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5 Fatal Flaws:
Eliminate the 5 Most Common Flaws in Your AMCAS and Secondary Essays
Table of Contents
Fatal Flaw #1:
Lack of Substance................................................................................................... 3
Fatal Flaw #2:
Failure to Answer the Question.............................................................................. 4
Fatal Flaw #3:
Clichd Writing....................................................................................................... 5
Fatal Flaw #4:
Superficiality........................................................................................................... 6
Fatal Flaw #5:
Muddled Thinking.................................................................................................. 7
Epilogue.................................................................................................................. 8
5 Fatal Flaws:
Eliminate the 5 Most Common Flaws in Your AMCAS and Secondary Essays
Avoid Fatal Flaw #1: Bring your personal statements to life with self-reflection and astute use of
examples balanced by analysis.
5 Fatal Flaws:
Eliminate the 5 Most Common Flaws in Your AMCAS and Secondary Essays
Avoid Fatal Flaw #2: Keep the application alive. Answer the question.
5 Fatal Flaws:
Eliminate the 5 Most Common Flaws in Your AMCAS and Secondary Essays
Avoid Fatal Flaw #3: Write pointed and direct answers to the questions.
1 http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/blogspotting/archives/2005/11/rid_the_world_o.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_blogspotting
2 http://www.alistapart.com/articles/zombiecopy
3 http://blog.accepted.com/acceptedcom_blog/2006/10/26/personal-statement-tip-cliches-of-the-year.html
5 Fatal Flaws:
Eliminate the 5 Most Common Flaws in Your AMCAS and Secondary Essays
6. Organizing.
2. Initiating.
3. Mentoring.
8. Motivating.
4. Teaching.
9. Managing.
5. Persuading.
And this is just a sample. Not all leaders can claim these qualities and only a handful can write about
the specific example you will provide. So remember:
Avoid umbrella words.
Use specific examples.
And banish superficiality from your personal statements.
5 Fatal Flaws:
Eliminate the 5 Most Common Flaws in Your AMCAS and Secondary Essays
Avoid Fatal Flaw #5: Think clearly and honestly before beginning to write.
5 Fatal Flaws:
Eliminate the 5 Most Common Flaws in Your AMCAS and Secondary Essays
Epilogue
We hope that our 5 Fatal Flaws: Eliminate the 5 Most Common Flaws in Your AMCAS and
Secondary Essays special report will guide you through the application maze. If you are still not
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