Practice vision writer's block

[Homer J. Simpson]

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Am I the only one having trouble filling up the whole section of the Practice Vision essay? I mean, how the hell am I supposed to know what I'll be doing 10 years from now. I've got about 2-3 paragraphs of good stuff, but then I'm done. Can't really think of what else to tell them. Argggh! 😕

Homer J.

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[scubadiva]

Trust me, I feel your pain! I was pretty much in the same boat. A couple of posts a few days ago actually helped me with some ideas. Maybe you can expand on the type of practice you would like, where you want to work (rural or urban), and possibly a specialty, along with what kind of social life you think you might live. I tried to imagine living one day as a doctor and all the interactions that begins as soon as I wake up to before I go to bed. I then expanded on the entire year and included activities or hobbies that I enjoy doing now or possibly in the future. Including your personal life will probably help...although the idea of having a spouse ten years from now is kind of weird....just think you (I'm assuming you're male) will have to type in your vision about "your wife" A very distant vision. Good luck! I hope this helps. Look at the last few posts a couple of days ago, it really helped me brainstorm. Oh and just in case you were wondering, my vision essay was 2603 characters long spread out over 5 paragraphs.

 

[Emily1]

I just worked with someone on one of these and had a major revelation: the "Practice Vision" can also be another way for you to (sneakily) talk about your past -- by focusing on significant events/ideas from your past that made you realize what kind of practice you want to have eventually. In this way, it can give you a chance to talk about other stuff that didn't get into your Personal Statement. The student I was working with had figured this out, and it worked really well. Good luck -- maybe you're already done by now.

 

[jbfuq]

remember that you really don't have to fill the entire space provided either. the adcom is going to look at what you say and how you say it, not the amount you say. if you only have 2-3 paragraphs that tell a lot and do so effectively, that is much better than trying to ramble through another paragraph or two that is basically taking up space.....remember, with the amcas debacle this year, adcoms are going to be tearing through these essays and shorter may in fact be sweeter. just my opinion though.....if i really knew what they wanted, i wouldn't be on the waiting list while applying again would i!! hehe

 

[medical22]

I think 2-3 paragraphs should be enough. That is about how much I have written. It's supposed to be only 1/2 a page.