Personal Statement--Please Help

[PAGuyana]

Approximately, how long does the personal statement have to be (in words or pages)? Thanks.

 

[baylormed]

There's a sticky at the top of our forum, I'm sure you'll find useful information there.

** Now, run before you get flamed for asking this question. **

 

[braluk]

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=375844

The AMCAS will tell you but if my memory serves me correctly I think its 5300

 

[Captain Fantastic]

5300

5300 characters including spaces

My first draft had 5300 characters and then I realized I hadn't considered the spaces. In reality my PS was 6400 characters. It was very hard to trim that sucker down!

 

[PAGuyana]

characters? words?

 

[Captain Fantastic]

characters? words?

Characters. For 2007 AAMC limited the personal statement to 5300 characters, including spaces.

http://www.aamc.org/students/amcas/amcas2007instructions.pdf

 

[mikeinsd]

i heard that if you ask for an special allowance they will let you write another 1000, but you have to call amcas to get it done