Writing your own med school recommendation letter? Here's the #1 tip for this process. Writing your own letter can help you and your referee get on the same page and be clear on what you’re looking to have in your letter of recommendation. Requesting medical school recommendation letters from certain people like professors or former bosses can be a daunting task, but it could get worse if they ask you to write your own. This is why you need to learn how to write your own letter of recommendation. Even if you’ve been in several of their courses, submitted multiple projects to them, spent time with them in office hours, and exchanged basic pleasantries with them, it can be hard to feel confident in their evaluation of you. Students – even (or perhaps especially) top students – are notorious for their self-doubt. That’s not always a bad thing, as it keeps you striving to do more and do better, but it can lead to a significant under-evaluation of your successes, accomplishments, and overall standing as a student. While you want to put sincere effort and thought into framing the draft you compose, if there’s anything they feel is missing, anything they think should be worded differently, anything that doesn’t represent their voice, they will edit it and make it what it needs to be. So, consider taking this opportunity to ensure that your letter of recommendation does and says all the things you hope it will do and say! #medschoolletterofrecommendation #medschoolletterofreference #premed #bemoacademicconsulting #bemore #bemo
This is the #1 rule you need to know if you’re wondering how much to add and how many stories and experiences to include in your grad school statement of purpose. How many different stories or events you should include can impact the admissions officer’s reading experience, which is something you want to go smoothly. If the admissions officer becomes confused, lost, or worse, bored with your statement of purpose essay it might be because you’re adding too many pieces of information in the form on stories, and too many things that aren’t needed. This video will explain how to balance how much information to give and how many different stories to include as you write your grad school statement of purpose. While you do want to showcase yourself and paint a colorful narrative about why you’re applying to grad school, and how you came to this moment, you don’t want to muddy the essay with too many stories and experiences that don’t connect the dots or help your essay in the best way possible. #gradschoolstatementofpurpose #statementofpurposeessay #statementofpurpose #brainstormingessay #BeMo #BeMoAcademicConsulting #bemore