Wayne State Group III Essay

[wolfie26]

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I'm trying to write an interesting essay about why I wasn't accepted last year, and what I've done to improve. But this essay is soo boring!
Why I didn't get in last year:

only a 26 MCAT
applied late (secondary done in late Nov or Dec? letters not in till later..)
could have had more clinical exposure

I have improved by:

improving MCAT to 30R
applying much earlier (just got secondary in the mail today)
improved clinical exposure-took CNA course, more volunteering etc.

How important is it that I be engaging and interesting in this essay? Cause right now, my essay is basically what I wrote above, in sentence form.

 

[Hello34]

You really did improve your application, and that's what matters. I think trying to make your essay pretty and whatnot isn't what's important - the content counts. If I were you, I would just talk about how after your rejection you got involved in volunteering, CNA, etc. and this reaffirmed your desire to go to medical school. From there, you retook the MCAT to prove to med schools that you are academically capable of being a medical student. Also, you applied early. However, end your essay saying that although you academically demonstrate why you should be accepted, the real reason you should be a medical student is due to your empathy and interactions with patients, blah blah.

Bottom line: you really did improve so there's no need to sugar coat it.

Good luck!