Personal Statement Readers!? Anyone?

[Dgeorg6]

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Well guys.. It's about that time again. The application process is right around the corner and it turns out we have to write a personal statement about ourselves that doesn't suck.

I figured I would start a thread to ask if anyone interested in reading personal statements and giving some critique would post in here and confirm that they will do so.

 

[doc toothache]

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=922242

 

[erimiri]

Well guys.. It's about that time again. The application process is right around the corner and it turns out we have to write a personal statement about ourselves that doesn't suck.

I figured I would start a thread to ask if anyone interested in reading personal statements and giving some critique would post in here and confirm that they will do so.

If you want, I can read/critique yours. I'll send you mine as well. Just send me a PM!

 

[tommyinVA]

i'll put my name in here and say that i'll offer to read and critique.

BUT BE WARNED NOW: I don't believe in giving you a bunch of fluff like, "Oh, well I think you're on the right track" and "Good effort" and blah blah blah. If your statement is bland, I'll tell you. If I have no interest in it, I'll tell you. If it's poorly written (meaning poor grammar, poor punctuation, poor spelling), I will rip you a new one and will not read anything else from you.

I will give you honest criticism (praise doesn't help anyone who's trying to make a better personal statement), but if you're going to ask me for my time, then you had damn well better put in your effort first. If I get anything less than a "submission worthy" piece in terms of spelling and grammatical correctness, then I'm not going to waste my time with you.

Having said that, let's see what you got!