5 Tips for Writing a Dental School Personal Statement (+ reading my PS)

0:00 - Intro
1:04 - 1. Opening paragraph to get readers attention
1:41 - 2. Pick 2-3 stories that highlight your personality traits
2:47 - 3. Show don’t tell
5:36 - 4. Be happy with your personal statement
6:23 - 5. Feedback is key ** error on my part it’s the 5th tip
8:00 - Reading my personal statement

[@failuretocomunicate5266]

Good job Leap, I hope it helps someone, as I know that is your goal.

[@elmiratahzib8322]

I’m so happy you got into dental school! I feel like all those things you said in your personal statement truly represent you. I would feel so safe as a patient to have you as my dentist. Your videos are helping me so much as I’m about to enter my junior year. Hearing your personal statement really helped put me at ease and took away almost all the anxiety I had around it. Besides the personal statement question basically asking “why do you want to Perdue dentistry?” Is there any other questions the applications asks that you would have to write a lot for and I should start thinking about right now:)?

[@ThinkingInProgress]

Aww this is so sweet! 💚 thank you so much for commenting this! As for questions on the app: you don’t have to write anything nearly as long as the personal statement for any of the other questions. There are a few questions that require small statements though. This would be like a COVID impact statement. I have a video that walks through the AADSAS application and it shows everything that’s on it, which may help you prepare for anything that you might need :)

[@monaomar1038]

Hi, this very helpful thank you

[@valeriawilson5450]

Hello! Do we have to include the first line input in every paragraph ? Thank you beforehand ! (:

[@ThinkingInProgress]

What do you mean by first line input?

[@valeriawilson5450]

@@ThinkingInProgress like the space before starting the first paragraph. The space that you do with the tab bottom

[@ThinkingInProgress]

@@valeriawilson5450 Oh! When you copy + paste it into the box it will get rid of those

[@valeriawilson5450]

@@ThinkingInProgress thank you so much 🙂

[@monaomar1038]

Could you read my personal statement, please?

[@ThinkingInProgress]

Sure, send it to my email: [e-mail]

[@michellewilliams655]

Hello! Could I send you my PS?

[@ThinkingInProgress]

Sure! Send it to my Instagram! I have my @ in the description