mtorr_ca Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Long story short- I am reapplying this cycle and I'm so lost with my personal statement. For my first personal statement, I wrote about different things as far as what led me to this point of wanting to become a PA, patient interactions I've had that made an impact on me, and other details about the population I live in etc. But how do I address things that I've improved since my last application cycle if the school has a supplemental essay for re-applicants asking the same thing? I'm at a crossroads because I don't want to write the same thing twice so I'm not sure how to address that. Suggestions? My last question is if I'm applying to a couple programs I didn't apply to last year will they frown upon me talking about my improvements from the previous cycle or will it not matter? Thank you all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastudentw Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 My first cycle I applied I sent my app to 10 schools and got straight rejections. The second cycle I applied I sent my app to more schools. Because of that, I was a reapplicant at some programs, but a new applicant to others. I made the decision to not talk about being a reapplicant in my new personal statement. I wrote a completely new essay and I talked about a few of the new experiences I had since the last application cycle but I made no mention that those experiences were me trying to improve from last year. When I read my first PS versus my second one when I was accepted, the difference is clear how much better the second one ended up being. I would leave specifically talking about improvements you have made since last cycle for your supplemental essays so you can be more specific towards each school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtorr_ca Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 Perfect thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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