A Scientific Method
A Guide for How to Not Get Into Graduate School
Personal Statements
Year 1: 2012-2013 Application Cycle
I was always that kid in school who loved math and science, but never felt comfortable owning up to it. On the playground, my friends would complain about word problems, then a few years later it would be F.O.I.L.-ing, then came the long heartfelt rants against physics; all the while I listened silently. Nearly everyone around me was more focused on the social sciences so that I forgot that loving math and science was acceptable...
Year 2: 2013-2014 Application Cycle
My grades and test scores paint a picture of me, an incomplete picture. Looking at my transcript I likely appear as an average student. Yes, academics are important, but numbers alone cannot explain me as a candidate. Instead, it is my character that stands out and exemplifies my strengths and successes.
I am dependable. I am passionate. I am prepared...
Year 3: 2015-2016 Application Cycle
I always thought that I was a very focused and dedicated individual; I’ve known very specifically what I wanted for my future for the last eight years. I know the end goal, and the major milestones in the middle, but the details have changed ever so slightly as of late. Eight years ago I knew I wanted to work within medical research, the only questions were (1) do I also want to be a clinician and (2) what specifically do I want to study...?