Personal statement writing tips
Getting started - When you open a new document and try to start writing your personal statement for the first time, it’s easy to not know where to start. The introduction seems the best place to begin, but this can be the hardest section, so don’t worry if it’s not great at first.
To brainstorm, make a list of points that you want to include and then group them under subheadings (e.g. hobbies). Or instead, if you’ve made applications before, take extracts from these previous statements and putting them together in a new document gives you a base to work on. When I first did this, the structure was non-existent, and it didn’t have everything I wanted to say – but it gave me a good place to start.
The introduction - Don’t worry if it’s cliched. For a subject like medicine, it is standard to talk about helping people while applying scientific knowledge. This is fine if you can justify it by linking it to your work experience or...