Tips for Writing the AMCAS Personal Statement

[Cristobal16]

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Here's a helpful article of great tips when approaching the personal statement. It includes a link to a paper written by two medical school admissions deans on what medical schools are looking for in applicants. VERY helpful if you're preparing your application and personal statement, and advice straight from the top:

http://jintus.blogspot.com/2011/06/tips-for-writing-amcas-personal.html

If you have any other helpful tips that might be useful to others who are applying, please reply to this post!

Alternatively, if you have any questions about the process that you'd like to ask those who've already gone through it, reply with those as well!

 

[CodeBlu]

Awesome!

Maybe one of the mods can add it to the personal statement sticky?

 

[SisterDisco08]

Just write about taking care of your sick tamagotchis as a child. Bam. Auto-acceptance.

 

[CodeBlu]

Just write about taking care of your sick tamagotchis as a child. Bam. Auto-acceptance.

They had another name too....

what was it...

NANOPETS!

 

[pfaction]

I think mine is still alive. I'm the ultimate patient care expert.

 

[SisterDisco08]

they had another name too....

What was it...

Nanopets!

digimon!

 

[CodeBlu]

digimon!

Wow... that was a major flashback.

What about furby's? Do those evil looking troll like beak sucking monsters count?

 

[SisterDisco08]

I think mine is still alive. I'm the ultimate patient care expert.

long-term patient care, eh? so i take it you're thinking about primary care then?
😉

 

[SisterDisco08]

Wow... that was a major flashback.

What about furby's? Do those evil looking troll like beak sucking monsters count?

absolutely not.

My brother used to hide mine in my bed so when I started getting ready to go to sleep it would start talking and i'd just about poop myself

 

[CodeBlu]

EFFIN GENIUS!!!! Hahahaha

They are creepy little things aren't they??? What else was big that year? or the year following?

Tickle me Elmo!

 

[pfaction]

long-term patient care, eh? so i take it you're thinking about primary care then?
😉

Also some recent thing was like Webkinz or whatever you call it. Those things you have to take care of on the internet.

How the **** did we go from an actual useful topic to talking about this??

 

[CodeBlu]

So creepy.

 

[SisterDisco08]

Also some recent thing was like Webkinz or whatever you call it. Those things you have to take care of on the internet.

How the **** did we go from an actual useful topic to talking about this??

haha because it clearly demonstrates a commitment to bettering the standard of life of another creature. perfect PS material X)

 

[SisterDisco08]

So creepy.

juuuuuuust about had a heart attack.

 

[CougarMD]

This is a good thread....I'll add a link to the article in the PS thread found here.

 

[CodeBlu]

This is a good thread....I'll add a link to the article in the PS thread found here.

Hahaha, you mean the really off topic thread that talks about Furbys?

CougarMD... you're hot. I love Cougars, like a lot.

 

[Cristobal16]

Glad you found it helpful! As for the digital pets, I now see why I am going for med school and not my brother; he used to intentionally starve it, then hide it in the back of the couch so that it would meow endlessly until the battery (or it) died.

 

[mauberley]

Hahaha, you mean the really off topic thread that talks about Furbys?

My thoughts exactly. 🙂

 

[CodeBlu]

Glad you found it helpful! As for the digital pets, I now see why I am going for med school and not my brother; he used to intentionally starve it, then hide it in the back of the couch so that it would meow endlessly until the battery (or it) died.

Did he bury it? You know kids that torture little animals are destined to be serial killers... or surgeons.

 

[Cristobal16]

Did he bury it? You know kids that torture little animals are destined to be serial killers... or surgeons.

Actually, he majored in psychology and is currently living among the homeless population of Denver to give them someone to talk to and show them they are loved...

In other words, he's doing his absolute best to ignore those inner cravings...

Hahaha, just kidding, but he is actually doing that! Right now he's on day three of a two-month commitment. Crazy stuff...

 

[CodeBlu]

Actually, he majored in psychology and is currently living among the homeless population of Denver to give them someone to talk to and show them they are loved...

In other words, he's doing his absolute best to ignore those inner cravings...

Hahaha, just kidding, but he is actually doing that! Right now he's on day three of a two-month commitment. Crazy stuff...

Whoa. Talk about dedication.

 

[CougarMD]

I guess I should have said....the first post of this thread is really good😛

And I only linked to the article. Not this thread😉

 

[CodeBlu]

I guess I should have said....the first post of this thread is really good😛

And I only linked to the article. Not this thread😉

Just when I thought we were a match made in heaven...

Give me a chance?

 

[Cristobal16]

I guess I should have said....the first post of this thread is really good😛

And I only linked to the article. Not this thread😉

Good call. I'm enjoying this though; it's kind of fun to think that this conversation has occurred between a group of future physician colleagues...

 

[CodeBlu]

Good call. I'm enjoying this though; it's kind of fun to think that this conversation has occurred between a group of future physician colleagues...

We're real people too! Hahaha not like lawyers or ibankers.

Yes I have beef with both.

 

[pfaction]

Did he bury it? You know kids that torture little animals are destined to be serial killers... or surgeons.

I'm thinking Dexter.

 

[CodeBlu]

I'm thinking Dexter.

Trueeeee, I need to catch up on Dex.

I've been slacking on the TV front. Too busy with secondaries and drinking myself into oblivion in between.

 

[pfaction]

5th season was total crap. I was so disappointed.

The show died when someone else died.

 

[CougarMD]

5th season was total crap. I was so disappointed.

The show died when someone else died.

This was a very kind way not to spoil.

I slightly disagree,but I see where you're coming from🙂

 

[pfaction]

It's great because almost every episode someone dies.

I just wish Ms. Pardon my boobs didn't die.