Weird question about writing a personal statement.

[skrolls]

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Is it better to have your 3 "most important" experiences all reflected in your personal statement? I'm describing a particularly vivid memory I have from doing research in an ER for a class in my opening paragraph, but I don't really consider the research class and experience as a whole to be a "Top 3" experience. Of the 8 or 9 experiences I'm listing it's closer to the bottom of the list, but I did learn a lot and saw a lot of cool things during the one semester I did it.

 

[ndafife]

I tried to reflect things that I wasn't talking about in other parts of my application.

Try not to repeat yourself if you do talk about experiences mentioned elsewhere

 

[gyngyn]

Nobody needs to hear about your EC's in your PS, unless you want to talk about them.

 

[The Knife & Gun Club]

Nobody needs to hear about your EC's in your PS, unless you want to talk about them.

Yea, you get to list all your ECs and give 3 "most meaningful" essays on the most significant ECs.

The personal statement is more to explain why you want to be a physician, and less about rehashing what you already wrote elsewhere. You may use aspects of your ECs for supporting arguments, but they shouldn't be the main focus.

 

[skrolls]

Nobody needs to hear about your EC's in your PS, unless you want to talk about them.

What are you supposed to talk about if you don't talk about them?

 

[7331poas]

What are you supposed to talk about if you don't talk about them?

Your ECs are what you have done. Your personal statement is why you want to be a doctor, which may or may not have nothing to do with your ECs.

 

[gyngyn]

What are you supposed to talk about if you don't talk about them?

How you, as a physician, will make life better for others.

 

[The Knife & Gun Club]

What are you supposed to talk about if you don't talk about them?

I can only speak for myself but I used it to explain why I wanted to be a physician, which involved many reasons outside ECs. Things like childhood experiences, influential interactions, and personal beliefs and aspirations. I mentioned several of my ECs, but only to provide concrete support for my main argument.

 

[takeurmeds02]

I chose one random case that I had in the ER as a scribe, used a little literary magic, and extrapolated that into "why medicine"

 

[skrolls]

I chose one random case that I had in the ER as a scribe, used a little literary magic, and extrapolated that into "why medicine"

^^^ Pretty much this.

 

[Goro]

I don't know, maybe "Why Medicine as a career"? Or "Who am I?".

What are you supposed to talk about if you don't talk about them?