Personal Statements

Getting into the school, residency or fellowship program that you want isn't just about grades or test scores. Numbers are important, as are things like leadership, volunteering and extracurriculars. But admissions committees want to see beyond those things. They want to know who you are. As a person. As an aspiring doctor, or lawyer, or engineer, or Wall Street trader, or surgery resident. What it is that drives you. That intrigues you. That comforts you. That’s what the personal statement i...