161: 5 Biggest Medical School Personal Statement Mistakes
The Premed Years
Ryan Gray
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 23 December 2015
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Ryan discusses the 5 most common mistakes he sees when reviewing personal statements. One of the most common is not giving yourself enough time. Take a listen!
Links and Other Resources
- Full Episode Blog Post
- Check out my Personal Statement Writing Course to help you tell your story.
- Related episode: What Should Nontrads Focus on in Their Personal Statements?
- Related episode: Stop Wasting Space in Your Personal Statement and ECs.
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| 0:51.3 | The Medical School Headquarters Podcast, Session Number 161. |
| 0:55.0 | Hello and welcome to the Medical School Headquarters |
| 1:05.4 | Podcast where we believe that collaboration not competition is key to your |
| 1:10.4 | pre-med success. I'm your host Dr. Ryan Gray and in this |
| 1:13.9 | podcast we share with you stories, encouragement, and information that you need to |
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