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RLK said:
Good luck getting folks to be that generous! 🙄 A friend of mine recommended How to Write a Winning Personal Statement for Graduate and Professional School by Stelzer. I haven't looked at it myself yet but she said it was good just to see the examples.
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It is not appropriate to ask other people to share their personal statements. You need to write it yourself.
RLK said:
TONS of advice to be found on these forums and on the net in general.
It's like a formula...plug in values for the below variables.
1st paragraph: Pharmacy is awesome, it's a great field, and I am interested in it (and in your school) for the following reasons: A, B, & C.
2nd paragraph: Explain reason A. You might use personal experience or a relevant story about a close friend/family member to illustrate your point. Or even a news story. Relate your work/life/volunteer experience, even if not directly related to pharmacy, to your reason A.
3rd, 4th paragraphs: Explain reasons B & C as you did reason A.
5th paragraph: wrap everything up, restate your thesis, reaffirm how great you are and how you are a good candidate for acceptance into their program.
TA DAA!
Do schools even really read your statements? I mean has anyone with good stats come across as so much of a dumb a$$ that they didnt invite them for an interview?
Yes, writing a personal statement is a pain in the rump. But if you cant tell others why you want to be a pharmacist you need to think about it a little harder.
Yes, writing a personal statement is a pain in the rump. But if you cant tell others why you want to be a pharmacist you need to think about it a little harder.
try essay edge. i think there's a link in the FAQ's. it helped me a lot.
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I don't think we have a link to that in the FAQ. But if you want to provide it, I'd be glad to add it to the FAQ as a possible resource.trishias said:
