Personal Statement Length

Started by Sun Dog
Get help with your application

Use all the free resources available to you from SDN: articles, guides, expert advising, forums discussions, and school research.

Browse articles Compare schools My application plan Read Interview Feedback
Practice for interviews Ask an Advisor
Sun Dog

Sun Dog

Full Member
15+ Year Member
Can't find any recent guidance on personal statement length here or on AMCAS. How long are your personal statements on average??
 
The AMCAS personal statement has a limit of 5300 characters (spaces count as characters as well, if I remember correctly). AACOMAS has a shorter essay (4500 characters, I think), so keep that in mind as you're writing if you're going to apply to MD and DO schools.
 
The Adcom doesn't really want to read more than a page or so. At least that goes for most folks on there. Just something to consider.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.