what to include in my personal statement...

[frany584]

well i sort of have a rough draft my personal statement written, but im not sure what to edit or add. the main idea of it is my experiences with my sister who is mentally handicapped since i was 3. i include the various experiences with her, (ie learning sign language, temper tantrums) also all of the specialisties we have seen and how they could not give us answer to "what is wrong wither her" besides being "mentally handicapped trainable". i also included my experiences with special olympics and my senior research with a physician who works with autistic children. ultimately i want to know if i sound cheesy; this is truly the reason why i want to go into medicine, but i dont want ppl to think i want a pity party or something either!

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[nicholonious]

well i sort of have a rough draft my personal statement written, but im not sure what to edit or add. the main idea of it is my experiences with my sister who is mentally handicapped since i was 3. i include the various experiences with her, (ie learning sign language, temper tantrums) also all of the specialisties we have seen and how they could not give us answer to "what is wrong wither her" besides being "mentally handicapped trainable". i also included my experiences with special olympics and my senior research with a physician who works with autistic children. ultimately i want to know if i sound cheesy; this is truly the reason why i want to go into medicine, but i dont want ppl to think i want a pity party or something either!

There is a personal statement guidelines link on the main SDN website. It provides good pointers on approaching the big P.S.

 

[ms. a]

well i sort of have a rough draft my personal statement written, but im not sure what to edit or add. the main idea of it is my experiences with my sister who is mentally handicapped since i was 3. i include the various experiences with her, (ie learning sign language, temper tantrums) also all of the specialisties we have seen and how they could not give us answer to "what is wrong wither her" besides being "mentally handicapped trainable". i also included my experiences with special olympics and my senior research with a physician who works with autistic children. ultimately i want to know if i sound cheesy; this is truly the reason why i want to go into medicine, but i dont want ppl to think i want a pity party or something either!

As long as it is well-written, I think that those would be excellent experiences to include in your statement. ADCOMS are looking for unique, compelling things that distinguish you from the thousands of other applicants who are saying "I like science and want to help people."

Just make it flow, make it heartfelt and make it upbeat. It sounds very promising.