Bucket 7: Miscellaneous
What experiences have you had that you can't quite categorize? What else should we know about you? What do you think we don't necessarily have to know? For more on this, keep reading.
Of course, you should include the medical and academic experiences that you've hopefully been journaling about and the impactful experiences you've had in clubs and through volunteer work in your brainstorm document. But you should also include things about yourself and what you care about that you don't imagine will be a factor in an essay. You might be able to weave aspects of your personality or some fun facts into your Personal Statement, Work and Activities, or Secondaries to add some color—or something even better.
"I love historical fiction."
"I'm obsessed with Wordle."
"I never make my bed, and I never will."
"I'm terrible at yoga, but I keep doing it."
"I've suffered from depression since high school. I'm on SSRIs."
Don't be shy or embarrassed by what you write in this vomit doc. When you try to edit your thoughts from the jump, you can end up cutting out some vulnerability. That's not something you want to lose. We would not encourage you to write about anything you're not comfortable with but being vulnerable shows heart and tenderness—it shows a person.
Planning to apply to medical school in 2025? It's the perfect time to check out our med school application tutorials here or get in touch here.
What experiences have you had that you can't quite categorize? What else should we know about you? What do you think we don't necessarily have to know? For more on this, keep reading.
Of course, you should include the medical and academic experiences that you've hopefully been journaling about and the impactful experiences you've had in clubs and through volunteer work in your brainstorm document. But you should also include things about yourself and what you care about that you don't imagine will be a factor in an essay. You might be able to weave aspects of your personality or some fun facts into your Personal Statement, Work and Activities, or Secondaries to add some color—or something even better.
"I love historical fiction."
"I'm obsessed with Wordle."
"I never make my bed, and I never will."
"I'm terrible at yoga, but I keep doing it."
"I've suffered from depression since high school. I'm on SSRIs."
Don't be shy or embarrassed by what you write in this vomit doc. When you try to edit your thoughts from the jump, you can end up cutting out some vulnerability. That's not something you want to lose. We would not encourage you to write about anything you're not comfortable with but being vulnerable shows heart and tenderness—it shows a person.
Planning to apply to medical school in 2025? It's the perfect time to check out our med school application tutorials here or get in touch here.
