Personal statement needs reading (Readers are either busy or pointless)

[nyrgiant]

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I'm a first year applicant looking to get my application in early than later. I have a personal statement that I can say I am proud of after many revisions. I'm just hoping someone can give me a fresh look at it and give me some good feedback on content, grammar, syntax etc.

 

[HawaiiMedMan]

I can if you want to PM me. I am actually just applying this cycle myself, but I can tell you if I like it if you would like.

 

[SEE13]

As a reader, I find the title of this thread a little bit offensive. Did you try every available reader on the list? I think the PS readers are your best bet, because we usually have success getting into med school (most of us are not current applicants) and we have read a bunch that we can compare yours to in order to tell you how much work you have left until yours is ready.

 

[nyrgiant]

I'm glad you responded because my title got the desired effect. could you read mine keeping an open mind without letting my thread title bother you? lol. Just really would like some help before I submit the application by hopefully early next week.

 

[neuro nephrons]

I'm a first year applicant looking to get my application in early than later. I have a personal statement that I can say I am proud of after many revisions. I'm just hoping someone can give me a fresh look at it and give me some good feedback on content, grammar, syntax etc.

I work at my school's writing center.....PM it to me please.

 

[music2doc]

I'm a first year applicant looking to get my application in early than later. I have a personal statement that I can say I am proud of after many revisions. I'm just hoping someone can give me a fresh look at it and give me some good feedback on content, grammar, syntax etc.

Pretty offensive title. I'd read it if you weren't such a d-bag. kthxbye.

 

[tvelocity514]

I'll also be happy to read it if you pm me. I'm applying this cycle also but I have taken a lot of English courses.

 

[Midwestern Blot]

Most of the PS readers are just posers that have no business offering advice. Take your PS to a writing center or someone in a respected position in academia.

 

[Midwestern Blot]

As a reader, I find the title of this thread a little bit offensive.

Get over yourself.

I think the PS readers are your best bet, because we usually have success getting into med school.

Just because you had success getting into medical school doesn't mean you are qualified to be giving out advice on personal statements.

 

[TheWeeIceMan]

I'm glad you responded because my title got the desired effect. could you read mine keeping an open mind without letting my thread title bother you? lol. Just really would like some help before I submit the application by hopefully early next week.

What you should have done is title the thread something like "MD vs. DO" and then asked for personal statement readers in the OP.

 

[MedPR]

As a reader, I find the title of this thread a little bit offensive. Did you try every available reader on the list? I think the PS readers are your best bet, because we usually have success getting into med school (most of us are not current applicants) and we have read a bunch that we can compare yours to in order to tell you how much work you have left until yours is ready.

I agree.

Most of the PS readers are just posers that have no business offering advice. Take your PS to a writing center or someone in a respected position in academia.

I worked in the graduate writing center as an undergraduate at my university. No one in there is qualified to read PS for medical school because none of them know what kinds of stuff we're supposed to say/not say. All a writing center can do is correct grammar.

 

[von Matterhorn]

Where is this PS reader list at? Almost everyone who has read my PS on here has neglected to ever write back sans one med student on here, leading me to believe everyone is just reading to glean ideas on here from fellow applicants.

 

[tonguetalker]

As a reader, I find the title of this thread a little bit offensive. Did you try every available reader on the list? I think the PS readers are your best bet, because we usually have success getting into med school (most of us are not current applicants) and we have read a bunch that we can compare yours to in order to tell you how much work you have left until yours is ready.

You were honestly the best feedback person that I ever received. I pm'd about 12 people, got 8 responses, sent it to them all but only 4 got back. One simply couldnt read it and the other two gave me generic responses.

 

[thlaxer]

Where is this PS reader list at? Almost everyone who has read my PS on here has neglected to ever write back sans one med student on here, leading me to believe everyone is just reading to glean ideas on here from fellow applicants.

To be fair, once you volunteer the requests do come in pretty quickly. So it's not too surprising that PS's get forgotten (or non-specific/generic advice is given). Having said that, I'm inclined to believe too that there are people who just volunteer as a "reader" to fish for ideas on content and structure. Most PS's aren't as unique as people would like to think and it's not hard to swap in your experiences once you get a good template to work off of. Weren't there posters a few weeks ago who were asking how they should start their PSes while also volunteering to read for others in other threads? Call me cynical, but I doubt all of them were volunteering to read with the most altruistic intentions. Better to send it to people who've already gotten in imo.

The reader list can be found at: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=895287&page=2 . Check their post history and join dates, etc. if you want to check if they're really accepted.

 

[Lil Mick]

I don't normally read MD-only PS unless someone has legal/drug issues to discuss in it, but I'd be happy to take a look AT YOURS if you can't find someone to help. I don't know much about applying MD-only and don't want this to turn into 200 pm's in a week like last year, but let me know if you need someone with experience (I'm an editor/author).

 

[sector9]

There's a PS readers list to solicit volunteers and to make the process equal and fair for all. Thread closed http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=895287