With the new section in ERAS to discuss challenging and/or significant experiences, would you still recommend addressing something like a low step score in the PS or would it be alright to place it as a challenging academic experience in that separate place within ERAS? Thank you!
thank you so much!! this video is incredibly helpful. as someone with ADHD, the template you provide has provided the foundation I needed to start writing. I appreciate you generosity in time and sharing your own personal statement (which is great btw--i would want you as my doctor)
Through this high quality video, I can see Dr. Xue is a very passionate, thoughtful and caring person, and exemplary as a model for medical students who apply to match with a residency program. Really appreciate it and look forward to seeing more of your videos 😊
Hi Doctor Lijia, I watched this video (and all your other videos) when I was applying for a surgery elective at Stanford Medicine a few months ago. Thank you so much I won't be able to finish my PS writing without your help. Today I got that elective offer from Stanford! I want to share this good news with you and express my gratitude. Thank you so much for making these videos and sharing all the knowledge. You really helped a lot of stressed students. Hope all is well with you!
This was really informative and this will help a lot of students. It was a really good idea to explain it with your personal statement. I'm eagerly waiting for you next video. We appreciate your help.
Loved going over your personal statement with you. I don't know if I missed this detail, but could you please tell me how many words your's was? Mine is currently 800 words. Will that be okay?
I think it was a little over a page. I recommend using standard 12 size point, Times New Roman or Arial. I wouldn't try to use size 10 font or something just to get it under a page.
Hi Dr. Lijia , I binge watched all your youtube videos after watching this one and all of them were amazing ! Keep at it and this is gonna be something big super soon ☺️
Hi Dr Lijia, I'm Dan song, from Shenyang China. I just watched your wonderful video and I'm so exited to find a person like you. I need some help if you don't mind. I'm 46, graduated from medical school in 2001 in China. I moved to America couple years ago and got green card now. I've been working in a small internal clinic for 4 years as a medical assistant. I passed step 1 and step 2( 240) this year. Now I'm preparing the OET test and application for residency program. My question is: Will the working experience in a small clinic help? Will the recommentation letter from my boss there gonna be good enough? Do I need to find a intership or observationer program in a hospital to jion now? I'm so exited and grateful while I'm writting this message to you and looking forward to see your advice. Thank you!
Please post more videos!! They’re super helpful and I think you have a lot to share ❤🙏🏽!! Personally, I’d like to know what you’ve done or would’ve done to retain all the information we’re suppose to learn in medical school. Thank you!
Thank you so much! I am all for goofy mneumonics. 1st generation cephalosporins: ZOOlander drives a lEXus for cefaZOlin and KefLEX or whatever works for your brain!
The structure you're suggesting makes a lot of logical sense for a good persuasive essay, but the feedback I keep hearing is that EVERYONE will be using a similar format and writing a persuasive essay is not a good way to stand out. I'm in the process of writing mine now for IM and the whole idea of "show don't tell" really can get hard. I'm trying to stick to using my own unique voice and telling a story no one else can tell. I know my experiences make me a good IM candidate, and it's just about what story do I tell that would stand out as interesting? On revision number 3 and have totally overhauled it to make it sound more unique. I have to believe that hearing something different - as long as clear elements of why you're interested/good for a specialty are there - will be what helps you earn an interview over someone with similar stats. I know no one is going to read this I'm just trying to hype myself up lol I hate this process so much. But we're better for it I guess
I’m writing mine as well. I have wrote a lot of personal statements, in law and medicine. Revision is important, which you’re doing. Let the writing be your voice. Your experience is what makes you. I would stay within the customary style of personal statements. Unless you have something exceptionally amazing, like one in a million unique story, don’t try to remake the mold, just fit your experiences within the established format.
I agree with @lawyerdoctor. It's totally ok to use a standard format and actually being a little boring is better than being too weird. You want to express your own unique narrative and reasons for why you want to pursue this difficult but rewarding career, but not use a unique structure...you don't want to stand out for being too weird in your format. For example, I've read PS that were each like 1 line stanzas like a poem and stood out in a bad way! or one that was like a comedic essay about their bowel movements using the word sh*t repeatedly!! All hurt their application unfortunately.
@@lijiaxie no totally, I hear where you’re coming from. I guess what I was trying to convey was this: don’t make it too obvious you’re trying to persuade someone of anything. I think a PS should read like a story. I think as long as there’s a thread that’s personal and effectively captures your motivation I feel like I am just trying not to explicitly say “I want to be an internist because…” I want to avoid stating the obvious. I think it’s possible to use a persuasive format but by showing and not “telling”
@@lijiaxie I know this is a long-shot, but what are the odds you could take a quick look at my PS just to tell me if I need to consider totally re-structuring it? ERAS submission is this week and I'm proud of what I wrote but also going through terrible anxiety and self doubt about it for some reason. My career advisor and a preceptor have told me it's good but I feel like I need at least one more professional signing off on it
Dr. Lijia I love all your videos and advice and find your style very refreshing. I wanted to suggest please getting a mic to continue listening your awesome advice. In some of your videos i have to crank up the volume to listen. Thank you for all your tips, from a very stressed residency applicant.
Thank you Dr. Lijia. Grateful ❤
With the new section in ERAS to discuss challenging and/or significant experiences, would you still recommend addressing something like a low step score in the PS or would it be alright to place it as a challenging academic experience in that separate place within ERAS? Thank you!
thank you so much!! this video is incredibly helpful. as someone with ADHD, the template you provide has provided the foundation I needed to start writing. I appreciate you generosity in time and sharing your own personal statement (which is great btw--i would want you as my doctor)
^^^ OMG RIGHT! So helpful!
