Personal Statement

[Pktgresch]

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Disclaimer: I apologize for my scatter brain sentences, dont have it infront of me and am in lab, thanks!

I have my personal statement written although I will more than likely make changes. I have written one, then started a new one, and now have three written which all seem different to me. I never started with an outline in mind, rather wrote as I went each time.

My final PS looks something like this:
Introduction stating that while in undergrad I developed a drive and love for science with a passion to apply that to healthcare, and treating people. I shadowed and decided Podiatry was for me.

Second paragraph: talk about my exposure to science and that I have done well, and talked about my research in biochem trying to show that I am science savy

Third paragraph: wrote about my volunteering exposure in a major trauma center. Volunteered for two months, 20 hours a week in various different departments ranging from the icu to the ed to nuero etc.etc. wanted to show how ive decided to pursue healthcare and how much i love hospital life from a healthcare providers point of view

Fourth: talk about my finding of podiatry and my shadowing experiences, i shadowed a doc a lot and i consider her a friend because of it. probably have 75 + hours with her, saw two surgeries. really wanted to show how much I loved Podiatry and how I see the doc as a role model (valedictorian of barry her year, great mom, etc etc)

Conclusion: I stated that I feel ready for the challange of school, feel confident that it is the right decision, all of these experiences have moved me to podiatry etc, ended with I look forward to becoming a future colleague to podiatric community.

What do you think? I really think that I may be overstating my ecs, and also that saying I did well in my upper level science courses in the second paragraph may come off as arrogant. Although I did take that into consideration and tried to sound least like that as possible. Id appreciate feed back from anyone writing one or who has written one or sees them etc. Thanks a lot!

 

[msion]

You know that the PS has a 500 word limit right? Seems to me that your essay is over 1000 words. I am working on mine as well, I will focus more on why podiatry. You can always elaborate on your ECs during the interview, but you only have one shot to make a good first impression with your PS, and that's something they can't see from the rest of your application.

 

[Pktgresch]

I copy and pasted my ps into the ps portion of the application and it was under the character limit of 4500 or what ever it is. My essay is about 700 words

 

[MaxillofacialMN]

You know that the PS has a 500 word limit right? Seems to me that your essay is over 1000 words. I am working on mine as well, I will focus more on why podiatry. You can always elaborate on your ECs during the interview, but you only have one shot to make a good first impression with your PS, and that's something they can't see from the rest of your application.

I asked that question in a thread awhile ago and people said we had 750 words?

 

[Pktgresch]

I asked that question in a thread awhile ago and people said we had 750 words?

That seems about right, provided that they do not alter the character limit for this cycle from the last.
Max, what do you think? Are you focusing more on why Podiatry, or doing a more broad approach with your ps?

 

[msion]

I asked that question in a thread awhile ago and people said we had 750 words?

O well, my bad, I rememered reading threads from previous years that said 500 words somewhere. But anyway, that means I can write more stuff. Probably gonna start with a big introduction about how awesome I am. 🙄

 

[MaxillofacialMN]

That seems about right, provided that they do not alter the character limit for this cycle from the last.
Max, what do you think? Are you focusing more on why Podiatry, or doing a more broad approach with your ps?

My PS is mostly about relevant events/experiences in my life and how podiatry fits into these events and my future.

I think a couple of your paragraphs might just be your application narrated, which does you no good. I'd make sure you bring up new stuff - not just your ECs and classes.

So I guess to answer your question, my entire PS is "why pod," but done so in a way that looks at my life, not just my app. That was my approach anyways.

 

[andrew3]

when i made an application last cycle to look at the prompt this is what it said:

State below why you are interested in becoming a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine. Provide information about your development for a career in Podiatric Medicine (Your essay is limited to 4500 characters with spaces.)

I'm not sure if it changes from year to year though, but I am guessing it doesn't.

 

[knnguyen]

http://pandariot.deviantart.com/gallery/33285605#/d4dgnra

this is my PS, i think i spent about 3 weeks writing it.

 

[ilovefeet]

http://pandariot.deviantart.com/gallery/33285605#/d4dgnra

this is my PS, i think i spent about 3 weeks writing it.

Not sure if this was mentioned before.
But was the prompt "discuss why you want to be a podiatric physician?"

and nicely written 🙂

 

[knnguyen]

Not sure if this was mentioned before.
But was the prompt "discuss why you want to be a podiatric physician?"

and nicely written 🙂

Thank you

 

[peds14]

👍👍👍

My PS is mostly about relevant events/experiences in my life and how podiatry fits into these events and my future.

I think a couple of your paragraphs might just be your application narrated, which does you no good. I'd make sure you bring up new stuff - not just your ECs and classes.

So I guess to answer your question, my entire PS is "why pod," but done so in a way that looks at my life, not just my app. That was my approach anyways.