Program Specific Personal Statement

[thruaway]

Hey SDN,

I was wondering if I could get some advice on my personal statement question. Basically, I was thinking of submitting multiple personal statements(about 3), one as a general one to use for all my programs, and two I was going to specifically send to my top two programs(which I don't have any specific ties to the respective area) wherein I mention specifically why I like their program

After perusing older posts, it seems that this might not be the best idea/this is generally not done. I was thinking of doing this, only because of everything because of COVID and everything being virtual again to try and showcase that I'm very interested in them. I also plan to send the residency coordinator a love letter expressing interest once the beginning of interview season has started, so personalizing the PS might be overkill

Should I just forget about personalizing it for these two programs? or is this a good idea? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

 

[fldoctorgirl]

I thought this was something that was frequently done.

 

[Pinocytosis]

For what it's worth, this is something that I did. I created a generic personal statement for all programs. For the institution that I really wanted, I added a paragraph or two regarding my personal connection or interest in that particular program. Mine was at the end, but really it can be anywhere.

 

[thruaway]

I decided to do exactly what you did @Pinocytosis

Thank you both for the helpful advice!

 

[mvenus929]

Just triple check before you submit that you assigned the correct PS to the program 🙂