Questions on personal statement

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sleepinxlionhar

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So I'm writing my personal statement right now, and I debating whether or not to talk about my manual dexterity. Given that I kind of want to include some other things, should I take out the manual dexterity part in my personal statement since AADSAS does include a space of 600 characters to write in manual dexterity? Or should I just try to get everything I want to say down first, then trim the fat?
 
sleepinxlionhar said:
So I'm writing my personal statement right now, and I debating whether or not to talk about my manual dexterity. Given that I kind of want to include some other things, should I take out the manual dexterity part in my personal statement since AADSAS does include a space of 600 characters to write in manual dexterity? Or should I just try to get everything I want to say down first, then trim the fat?
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Dump it. You'll get more information out to schools that way. The more efficient you are, the better off you'll be.
 
sleepinxlionhar said:
So I'm writing my personal statement right now, and I debating whether or not to talk about my manual dexterity. Given that I kind of want to include some other things, should I take out the manual dexterity part in my personal statement since AADSAS does include a space of 600 characters to write in manual dexterity? Or should I just try to get everything I want to say down first, then trim the fat?
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If you include watchmaking as your hobby, the words "manual dexterity" become a little redundant.
 
Well, what I have done so far for my PS is pretty much say why I wanted to get into dentistry, and how the qualities I possess will help me do well in dentistry. So I kind of have a paragraph devoted to manual dexterity...
 
I would say put it in, trim the fat. You will know if it looks good or not. I do not think it is bad to be redundant, it may make points stick out that they might have just glanced at otherwise.
 
sleepinxlionhar said:
Well, what I have done so far for my PS is pretty much say why I wanted to get into dentistry, and how the qualities I possess will help me do well in dentistry. So I kind of have a paragraph devoted to manual dexterity...
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^ This is good. 👍

It really depends heavily on what kind of personal statement you're writing. If you're telling a chronological story, stick to it. If you're talking about why you want to be a dentist and what skills support that desire, don't deviate from the path. I talked to a dean that said that when the committee looks at personal statements, they consider continuity and quality as well as content. Just make it flow, don't get too wild, and you'll be fine.
 
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