essay help

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>hi.</p>

<p>just to be clear, i need help brainstorming. im not asking you to write the essay for me! [some how when i asked an advisor to help me, she automatically assumed this. :S ]</p>

<p>ok, so i am writing my personal statement to get into an early acceptance dental program.</p>

<p>i have brainstormed parts of my personality and character that i would like to put in my essay. the problem is that i have very little experience in the healthcare industry, and the advice that ive been receiving lately has been telling me to weave my qualities in with an experience. is it bad to just explicitly list qualities and why they apply to me? or just plain why i want to be a dentist, out and simple? would that come off as brash? </p>

<p>the other problem is my hook. im not quite sure how to reel my readers in. would a meaningful song lyric be taken as unprofessional? i really do not want to come off as cliche. any ideas?</p>

<p>thanks, im stumped.
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<p>It’s more that it might not be very convincing. In writing, I can say whatever I want - that I’m 6’3", that I’m a famous athlete, that I’m rich and overwhelmingly attractive to the opposite sex - but there’s no way for you, the reader, to corroborate that. Likewise, if you just say that you’re caring and that’s why you want to be a dentist, how is the admissions committee to believe your sincerity? That’s where writing about a meaningful experience can be helpful. By judging your description of the event and your response to it, adcoms can gain some insight into who you are as a person and what your motivations are for being a dentist.</p>

<p>At least, that’s the goal.</p>

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<p>ok, i understand what you are saying. i suppose it validates what i am trying to prove.</p>

<p>thanks for the help :)</p>