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I nt hi spos t ,youwi l lf a mi l i a r i z eyour s el fwi t hhow t owr i t eagr ea tUSMLEper s ona l s t a t ementa ndj us ta nyper s ona l s t a t ement . Per s ona ls t a t ementi sa ni nt egr a lpa r tofa dmi s s i onc r i t er i a .I ti sat oolus edbya n a c a demi ci ns t u ont oa s s es syoura c a demi cper f or ma nc epot en a l sf ort hec our s eyou wi s ht os t udyi nt hei ns t u on. Si nc et hi spi ec eofwr ingi soneoft hepr i or iz edpr er equi s i t esf ora dmi s s i on,you need t o ma k ei tawi nni ng doc umentbyi nc l udi ng t he es s en a lf ea t ur est ha tt he a dmi s s i onboa r di sl ooki ngoutf ora ndi nac ompel l i ngma nner .And,oneoft hepr oven wa yst oma k eaper s ona l s t a t ementawi nni ngdoc umenti st ol ever a gepr of es s i ona l hel p.
Howt oAppl yt oUSMLE T oa ppl yf ort heUni t edSt a t esMedi c a l Li c ens i ngEx a mi na on( USMLE) , youa r eobl i ged t os ubmi tyoura ppl i c a onvi at hes pul a t edr egi s t r a onen t y .Keepr ea di ngt oďŹ nd qui c ks t epsf ora c c ompl i s hi ngt hea ppl i c a onf ort hedi er ents t epsi nvol ved. Fort he St ep 1,St ep 2 CK,a nd St ep 2 CS;St udent sa swel la sgr a dua t esof AOAa c c r edi t edpr ogr a msorL CMEa r eel i gi bl et os endi nt hei ra ppl i c a ons .And,you mus ts c kt ot hei ns t r uc onss pul a t edont heNBMEwebs i t e. Formedi c a ls c hools t udent sa ndgr a dua t esout s i det heUni t edSt a t esa ndCa na da , a ppl i c a onf ort heSt ep1, St ep2Ck, a ndSt ep2CSs houl dbea c c ompl i s heda c c or di ngt o t hei ns t r uc onss pul a t edont heECFMGs i t e. ForSt ep3;MDorDO degr eehol der sf r om AOA-orL CMEa c c r edi t edmedi c a l s c hool , a swel l a smedi c a l s c hool gr a dua t esout s i det heUni t edSt a t esa ndCa na das houl ds endi n t hei ra ppl i c a onsbyr i gor ous l yf ol l owi ngt hei ns t r uc onss pul a t edonFSMBwebs i t e. However , c ondiona ppl i es ;t hemedi c a l s c hool si nques onmus tbel i s t edi nt heWor l d Di r ec t or yofMedi c a l Sc hool s .
ASt epbySt epGui deonHowt oWr i t eaPer s ona l St a t ement Asmen oned ea r l i er ,aper s ona ls t a t ementi sa ni nt egr a lpa r tofa nya dmi s s i on, whet hermedi c a l s c hool ora dmi s s i oni nt oa nyot herf a c ul t y . I nt hi ss es s i on, youwi l l l ea r n s uc c es s or i ent ed s t epson how t o wr i t e a pr of ound a nd wi nni ng us ml e per s ona l s t a t ementi nt er na l medi c i nea ndj us ta nyot herf a c ul t ya dmi s s i onper s ona l s t a t ement .
St ep1: Ans wert heQues onsr a i s edi nt heAppl i c a onFor m Wheni tc omest ohow t owr i t eper s ona ls t a t ementus ml e,yous houl ds c kt ot he ques onsa s k edori mpl i edi nt hea ppl i c a ongui del i ne.Don’ tt r yt or ei nventt hewi l l . Pr ovi di ngpr of ounda ns wer st ot hei mpl i edordi r ec tques onswi l lhel pi nc r ea s et he c ha nc esofma ki ngyoura ppl i c a onawi nni nga dmi s s i ont ool .
St ep2: T el l aRel eva ntSt or y Thewhol ees s enc ei st odemons t r a t eors how yourpot en a l sa nds ui t a bi l i t yf ort he medi c a l c our s et hr oughc onc r et eex per i enc e. Thi si sa l s oagr ea twa yt oa voi dbor i ngt he a dmi s s i onboa r dwi t hyourl e er . Ont heot herha nd,i fyoupr es ental i vel y ,f r es ha ndi r r es i s bl es t a t ement , youwi l lbe i nc r ea s i ngyourc ha nc esofs t a ndi ngoutf r om t hepa c k.Youra ppl i c a onwi l ls t a ndout f r om t her es twhenyout el l ar el eva nts t or yt ha tt hec ommieei sl ooki ngoutf or .
St ep3:Pa yA en ont oYourOpeni ngPa r a gr a ph Howyous t a r tyouri mgper s ona ls t a t ementorj us ta nyper s ona ls t a t ementc a nei t her ma k eorma ryourc ha nc esofbei ngc ons i der edf ora dmi s s i on. Ther ef or e, pa ya en ont o yourl ea doropeni ngpa r a gr a ph-t hi si swher eyous houl dgr a bt her ea der ’ sa en on. Ma k eyouropeni ngpa r a gr a pha na ppea l i ngf r a mewor kf ort her es tofyours t a t ement ’ s c ont ent .
St ep4:BeSpec i fic Fori ns t a nc e,donotma k edi r ec ts t a t ements uc ha s“ Iwi l lbea nout s t a ndi ngdoc t or ” . Yous houl donl yma k es uc hs t a t ementi fyouha ves t r ongpr ooforr ea s onst oba c ki tup. Yourent hus i a s mt obec omeamedi c a ldoc t or ,a nengi neeroral ega lpr a c oners houl d s t em f r om t heout c omeofas pec i fica ndr el eva ntex per i enc edes c r i bedi nyourper s ona l s t a t ement .
St ep5: Avoi dGr a mma ra ndTypoEr r or s Al s o,whenwr ingaper s ona ls t a t ementf orus ml er es i denc yorj us ta nyper s ona l s t a t ement ,ens ur eyouwr i t ewel la ndc or r ec t l y .I nes s enc e,beme c ul ousi nwr ing, t ypi nga ndpr oof r ea di ngyours t a t ement .Thea dmi s s i onboa r da l s ol ooksoutf orgood wr ings ki l l swhenr ea di ngper s ona ls t a t ement s .Bec onc i s ea ndc l ea ri nex pr es s i ng your s el f . And, donotex c eedt hes pul a t edwor dc ountl i mi t .
St ep6: Avoi dCl i c hés Yourper s ona ls t a t ementf ori mgf mgpr ogr a m orj us ta nyot hera dmi s s i ons houl dbe devoi dofc l i c héss uc ha ss t a ngt ha tyou’ r egooda ts c i enc e, a ndt ha tqua l i fiesyouf ora medi c a l c our s e. Thi si sa nex a mpl eofc ommona ndneedl es sc l i c héyous houl ds t a ya wa y f r om whenwr ingas t a t ement . I nc onc l us i on,i thel pst ol ever a gepr of es s i ona lgui dea ndhel pi nwr ingyourper s ona l s t a t ement .I t ’ sagr ea twa yt oi nc r ea s et he c ha nc esofma ki ngyours t a t ementa n a dmi s s i onwi nni ngt ool . Cont a c tusr i ghta wa yt ogetpr of es s i ona l per s ona l s t a t ementr evi ews er vi c eus ml e.