Should secondary essays be written in first or third person?

[Doctor11]

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I couldn't find anything about it. Should the secondary essays be written in first or third person?

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[Escape_Goat]

Depends on the prompt, I guess. But, first person seems far more appropriate for most secondaries I encountered.

You should be able to tell what to use based on the question.

For example:

Why do you want to be a doctor?

1. I want to...
2. You want to...
3. He wants to...

One of these is the correct choice.

 

[geretts]

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I couldn't find anything about it. Should the secondary essays be written in first or third person?

I wrote all of mine in the first person. You're writing about yourself, so anything else would seem pretty weird to write/read.

 

[Doctor11]

For example this prompt:

What do you believe, as a medical student, would be the three most important characteristics of professionalism?

It seems like it could be written in either first or third person.

 

[DE15C]

For example this prompt:

What do you believe, as a medical student, would be the three most important characteristics of professionalism?

It seems like it could be written in either first or third person.

I would definitely stick to 1st person!
They want to know what your opinion is, you are supposed to be saying "I think..." or "I feel..."

 

[Doctor11]

I would definitely stick to 1st person!
They want to know what your opinion is, you are supposed to be saying "I think..." or "I feel..."

Thanks!

 

[DrOneDay7]

For example this prompt:

What do you believe, as a medical student, would be the three most important characteristics of professionalism?

It seems like it could be written in either first or third person.

I know exactly which school has that prompt you're asking about! 🙂 Definitely go with first person! (That's what I'm doing, at least)

 

[Goro]

Strongly recommend first person... the prompt is asking YOU to write about you. Answering in the third person would just come across as pretentious.

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I couldn't find anything about it. Should the secondary essays be written in first or third person?

 

[TreadLightly]

I'm trying to imagine how an essay written in 3rd person would sound...

John wants to be a doctor. John has wanted to be a doctor since he was a wee lad. John has done lots of volunteering and he learned a lot about being a good person. Please accept John.

Don't be that guy.