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Hi friends,
I'm reaching out for thoughts/advice/help with re-writing my personal statement. I didn't realize until recently that I would need a whole new essay and with just a few days until the AMCAS application opens on May 1, I'm entering the freakout phase for not having a more or less rough draft.
A bit of background: I'm reapplying this year as a postgraduate, with a special focus on raising my MCAT score and writing a new personal statement. I majored in biochemistry, followed by a two-year postbac at NIH where I studied the influenza virus, earning co-authorship on a couple of papers. Now, I work in clinical research, where I was awarded a corporate research grant. I submitted a first-author abstract with my results and am working on my first manuscript.
I feel like I should have been able to crank something out but I'm having a serious case of writer's block. I want to talk about my research experiences and how grueling yet rewarding they have been and how they motivate me to become a physician so I can do even more.
Help me, SDN!
Sincerely,
omletdefromage
I'm reaching out for thoughts/advice/help with re-writing my personal statement. I didn't realize until recently that I would need a whole new essay and with just a few days until the AMCAS application opens on May 1, I'm entering the freakout phase for not having a more or less rough draft.
A bit of background: I'm reapplying this year as a postgraduate, with a special focus on raising my MCAT score and writing a new personal statement. I majored in biochemistry, followed by a two-year postbac at NIH where I studied the influenza virus, earning co-authorship on a couple of papers. Now, I work in clinical research, where I was awarded a corporate research grant. I submitted a first-author abstract with my results and am working on my first manuscript.
I feel like I should have been able to crank something out but I'm having a serious case of writer's block. I want to talk about my research experiences and how grueling yet rewarding they have been and how they motivate me to become a physician so I can do even more.
Help me, SDN!
Sincerely,
omletdefromage