Personal Statement

I'm not an expert but I just talked about why I wanted to become a doctor and why I wanted to be a D.O.
I remember a thread awhile back on personal statements...you might want to look for it to get more answers if you don't get a lot of other responses.
Good luck!

 

Make sure you tell them whats important about you and especially why you are interested in OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE (hopefully not b/c you cant get into an allopathic school)

 

Hi, there's a thread for people filling out personal statements for AMCAS, but I'm sure some of them would be happy to read a DO candidate's essay too.

http://www.studentdoctor.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12990

 

my biggest advice: this is the one place where you can truly stand out from everyone else in the committee's pile. It's always a dispute about how much weight they put on those, but I think it can be a very important factor. It's the one interesting part of an application and can definitely bring up topics of conversation in an interview. DO schools really like conversational interviews from what I can tell.

So, the bottom line is, make yourself seem different--tell about your crazy hobbies, amazing volunteer work, or interesting childhood. Be unique.

Good luck.

 

ditto to anna's statements....be creative! one guy i know talked about how one of his greatest challenges in life was his voice! when you talk to the guy you can hear why it was totally different and creative and admissions loved it!