Watch Me Take This Mediocre Med School Personal Statement & Make It Memorable

If you’ve started working on your medical school personal statement, you’ve probably realized that it’s no walk in the park. How do you know what details to include? How do you avoid repeating your Work & Activities section? How do you strike the balance between personality and professionalism?
In this video, we’ll be taking a look at a personal statement that needs a lot of work, and after breaking down the AMCAS personal statement prompt, I'll show you how to transform a lackluster essay into an excellent one.
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TIMESTAMPS:
- Introduction 00:00 - 00:36
- AMCAS Prompt 00:36 - 2:26
- Personal Statement Before Revisions: What makes this personal statement mediocre 2:26 - 8:04
- Personal Statement After Revisions: How to make your personal statement memorable 8:04 - 16:32
- Conclusion 16:32 - 17:13
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[@pusmaster]

cool

[@abzenz]

Is this really 5300 characters?

[@Shemmassian]

Yes, the improved essay draft example we share here comes in close to the limit at 5,216 characters (including spaces)!

[@lucasaddis6147]

great corrections and advice, but good grief the lack of HIPAA compliance is killing me lol

[@Shemmassian]

So long as you deidentify patient names using aliases, you'll be just fine!

[@karla2887]

These names are likely fictitious.