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An essential guide to writing a personal statement for entry into medicine. Well written, with multiple examples of real personal statements written by successful applicants. A must read for all medical school applicants. --Phil, 1st year medical student, Brighton & Sussex Medical School
If you are struggling to write a good UCAS personal statement for medical school, look no further. This book has all the answers you need in one volume. It will also give you great ideas on the type of work experience you can organise and how to talk about it in your statement. --John, 3rd year medical student and medical school interviewer
If you are struggling to write a good UCAS personal statement for medical school, look no further. This book has all the answers you need in one volume. It will also give you great ideas on the type of work experience you can organise and how to talk about it in your statement. --John, 3rd year medical student and medical school interviewer
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Written by experts in communication and medical recruitment, this book explains what medical school admissions tutors are really looking for and how to get yourself noticed by writing a powerful and memorable personal statement. It will guide you through the process of writing a successful personal statement to help you win that coveted place at medical school, describing effective writing techniques to enable you to convince the admissions tutors of your desire and motivation for a career in medicine whilst conveying your true personality. You will learn how to plan and prepare to write your personal statement and how to develop a structure and content to maximise impact within the strict character limit allowed. The book contains 100 real life personal statements from successful A level and graduate applicants to all medical schools including Oxbridge, with critiques to highlight particular strengths and weaknesses. Details of medical schools that offered interviews to that candidate are given alongside each personal statement, with a summary look up table at the back of the book for quick reference. Clearly laid out and written in an informal and engaging style, this book is an essential read for anyone considering applying to medical school.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am glad I bought this book because I now have a much better idea of how to present my personal statement for my forthcoming UCAS application to medicine. I found the section on how to present your work experience particularly thorough and it was really good to be shown how the different types of experience can be presented to maximise the impact they can have on the admission tutors; in fact that has given me some ideas of further experience that I can organise for this summer.
The personal statements which are shown are also very enlightening. It is really good to see the different styles that have been used by previous medical school applicants and it was interesting to see how differently those who applied to Cambridge worded theirs. Given that I intend to apply for Cambridge, UCL, St George's and Sheffield, I now have a clearer idea of how different the statements for those four schools look.
The proof will be in the pudding, but for now I can honestly say that this book is a good purchase.
The personal statements which are shown are also very enlightening. It is really good to see the different styles that have been used by previous medical school applicants and it was interesting to see how differently those who applied to Cambridge worded theirs. Given that I intend to apply for Cambridge, UCL, St George's and Sheffield, I now have a clearer idea of how different the statements for those four schools look.
The proof will be in the pudding, but for now I can honestly say that this book is a good purchase.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone who fancies a career in medicine and wonders how to approach the writing of their personal statement. It provides loads of examples, and explanations. I found the section on work experience particularly good, as was all the information about writing in the active tense. The book contains critique of real personal statements and this is particularly good to learn how you can improve your statement once you have written a first draft.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I loved this book because it shows you that even with a "normal background" with a normal amount of work experience you can write a really good statement. I had read books on personal statements before but the only examples they gave were of made-up statements based on ideal candidates with a lot of stuff to talk about. This one is really different because it is good at showing you how to best exploit your potential and gives good techniques on how to improve your writing. The 100 examples of real statements provided in the book also give a good idea of the standards required for each school.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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Good book addressing all aspects of the medical school UCAS statement. Nice format too so I was able to take it with me whenever I had to take a train or a bus. Read more
Published 8 days ago by Dianne Keramica
One of most insighful books on the topic
My whole family has been big fans of all the books and courses written or organised by Olivier Picard. Read more
Published 11 days ago by Richard Cleveland
Necessary reading for all med school applicants
This book is first class. If you are stumped for ideas about what to put in your statement, that will show you the way. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Sultan Reed
Brilliant book full of tips and examples. Thoroughly recommended.
This book is a real gem. It takes you through the process of writing your personal statement and then shows you statements of real candidates who were successful at getting into... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Chris Zertoun
Very good book. Extremely useful to contruct your own statement
Seeing what successful candidates have written in their statements was really usful to help me think about my own. The book is really well constructed, with lots of examples.
Published 2 months ago by Dan Tweedy
really good book, i recommend.
this book is really useful, it does what is says on the cover, unlike many other books I have purchased. Read more
Published 6 months ago by abdul
Very useful explanations and examples
The book has a good section on showing you how to structure the personal statement and exploit your experience to showcase your strength. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Charlotte Diston
Very useful guide
Bought this book near the end of summer as I had no personal statement written as of then and I had to have a draft in for the start of September. Read more
Published 13 months ago by nobody
Definitely worth buying.
A really good book that shows you all the sections to include into the personal statement for medical school and how to use work experience and personal experience to sell your... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Danny Boyle
Full of ideas and techniques to improve your statement. Really good...
The 100 statements the book contains are really useful to see the standard of those who have applied to and got a place at different medical schools. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Aidan Burns
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