How to Write a Personal Statement for Medical School
Let me teach you the tips and strategies I used to get offers from all 4 medical schools I applied to.
Not just "another generic course"
You might look at this page and say to yourself, “Oh, it’s just another Personal Statement Course?” It is just going to be someone giving me generic advice to apply to medical school.
I don’t blame you – that’s exactly what I would think if I was reading this for the first time.
If you are looking for generic advice about applying to medical school, this course is not for you!
Instead, this is my tried and tested method that I used to write my personal statement. This helped me get all 4 interviews for medical school and subsequently all 4 offers.
If you are determined to get into medical school and prepared to put in the hard work, then let me teach you how to write your best personal statement, using the strategies I used myself.
What makes your course different?
A quick question. Would you rather get generic out of date advice from someone who is reading a script or specific strategies from someone who got all 4 offers from medical school!
With my course, we do not start with the personal statement straightaway. You need to understand that writing a top statement requires months of preparation, work experience and learning how the admissions tutors think.
By doing this, you’ll not only write a top statement, but develop a mindset that significantly boosts your chances of getting into medical school. At least, that’s what happened for me.
Detailed Analysis line-by-line and feedback
Using in-depth examples and gaining extensive advice throughout, we analyse examples line-by-line. By the end of this course, you will be able to critique statements like an admissions tutor.
The key to this course is detail. We dedicate one lesson for each section – the opening paragraph, work experience, academic interests, extra-curricular and the conclusion. Learn how to develop these components and then tie them together to create a flow.
Are you still not convinced?
If you are reading this, then like me, you have not been convinced by what I’ve said.
So why not test it out for yourself. Get free access to one of my lessons, the PERSONAL STATEMENT BASICS. This lesson covers the qualities that admissions tutors are looking for and how you can demonstrate these qualities.
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Syllabus
Lesson 1 - Choosing to Study Medicine
The most important pre-requisite to writing a strong personal statement is having insight into the qualities needed as a doctor and the challenges that face you in a medical career.
Lesson 2 - How to Apply to Medical School
The application process may at first appear daunting, however we have mapped out the timeline of deadlines for you to show a way of structuring your time to accomplish all of the subsections of the application to a high standard.
Lesson 3 - Personal Statement Basics
The first step to writing a great personal statement is understanding what universities are looking for and how you can use your experiences to show these qualities.
Lesson 4 - Gathering Experience
In this activity we will explore the work experience, volunteering and reading that will provide the substance of your personal statement. Apply what you will learn in this activity to seek out your own experiences to write about.
Lesson 5 - Writing your Personal Statement
In this activity we will go over the style and structure of a personal statement. We will use an example statement to enable you to think critically about what makes a personal statement strong.
Lesson 6 - The Opening Paragraph
It is time to start writing your personal statement. It is important to open with a strong first paragraph that grabs the reader’s attention and clearly states your reason to study medicine.
Lesson 7 - Work Experience Paragraph
Including work experience is key to demonstrating your suitability to medicine, however communicating what you have learnt from the experiences and their relevance is a skill that we will develop in this activity of the course.
Lesson 8 - Academic Interests and Key Attributes
In this activity we will go over an important and often neglected component of a personal statement. Excelling in this section can help you stand apart from your competitors.
Lesson 9 - Conclusion and Final Tips
In this last activity, we will develop the skills to construct a final paragraph that ties together your points and fully captures your desire to study medicine.
Choosing to Study Medicine
The most important pre-requisite to writing a strong personal statement is having insight into the qualities needed as a doctor and the challenges that face you in a medical career.
How to Apply to Medicine
The application process may at first appear daunting, however we have mapped out the timeline of deadlines for you to show a way of structuring your time to accomplish all of the subsections of the application to a high standard.
Personal Statement Basics
The first step to writing a great personal statement is understanding what universities are looking for and how you can use your experiences to show these qualities.
Gathering Experience
In this activity we will explore the work experience, volunteering and reading that will provide the substance of your personal statement. Apply what you will learn in this activity to seek out your own experiences to write about.
Writing your Personal Statement
In this activity we will go over the style and structure of a personal statement. We will use an example statement to enable you to think critically about what makes a personal statement strong.
The Opening Paragraph
It is time to start writing your personal statement. It is important to open with a strong first paragraph that grabs the reader’s attention and clearly states your reason to study medicine.
Work Experience Paragraph
Including work experience is key to demonstrating your suitability to medicine, however communicating what you have learnt from the experiences and their relevance is a skill that we will develop in this activity of the course.
Academic Interests and Key Attributes
In this activity we will go over an important and often neglected component of a personal statement. Excelling in this section can help you stand apart from your competitors.
Conclusion and Final Tips
In this last activity, we will develop the skills to construct a final paragraph that ties together your points and fully captures your desire to study medicine.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...
- Identify what admissions tutors are looking for in a personal statement
- Synthesise your experiences into succinct, highly persuasive paragraphs that demonstrate your journey into a medical career
- Improve your personal statement drafts to maximise your chances of gaining admission into medical school
- Identify where to find work experience, volunteering and reading opportunities
- Develop your personal statement paragraph by paragraph, using a highly successful formula
Why Our Course
9 video lessons
Full comprehensive videos covering each section in detail
9 booklets
A workbook which accompanies each video lesson
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Written by successful medical students
Who is the course for?
This course is aimed for students in years 12 and 13 (lower sixth and upper sixth) – both in the UK and abroad – who are interested in applying to medical or dental school within the UK.
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