Personal Statement for Medical School & Residency

Personal Statement Tips for Medical School and Residency Applicants

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The personal statement is one of the most daunting and most despised aspects of the AMCAS application to medical school and the ERAS application to residency. The good news, however, is that unlike your MCAT and GPA, the personal statement is not set in stone. You have complete control over it.

Blog post on how to start writing the personal statement: http://medschoolinsiders.com/pre-med/start-writing-medical-school-personal-statement/

Books with personal statement examples:
1. Getting into Medical School: Successful Personal Statements (http://geni.us/K55va)
2. Essays that will get you into Medical School (http://geni.us/essaysmedschool)
3. Medical School Essays that Made a Difference (http://geni.us/medpersonalstatement)

We cover the following:
1. Answer the Prompt (01:08)
2. Read Example Personal Statements (01:41)
3. Organization is Critical (02:24)
4. Show Don’t Tell (02:50)
5. Simple is Sometimes Better (03:25)
6. Get Eyes to Review your Personal Statement (03:58)

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