year. It seemed kiss-*** and sycophantic in retrospect.

 

[Isoprop]

Just wondering, how should you write your ERAS PS? Should you address why you want to go into a specific field? What if you're applying to 2 specialties or prelims/TYs? Do you use your "rad-onc PS" to apply to xyz prelim medicine?

 

[deleted263296]

Just wondering, how should you write your ERAS PS? Should you address why you want to go into a specific field? What if you're applying to 2 specialties or prelims/TYs? Do you use your "rad-onc PS" to apply to xyz prelim medicine?

In 1 page or less, you should include the following...
Paragraph #1 catchy introduction + why you chose that specialty
Paragraph #2 what will make you a good resident
Paragraph #3 what are your future career plans

Subsequent paragraphs can be added to address specific issues in your application not addressed elsewhere or to elaborate on why you want to go to a specific program.

If you are applying to 2+ specialties, you will obviously need to write a different PS for each specialty.

Prelims/TYs don't require a separate PS. They know why you are applying to their program.

 

[deleted263296]

I was pretty happy with my PS when i submitted it.

Now going back and reading after some weeks have passed i think its god awful and embarassing as hell. Well thats my post thanks for reading.

Didn't you see the mulligan button on ERAS??