Drafting the Personal Statement

by Sarah Toombs Smith

Overview

The purpose of this guide is to help you through the process of developing a Personal Statement (AMCAS essay) as part of the application to Medical School. It is divided into four parts: Understanding the purpose of a Personal Statement as part of the application to Medical School; Gathering together the raw materials of your essay; Determining which parts to amplify; and Organizing the building blocks into a good first draft. This guide is different; other guides will tell you what to do; or what not to do; and some give you examples (good or bad) of other personal statements. Still others guide you through the process. Here, I seek to do it all!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940045854924
Publisher:	stoombs
Publication date:	04/25/2014
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	122 KB

About the Author

Sarah Toombs Smith, PhD, ELS, is an experienced teacher of writing who has edited 200+ articles and numerous dissertations, abstracts and white papers. Since 1992 she has helped garner over $100 million in grant dollars from federal, state, municipal and private sources for scientific, pedagogical, artistic and construction projects. A board-certified Editor in the Life Sciences (BELS.org), she was one of two managing editors for The Encyclopedia of Health and Aging, Markides KS, Ed. (Sage, 2008). In June 2011, she was voted "Most Outstanding and Inspirational" Professor by the inaugural class in the HRSA-funded Medical Career Diversity Program of the UTMB Hispanic Center of Excellence.

Information on ongoing projects is posted at www.toombstext.com