Myth of the One Page Personal Statement

Your confidence in your story is your key to writing a successful personal statement (see our video on being yourself here:    • Advice for Writing a Successful Personal S...  ). Being specific will get the program director or admissions committee member to read, and enjoy, your entire personal statement, even if it is longer than one page. Some candidates, particularly for medical resedency, do not believe this. Programs have disseminated the idea that they will not read any personal statement longer than one page. The reason is that most personal statements are bad and not worth reading, and it is faster to dismiss one page than it is two. The result of forcing yourself to adhere to the one-page limit is usually an underdeveloped, and therefore unsuccessful, personal statement. The exception to this are personal statements for medical fellowship. See that video here:    • How to Write a Successful Personal Stateme...  . You may be asking: Is it even possible to match to, or be accepted by, a program with a personal statement longer than one page? The answer is yes. Our clients do it all the time. Share This Personal Statement Video:    • Myth of the One Page Personal Statement   See Our Other Personal Statement Videos:    • Personal Statement Tips   Subscribe to Our Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DLAEditors?... Learn More About Our Professional Personal Statement Services: http://www.dlaeditors.com/personal_st... Meet Your DLA Team: http://www.dlaeditors.com/meet_your_d... Follow Us:   / dlaeditors     / dla-editors-&-proofers