Most Common Mistakes in Biomedical Science Personal Statement

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Most Common Mistakes
in Biomedical
Science Personal Statement
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What does Personal Statement Mean?

• Biomedical science personal statement is an essay
  in which an applicant describes all his or her
  achievements, skills, abilities, experience and
  ambitions. It should be authentic and
  thoughtfully crafted. This paper gives a valuable
  chance for you to prove the admission committee
  why you are the best candidate for a position.

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However, lots of applicants make some mistakes
which eliminate their chances to be accepted.
There are the most common.

• Dull opening paragraph
• Dont ruin your statement with a boring opening.
  If you are trying to be funny and making a joke
  at the beginning, make sure that your humor is
  clever and appropriate.

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• Lack of structure
• Keep your statement organized. Ideally, it should
  include an eye-catching beginning, engaging and
  informative body and convincing conclusions.

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• Not clarifying reasons why you want to go to
  school
• Lots of students skip this part of writing
  because theyre persuaded that the admissions
  already know all of them. Of course, it is hard
  to come up with new ideas on reasons because they
  are very similar among all applicants.
  Nevertheless, it is essential to demonstrate your
  passion and interest in the chosen program.

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• Too generic
• If you want to stand out from the crowd, write an
  original statement. Dont compose it like other
  students. It is only about you so dont be shy,
  let the advisors see how great you are.

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• Clichés
• They are overused, uninspiring, tired, not
  interesting anymore and only demonstrate a lack
  of creativity.

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• Spelling and grammatical errors
• Even if your science personal statement is so
  powerful and creative, but full of mistakes,
  tutors wont appreciate it. Such errors are easy
  to spot and show that you didnt spend your time
  on proofreading. Ask a friend or a classmate to
  review your paper. The second look is the best
  solution.

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• Quotes
• There are so many inspirational quotes from the
  greatest people of all time but they are not your
  own words and wont show the committee what
  person you are.

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• Hyperboles
• There is no place for exaggerations in a
  successful masters program personal statement.
  No lies as well! Sooner or later, you will be
  found out.

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• Plagiarism
• On the Internet there is plenty of masters
  personal statement samples but be sure that the
  admissions can identify if your content is
  original or copied from the web. Its not worth
  it. Dont risk your education and reputation.

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• Negativity
• Make your personal statement scholarship
  application positive! Dont mention your failures
  or hard personal circumstances unless you
  demonstrate how you easily coped with them and
  got a great life experience.

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• Arrogance
• Trying to stand out from other applicants, dont
  try too hard. If youre showing off and present
  yourself as a great, outstanding and awesome
  person, it will push tutors away. Dont write a
  list of superficial adjectives of what a
  wonderful person you are, but give specific
  examples of your experiences that built your
  personality (for example, it can be your
  biomedical science internships).

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• Simply Listing
• When you simply list all activities youve done
  without descriptions, it becomes boring. Pick 2-3
  of your greatest experiences and concentrate on
  them in science personal statements.

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• Abnormal Sentence Length
• Too long sentences are hard to read and its easy
  to lose their sense. It will make your
  engineering personal statement long-winded and
  wordy. So break a long sentence into smaller
  pieces and let the admissions to feel satisfied,
  but not confused.

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• Focusing on big achievements instead of
  meaningful
• Mention only those accomplishments that have made
  an impact on your education, career or the whole
  life. Write about turning points in your life
  that challenges you and helped you to grow.
  Relate it with your studying, how experienced you
  are thanks to your achievements.

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• Not being specific
• Avoid generalizations that dont contain
  meaningful information and wont help the
  admissions make their decision. Be precise and
  clear.

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• Mentioning information that already was given
• It simply demonstrates that you dont have
  anything else to say and shows your lack of
  interest and desire. Keep your physics personal
  statement original and avoid repetitions.

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More information about common mistakes in
biomedical science personal statement you can
find in this Google book.

• Using slang language
• There is no place for slang in such serious
  paper. You can easily express all your thought
  using appropriate language that wont end with
  confusion or misinterpretation.

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