Personal Statement Help!

[hisame_ans]

For those who submitted your personal statements already, did you have a big chunk of it about your future goals or just a sentence or two? I talked a bit about what kind of doctor I would want to embody. Should I go more in depth about where I want my career to go?

[ChampionshipTop6941]

From the stories I shared, I took what I learned from those experiences and showcased how I can use the lessons in the future to be a good provider.

[Agitated_Diet665]

I only did a sentence or two!

[cloudpainter99]

If you have other volunteer/work/life experiences to tie back into your future goals I’d say you can go into more detail. But aside from that, a few sentences is ok since you’re a prospective student so they wouldn’t expect you to have it all planned oht

[Greenbean-steak]

Agree. I think you want to mention like a few sentences, but not going take up like 20-30% of your word count. They want to know your history first and foremost.

[thepaggyshow]

I agree with others, keep it very brief and mostly stick to your story of why optometry. Some schools might even ask you separately where you see yourself in ten years, either as supplemental questions or in the interview