Let’s say you’re far along in your personal statement and you’re wondering how you can really drive your motivation to medicine/dentistry home and bring your audience to tears and a overwhelming round of applause. A boring recap of the essay won’t do, so what will do the job? Head over Continue reading “End Your Personal Statement on a High Note” »  Read More →

There’s a classic dilemma bouncing around inside the head of every personal statement writer: Should the focus of my essay be my past accomplishments, or my future goals. Most writers end up choosing to fill their personal statements with their past accomplishments because the thought is: “My future hasn’t happened Continue reading “Future goals or past accomplishments in your personal statement?” »  Read More →

Here’s a common personal statement writing mistake I see all the time: “I volunteered at a clinic in Central America and helped administer medical services to underserved local people. It helped to instill a love for service and medicine in me.” What’s the problem here? This sentence is all “tell” Continue reading “Personal Statement: Show, don’t tell” »  Read More →

I like to tell all premeds, pre-dents and other graduate school applicants about the four personal statement pitfalls I’ve seen hundreds of students trip and fall into, head first. It’s so easy to fall into these pitfalls because several of them actually seem like solid, sound techniques for essay writing Continue reading “Four personal statement pitfalls to avoid” »  Read More →

Here’s the scenario: You have the personal statement prompt open in one window on your computer and a blank text document open in another window. The cursor flashes at you over and over again for about 15 minutes while you tap your fingers on your keyboard without actually hitting any Continue reading “Getting Over Writer’s Block” »  Read More →

If you’re stuck on your medical school personal statement, don’t stress and don’t fret because there are lots of easy ways to get unstuck. Getting stuck can happens in many ways: You have absolutely no idea where to start You began brainstorming, but you’re not sure what to do next Continue reading “Are you stuck on your medical school personal statement?” »  Read More →

A common question I hear often from college students applying to medical school: “Way back in Freshman/Sophomore year of college, there were a few semesters where my GPA really stunk. I’m talking 2.5 or lower. Should I explain why I got those bad grades in my personal statement? Do medical Continue reading ““Should I explain bad grades in my med school personal statement?”” »  Read More →

One of our free personal statement samples This is one of the sample medical school personal statements that we are giving away. You can get 8 free medical school personal statement examples just like this one by filling out the form at the end of this post. “These Medical School Personal Statement Examples were written by real Continue reading “Our Medical School Personal Statement Examples” »  Read More →

One of our free personal statement samples Have you been Googling “medical school personal statement examples” recently? There are plenty of sample personal statements available online but it’s tough to find a med school personal statement sample that is high quality AND wasn’t written by an Olympic hero or Nobel Prize winner. And when you do find Continue reading “Where do I find medical school personal statement examples?” »  Read More →

In this post, I will show you the 6 step process to write a personal statement for medical school that is impactful and persuasive. Your AMCAS personal statement is the single most important piece of your med school application because it is your opportunity to consciously control how you are Continue reading “How to write a personal statement for medical school?” »  Read More →