M mjg713 Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Sep 12, 2011 Messages 306 Reaction score 3 Points 4,626 Pre-Dental Jun 24, 2014 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Is it bad if my personal statement is only around 3700 characters? I know the max is 4500. What is the best way to space paragraphs?
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Is it bad if my personal statement is only around 3700 characters? I know the max is 4500. What is the best way to space paragraphs?
D dbd Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Jun 8, 2013 Messages 278 Reaction score 119 Points 4,651 Jun 24, 2014 #2 Short and sweet is fine. No need to try and add additional fluff or make it seem longer just to have a higher number. Being concise is good.
Short and sweet is fine. No need to try and add additional fluff or make it seem longer just to have a higher number. Being concise is good.
B baseballstar01 New Member 7+ Year Member Joined Jun 15, 2014 Messages 5 Reaction score 1 Points 4,551 Pre-Dental Jun 24, 2014 #3 My personal statement is split into 5 paragraphs and around 4200 characters in length. I wish it was shorter so it wouldn't be so "fluffy." 3700 sounds good to me.
My personal statement is split into 5 paragraphs and around 4200 characters in length. I wish it was shorter so it wouldn't be so "fluffy." 3700 sounds good to me.
D distressstudent Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Sep 3, 2013 Messages 1,061 Reaction score 961 Points 5,321 Dentist Jun 24, 2014 #4 That's fine. If you think you said everything you didnt to say about you, the shorter the better.
sjv Full Member Moderator Emeritus Verified Member 10+ Year Member Physician Dentist Verified Expert Joined Jun 18, 2013 Messages 2,801 Reaction score 1,052 Points 5,316 Resident [Any Field] Jun 24, 2014 #5 mjg713 said: What is the best way to space paragraphs? Click to expand... Just put a line in between paragraphs.
mjg713 said: What is the best way to space paragraphs? Click to expand... Just put a line in between paragraphs.
A asusundevilll Full Member 7+ Year Member Joined Jun 3, 2014 Messages 191 Reaction score 137 Points 4,621 Jun 25, 2014 #6 holy moly mines about 1600 and I thought that was long haha
B BrazilianRider Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Oct 28, 2013 Messages 774 Reaction score 938 Points 5,351 Pre-Dental Jun 25, 2014 #7 asusundevilll said: holy moly mines about 1600 and I thought that was long haha Click to expand... ...Your personal statement is only 1600 characters with spaces?
asusundevilll said: holy moly mines about 1600 and I thought that was long haha Click to expand... ...Your personal statement is only 1600 characters with spaces?
A asusundevilll Full Member 7+ Year Member Joined Jun 3, 2014 Messages 191 Reaction score 137 Points 4,621 Jun 25, 2014 #8 LOL for some reason I thought it was word count... so wow I need to go trim my essay now.. thanks!! Last edited: Jun 25, 2014
M mkhan27 Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Mar 19, 2011 Messages 331 Reaction score 81 Points 4,651 Pre-Dental Jun 25, 2014 #9 Mines just above 3800 characters with spaces, so I am in the same boat as you. I feel like I trimmed way too much too.
Mines just above 3800 characters with spaces, so I am in the same boat as you. I feel like I trimmed way too much too.