Medical School Personal Statements
Okay, we get it: you want to become a doctor so that you can help people. That’s admirable. The only problem is that medical school admissions committees get it, too. In fact, most schools get it again and again and again. Every fall, thousands of aspiring doctors submit heartfelt but nearly identical personal statements describing how they will use their degrees to cure terminal illnesses, ease the pain of suffering patients, and improve healthcare conditions in underserved communities. Generally, this is accompanied by a touching personal anecdote about an inspirational doctor or heroic patient or maybe a volunteer experience that helped the student see medicine in a whole new way.
Well, here’s the sad truth: most of your fellow applicants see medicine in exactly the same way you do, and they’re all writing about it. Your personal statement, your first (and often only) chance to put a face to your test scores and transcripts, to become something more than a data set on the AMCAS application, reads like everyone else’s. And as a result it’s tossed to the side. You’re once again a resume, an MCAT score, a grade point average. Whether you have bragging rights or a few things to explain, it’s worth the extra effort to turn in an essay that will help you stand out from the crowd. The only problem is that most applicants don’t know how.
At Flashpoint, we believe that a well written personal statement is the narrative thread that transforms an application into something more than the sum of its parts. As a client, you will enjoy the chance to work one-on-one with a world class writer or editor to develop an overall admissions strategy and craft a personal statement tailored for an allopathic or osteopathic school of medicine that highlights your experience and abilities and works in conjunction with the rest of your application. We write and edit, but we also do a whole lot more. Our goal is to work with our clients individually to change the way they’re seen by medical school admissions committees.
Whether you are just getting started or you’re making a few tweaks to your final draft, we offer a package that can help you turn your medical school personal statement from a good one into something great. Flashpoint is a company that specializes in meeting the needs of individuals. That’s why there’s no limit to the amount of interaction you can have with your writer or editor. It’s also why we don’t stop working until you’re satisfied.
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