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How should I start with writing a personal statement for Medicine?

Hopefully by the point of writing a personal statement you'll have already been completing some work experience or volunteering work based in healthcare. Don't worry at all if you haven't got lots of expe...

HG
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How should I go about making my personal statement stand out from the piles of med school applications?

Many students become fixated on making their statement different and unique, often to the extent that they run the risk of seeming disingenuous or detracting from the core messages they wish to convey. Th...

MB
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How do I make my personal statement stand out?

My personal statement was adequate. For "why law", I explained my interest in current affairs and debates, what I had learnt on my legal work experience, and (literally just) that I had read &qu...

CW
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How should one include extra curriculars to their Personal Statement and what is the importance of this?

Extra Curricular activities are very important because it shows growth and interest that one might continue at University. If this is an activity that is relatable to their degree it is also an excellent ...

ES
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How do you give yourself the best chance of getting into University?

A personal statement should be tailored to yourself. It should be enticing as a University admissions team is probably bored of reading the same old thing. You should sell yourself to the University and h...

EC
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