how to write the perfect personal statement
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ThePersonal
Statement
Kristopher R. Maday, MS, PA-C, CNSC
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1% 4%
Awesomeness
Frequency
Hard to read or followArrogant or self deprecatingHints to future problemsDoesn’t follow directionsAutomatic “NO”
Unique experiencePersonal connectionProjects maturityWant to ask questionsGives me goosebumps
95%B A S I C
Neither helps nor hurtsNothing about it resonatesReviewer never finishesForgettable
Adaptedfrom@MJP_MD
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“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”
Benjamin Franklin
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Tell Them WhatYou Are Going To Tell Them
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LopesJE.JPhysicianAssistEduc.2016;27(2):51–55
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Then Tell
Them
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Tell Them WhatYou Just Told
Them
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IntroductionBody
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