Is There Such a Thing as Too Many Drafts? Writing a Standout Med School Personal Statement [Episode 612]

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In this episode, Dr. Valerie Wherley and Alicia Nimonkar discuss how to write an effective personal statement for medical school applications.

Send Harold your questions! In this episode of Admissions Straight Talk, host Dr. Valerie Wherley sits down with Accepted Admissions Consultant Alicia Nimonkar, an expert writing coach with a background in composition and rhetoric, to unpack one of the most important – and often most intimidating – parts of the medical school application: the personal statement. Alicia explains how applicants can use the AAMC’s premed competencies as a framework to craft authentic, focused narratives that hig...

People in this episode

Guest: Alicia Nimonkar

Topics covered

• medical school applications
• personal statement writing
• admissions consulting
• composition and rhetoric
• premed competencies

Keywords

• AAMC premed competencies
• authentic narratives
• focused narratives
• writing coach
• medical school personal statement

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