top 3 meaningful experiences in personal statement

[adam17]

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Is it a problem that 2 of my most meaningful experiences are in my personal comments section? I included these experiences in my personal statement because they were in fact the most meaningful. I'm not sure if I should describe them in the work and activities section though, because it will be very similar to what I say in my personal statement. How should I work around that? I probably can choose other activities, for at most 2 meaningful activities, but then I won't have any material for my secondaries.

This is my first time applying to AMCAS, so I'm not sure what the best strategy is. Anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks!

 

[Andnosoupforyou]

If these activities sufficiently describe you, your path, and why you would like to be a physician, I think it should be fine. Usually it's the case that one or more of your experiences in the medical field are what turned you onto wanting to be a physician. If you want to leave these experiences out of your personal statement, by all means go ahead, but don't be afraid to reiterate activities (in the experiences section & the PS) if they meaningfully led you down the road of becoming a doctor.

Just write from your heart (yours, nobody else's), with honesty and enthusiasm tempered with a bit of humility, and you'll be just fine.