How to Write a Personal Statement | START HERE for Medical School AMCAS

0:00 Intro
0:21 Background On Me
0:49 My Own Personal Statement
1:01 What this Video Is Not
1:25 What is the Personal Statement
3:06 How to START
6:03 In Depth WHY You Are Applying
7:45 Just Start Writing
10:37 Crafting Together
12:09 Get Good Advise
13:16 Revise, Revise, Revise
14:08 STOP Revising
15:10 Conclusion

This is how to write a personal statement for the AMCAS application to get into medical school. The personal statement is one of the most important parts of the application and sometimes the first impression an admissions committee gets of you as an applicant. Writing a personal statement should be a long, thoughtful, and reflective process. I believe it should be the first part of your application you start, long before you even start studying for the MCAT. When I say "start," that doesn't necessarily mean getting "pen to paper," but it means starting the process of reflecting on why you want to be a doctor. This process should hopefully be inspiring to you and remind yourself why you are putting in all the work. This isn't a how to write the personal statement as in telling you to format it this way, or use quotations, or have a catchy opener. It's a process of how to write the best personal statement you can by truly reflecting on your life and why you are applying to medical school. I think this will get at the most important aspect of your personal statement: that it is truly "personal." Good Luck!

Kohlberg's States of Moral Development:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Kohlberg%27s_sta…

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Note: For those that are new here, I'm not a doctor (yet). I'm currently a first year medical student at Duke University.

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