Unique story?

[972210]

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Hello guys,

What do people mean on here when they say they have a unique story? What is considered to be a unique story?

 

[deleted966008]

I would usually take a unique story to involve one of these two things:

1) overcoming significant obstacles (health, family, financial, etc.) during your path to medical school

2) noteworthy, high-level achievements in fields outside of medicine (military, peace corps, athletics, etc.) prior to applying

 

[premeddestiny]

Hello guys,

What do people mean on here when they say they have a unique story? What is considered to be a unique story?

It's more about what brought you here applying to medical school; everyone applying has reached the conclusion that they want to pursue medicine, so the true story they have is their rationale for choosing medicine.

 

[Walter Raleigh]

Doesn't any military service count as "unique story"? My understanding was that one didn't need to be a Special Forces veteran or to have seen combat; having been a Navy cook was sufficient to provide a strong boost to one's app.

 

[deleted966008]

Doesn't any military service count as "unique story"? My understanding was that one didn't need to be a Special Forces veteran or to have seen combat; having been a Navy cook was sufficient to provide a strong boost to one's app.

I think any military experience would count as very unique and reflect positively on an applicant, yes. The “high-level” statement referred more to sports or skills

 

[Walter Raleigh]

Agreed; I would be very surprised indeed if only certain types of military experience were looked on very favorably!