Hi Dr. LIjia. I am wondering if you are available to help US student for their residency PS? Thanks.
Through this high quality video, I can see Dr. Xue is a very passionate, thoughtful and caring person, and exemplary as a model for medical students who apply to match with a residency program. Really appreciate it and look forward to seeing more of your videos 😊
Hi Doctor Lijia, I watched this video (and all your other videos) when I was applying for a surgery elective at Stanford Medicine a few months ago. Thank you so much I won't be able to finish my PS writing without your help. Today I got that elective offer from Stanford! I want to share this good news with you and express my gratitude. Thank you so much for making these videos and sharing all the knowledge. You really helped a lot of stressed students. Hope all is well with you!
I'm so glad your hard work paid off and this played a small part in your success! Congrats!
Thank you Dr. Lijia for this valuable information and thank you for sharing your PS. This helped me tremendously 🙏🏽🙏🏽
This was really informative and this will help a lot of students. It was a really good idea to explain it with your personal statement. I'm eagerly waiting for you next video. We appreciate your help.
Loved going over your personal statement with you. I don't know if I missed this detail, but could you please tell me how many words your's was? Mine is currently 800 words. Will that be okay?
I loved your personal statement! We're you able to keep this PS under one page?
I think it was a little over a page. I recommend using standard 12 size point, Times New Roman or Arial. I wouldn't try to use size 10 font or something just to get it under a page.
Hi Dr. Lijia , I binge watched all your youtube videos after watching this one and all of them were amazing ! Keep at it and this is gonna be something big super soon ☺️
Thank you so much! That's so kind!
Hi Dr Lijia, I'm Dan song, from Shenyang China. I just watched your wonderful video and I'm so exited to find a person like you. I need some help if you don't mind. I'm 46, graduated from medical school in 2001 in China. I moved to America couple years ago and got green card now. I've been working in a small internal clinic for 4 years as a medical assistant. I passed step 1 and step 2( 240) this year. Now I'm preparing the OET test and application for residency program.
My question is: Will the working experience in a small clinic help? Will the recommentation letter from my boss there gonna be good enough? Do I need to find a intership or observationer program in a hospital to jion now?
I'm so exited and grateful while I'm writting this message to you and looking forward to see your advice.
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing.
Please post more videos!! They’re super helpful and I think you have a lot to share ❤🙏🏽!! Personally, I’d like to know what you’ve done or would’ve done to retain all the information we’re suppose to learn in medical school. Thank you!
Thank you so much! I am all for goofy mneumonics. 1st generation cephalosporins: ZOOlander drives a lEXus for cefaZOlin and KefLEX or whatever works for your brain!
More videos please.
The structure you're suggesting makes a lot of logical sense for a good persuasive essay, but the feedback I keep hearing is that EVERYONE will be using a similar format and writing a persuasive essay is not a good way to stand out. I'm in the process of writing mine now for IM and the whole idea of "show don't tell" really can get hard. I'm trying to stick to using my own unique voice and telling a story no one else can tell. I know my experiences make me a good IM candidate, and it's just about what story do I tell that would stand out as interesting? On revision number 3 and have totally overhauled it to make it sound more unique. I have to believe that hearing something different - as long as clear elements of why you're interested/good for a specialty are there - will be what helps you earn an interview over someone with similar stats. I know no one is going to read this I'm just trying to hype myself up lol I hate this process so much. But we're better for it I guess
I read what you said. Thank you for sharing your perspective.
I’m writing mine as well. I have wrote a lot of personal statements, in law and medicine. Revision is important, which you’re doing. Let the writing be your voice. Your experience is what makes you. I would stay within the customary style of personal statements. Unless you have something exceptionally amazing, like one in a million unique story, don’t try to remake the mold, just fit your experiences within the established format.
I agree with @lawyerdoctor. It's totally ok to use a standard format and actually being a little boring is better than being too weird. You want to express your own unique narrative and reasons for why you want to pursue this difficult but rewarding career, but not use a unique structure...you don't want to stand out for being too weird in your format. For example, I've read PS that were each like 1 line stanzas like a poem and stood out in a bad way! or one that was like a comedic essay about their bowel movements using the word sh*t repeatedly!! All hurt their application unfortunately.
@@lijiaxie no totally, I hear where you’re coming from. I guess what I was trying to convey was this: don’t make it too obvious you’re trying to persuade someone of anything. I think a PS should read like a story. I think as long as there’s a thread that’s personal and effectively captures your motivation I feel like I am just trying not to explicitly say “I want to be an internist because…” I want to avoid stating the obvious. I think it’s possible to use a persuasive format but by showing and not “telling”
@@lijiaxie I know this is a long-shot, but what are the odds you could take a quick look at my PS just to tell me if I need to consider totally re-structuring it? ERAS submission is this week and I'm proud of what I wrote but also going through terrible anxiety and self doubt about it for some reason. My career advisor and a preceptor have told me it's good but I feel like I need at least one more professional signing off on it
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This video was really helpful, thank you!
Thank you for sharing your skills. it really helped
Dr. Lijia I love all your videos and advice and find your style very refreshing. I wanted to suggest please getting a mic to continue listening your awesome advice. In some of your videos i have to crank up the volume to listen. Thank you for all your tips, from a very stressed residency applicant.
Thank you so much for the feedback!
Thanks doc,so helpful
The definition of 'nice lady'.
Thank you so much to your kind advice😊
Thank you Dr Lijia
This was so helpful. Thank you.
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in love with your channel❤️❤️❤️
How kind! Thank you!! Please let me know if you have any advice of your own or questions!