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发信站: 飘渺水云间 (Mon Aug 19 12:17:39 2002), 转信 <br>
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A number of you are getting ready to apply to medical school this coming <br>
summer. One of the challenges you will face is to write the one page <br>
personal statement that is an important part of the AMCAS application. Now <br>
is the time to start to think about what you want to include in the <br>
statement. Here are my thoughts. <br>
I often am asked what is the question that applicants are to address in the <br>
statement. The printed directions are vague and general. To me, the <br>
question is this: "Who are you who wants to be a physician?" From this <br>
broad question one may next ask about what the schools are looking for in <br>
applicants. I constantly refer to UCSF's general but wonderful statement <br>
that "successful applicants tend to have strong academic records, firm and <br>
clear motivation as reflected in their work experience, activities and <br>
interests, and outstanding personal qualities." I have tried to explain the <br>
UCSF statement in more detail in our handout "Pre-Medical Preparation at <br>
Berkeley" , and I would refer you to it. Briefly, the schools want good <br>
students--grades and scores. To me, however, there is more to strong <br>
academic records than numbers. Intellectual abilities shown through <br>
research and other academic interests are examples. Firm and clear <br>
motivation means "a helping, caring person who knows what he or she is <br>
getting into from having explored the field." The helping and caring can be <br>
shown in any number of ways and not just through medically related work. But <br>
don't forget that the schools want to know that applicants have explored <br>
their intended field. Outstanding personal qualities include the personal <br>
traits we look for in physicians. The schools seek interesting and <br>
accomplished people. While this too is vague, we all know interesting and <br>
accomplished people whether they be athletes, musicians, leaders, poets, or <br>
artists and many others good at something worthwhile. <br>
What's next? Keeping in mind what the schools are looking for what is it <br>
that you want them to know about you? What have you done that makes you fit <br>
the broad general framework of what the schools seek in applicants? Make <br>
some notes to yourself and start to refine them. What is the evidence that <br>
you, for example, are a helping and caring person? Note that I said <br>
evidence. In the statement you want to write about what you have done in a <br>
way that allows the reader to draw a conclusion about you. You do not want <br>
to say, " My volunteer work shows I am helping and caring." You want the <br>
reader to draw that conclusion, but you want the evidence to reveal it. You <br>
do not want to tell the reader what the evidence means. It is showing and <br>
not telling. You can say this experience made me realize something but <br>
don't tell them what it shows them; let the reader draw that conclusion <br>
based on your clear description of the situation. <br>
While you could discuss only one topic in the one page statement, most <br>
applicants write about 3-4. Too many topics turn the statement into a <br>
list--not a good idea. Clearly then, the topics you choose to write about <br>
are very important and deserve considerable thought. <br>
Here are some common problems that I see in the large number of statements I <br>
read( you are invited to attend one of our workshops on statement <br>
writing--check our website-see below-- and then make an appointment to see <br>
one of the pre-med advisors--remember we have our own ideas on the subject. <br>
You may encounter different approaches just as you will practice medicine in <br>
your own way). Often, applicants spend many words and lines of their <br>
precious one page in an introduction which may reveal little about them; I <br>
see this all the time. Get right at your job of revealing you. A word about <br>
quotes-- Many start their statement with a quote. The admissions readers <br>
have seen them all before. I tend to discourage quotes and roll my eyes at <br>
many of them. Don't be vague--"my research project was challenging and <br>
rewarding." What does that mean? Speaking of research--don't write about <br>
it as you would in an abstract or science report. We care about you and not <br>
that cells do this or that when exposed to something or other and this has <br>
implications for some medical advance. What can we learn about you from <br>
your research? That is the purpose. Don't tell them what physicians are or <br>
should be. The readers already know and are not looking for you to inform <br>
them. Again, they want to know how you match up with what they think is <br>
important in a physician(UCSF's statement). The personal statement is all <br>
about you. The statement is not an essay on medicine or the state of the <br>
world. Don't be modest or boastful-reveal yourself honestly and positively. <br>
You are your own salesperson. If you don't show them who you are nobody else <br>
will either. Make you statement interesting and lively but not "cute." "I <br>
want them to remember me" may lead to being remembered in a less than <br>
favorable light. Make your ending a conclusion and not a summary. Just as <br>
you should not start the statement by telling them what you are going to <br>
write about the ending should not be a list of what you have told them. <br>
These are my thoughts and are offered for your consideration and guidance. <br>
Many different views exist on what is a good movie, book or personal <br>
statement. What is above is the way I see it. Let me know if this is <br>
helpful to you. <br>
We also are anxious to help non-premeds with their statements whether they <br>
be for graduate school or another health science. <br>
Remember that it is important to apply in early June. We will receive AMCAS <br>
applications in April. They will come in paper or on a disc. You can <br>
download the AMCAS application from www.aamc.org. Contact non-AMCAS schools <br>
for their applications. The MCAT application booklet lists non-AMCAS <br>
schools or you may check in MSAR, the requirement book. The 1999-2000 <br>
version should be in stores by May. Secondary applications from AMCAS <br>
schools will follow by early/mid July. At that time you will need your <br>
letters of recommendations. I know that letters will be a concern for some <br>
of you. I urge you to get going on them. Completing the secondary <br>
application early is very important at most schools. <br>
Good luck to all of you getting ready to take the MCAT. <br>
Peter <br>
Peter S. Van Houten, Ed.D. <br>
Director, Graduate School Services <br>
Career Center <br>
University of California at Berkeley <br>
2111 Bancroft Way, #4350 <br>
Berkeley, CA 94720-4350 <br>
Telephone 510 642 5706 <br>
Fax 510 642 6987 <br>
-- <br>
我望着户外的昏黄 <br>
如同望着将来， <br>
我的心震盲了我的听。 <br>
你怎还不来？ <br>
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※ 来源:·飘渺水云间 Freecity.dhs.org·[FROM: ildeepblue] <br>
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