Q about phrasing in essay...

[Ari1584]

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So I have another question about secondaries. When discussing "why chose X medical school" do we write the essay saying "the faculty prepares students thoroughly for the boards, residency etc" or do we say "the faculty will prepare me for the boards residency etc.."... Are we speaking about the students in general or do we specifically say each time what the school can do for us?

 

[Bernoull]

So I have another question about secondaries. When discussing "why chose X medical school" do we write the essay saying "the faculty prepares students thoroughly for the boards, residency etc" or do we say "the faculty will prepare me for the boards residency etc.."... Are we speaking about the students in general or do we specifically say each time what the school can do for us?

Or maybe "Judging from the USMLE performance of medical students, I believe the faculty will prepare me for..."

 

[Mattabet]

I think either can work, but the former phrasing is more logically sound. You (in the future) want to go there because of something the faculty does (in the present). So, you'd like to go there because the faculty prepares students well. To assume that you will be prepared well takes a (tiny) leap of logic.

Honestly, depending on the phrasing you've been going with in an essay, either is fine, it's a small detail. But the reason you want to go to a medical school shouldn't be because of things that might happen in the future; it should be because they're kicking butt now.

 

[BerlinDude]

So I have another question about secondaries. When discussing "why chose X medical school" do we write the essay saying "the faculty prepares students thoroughly for the boards, residency etc" or do we say "the faculty will prepare me for the boards residency etc.."... Are we speaking about the students in general or do we specifically say each time what the school can do for us?

I like the latter phrasing - it is always better to focus on you the applicant rather than applicants in general.