Check some med-speak in my PS?
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Check some med-speak in my PS?Please? :3
The careers advisor told me to put in some specialist language in my PS to show I'd done research, paid attentions, was keen etc etc
This is what I've come up with, but I don't want to make a fool of myself with it being all wrong
EDIT: Would it be correct to say a meningioma existed on, as opposed to in, a brain?
Also, if at first glance there appeared to be nothing wrong with a patient, would it be okay to refer to the meningioma as asymptomatic?
So any help from someone that knows a LOT more than me would be greatly appreciated!Last edited by KitschyFox; 30-05-2012 at 23:21. -
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Re: Check some med-speak in my PS?Shouldn't be posting bits of your ps online, it might be copied / show up on the checker ucas has, the PS review service should be able to help you as med students are the ones checking it as well.
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Re: Check some med-speak in my PS?Even if you did delete it, it's on the internet forever meaning you can no longer use it in your PS as it would be flagged by the plagarism checker.(Original post by KitschyFox)
Oh all righty then
Is there anyway to delete this or do I wait for/alert a mod?
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Re: Check some med-speak in my PS?Didn't know that.(Original post by Elwyn)
Even if you did delete it, it's on the internet forever meaning you can no longer use it in your PS as it would be flagged by the plagarism checker.
Tbf if you put something medical in your PS it's very likely to come up at interview, so if you do talk about it you must be well read about it. -
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Re: Check some med-speak in my PS?If you're deliberately using words that you're uncomfortable with, it shows. In the example posted above, the sentence does not flow and seems awkward. If I can see this, then so can an admissions tutor - so all you're showing is that you know how to use google, which isn't impressive. My advice is to use words that you're actually comfortable with, use without symptoms instead of asymptomatic above and it flows better.
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Re: Check some med-speak in my PS?@Elwyn: >.< I'd been warned about the plagiarism detection too, now I'm being stupid. Lucky have another placement coming up I suppose...
@CpnCornetto: That I'd be willing to prepare for and I have an aunt working in radiology to help out. They wouldn't be going to go too in-depth though, would they? Actually, with the expectations...
@tory88: You'd be surprised at some statements have gone through and been accepted from our school then :/ Personally I thought asymptomatic was all right, but I see your point of course
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Re: Check some med-speak in my PS?the quote function works better to get people's attention back to the thread :P(Original post by KitschyFox)
@Elwyn: >.< I'd been warned about the plagiarism detection too, now I'm being stupid. Lucky have another placement coming up I suppose...
@CpnCornetto: That I'd be willing to prepare for and I have an aunt working in radiology to help out. They wouldn't be going to go too in-depth though, would they? Actually, with the expectations...
@tory88: You'd be surprised at some statements have gone through and been accepted from our school then :/ Personally I thought asymptomatic was all right, but I see your point of course
Thanks all
They could do, I don't really know how much they expect you to know.
But if you mention it in your personal statement then they're perfectly entitled to assume you've done reading up about it etc etc (showing attributes like being interested and independent study skills) so they'll test you on it at interview and they'll most of the time know more about it than you as panels will have doctors / med students on them most times.
Therefore they'll probably also have the ability to make you look/feel stupid at interview if they feel like it just to be mean, see how you deal with criticism and deal with pressure. If they wanted to of course.
I don't know how much "specialist vocabulary" would actually help in a medical personal statement, mine was pretty basic and I left it fairly general about anything I mentioned that was medical, meaning that I could try and bend the questions they asked to suit what I understood.
But with the personal statement the point of it is to sell you, they won't really be impressed if you're able to name all the cephalosporin's and which generation they are or whether you understand the in's and out's of the anatomy of your little toe. They'll teach you all the stuff you need in medical school.
It's better to show interest IMO. I mean aswell, if you allready know everything you need to know then why do you need the uni?
Use the limited 4000 characters you have to sell the skills and attributes you have by using examples of stuff you've done.
In my personal statement I said that I was working in a microbiology lab for a year, I said it increased my knowledge of medical science and nothing more, if they asked me about it at interview then I could talk about whatever I had learnt fresh in my head.
Aswell your placements give you more of an insight into the life and role of a doctor, that's also far more important to show understanding of than "specialist terms".
That's my pennies worth anyhow.Last edited by CpnCornetto; 30-05-2012 at 23:42. -
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Re: Check some med-speak in my PS?it doesn't mean you can't talk about that placement. It just means you need to word it differently.(Original post by KitschyFox)
@Elwyn: >.< I'd been warned about the plagiarism detection too, now I'm being stupid. Lucky have another placement coming up I suppose... -
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Re: Check some med-speak in my PS?Haha, noted :P(Original post by CpnCornetto)
the quote function works better to get people's attention back to the thread :P
They could do, I don't really know how much they expect you to know.
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Aswell your placements give you more of an insight into the life and role of a doctor, that's also far more important to show understanding of than "specialist terms".
That's my pennies worth anyhow.
And after reading up on the wiki here I'm aware what you get out of placements is more important, and to write about yourself. I'm trying to blend that with my advisor's advice though and it just hasn't fit into the 4000 characters :/ I'm taking on board what you said though, I'll weed out some of the science-y stuff And thanks for the interview tip there too :P
Duly noted also, thanks!(Original post by Elwyn)
it doesn't mean you can't talk about that placement. It just means you need to word it differently.
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Re: Check some med-speak in my PS?Not entirely true. It would have been picked up by Google cache but the edit means that when the cache updates it'll disappear. We've checked this with statements that have been placed in public areas before.(Original post by Elwyn)
Even if you did delete it, it's on the internet forever meaning you can no longer use it in your PS as it would be flagged by the plagarism checker. -
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Re: Check some med-speak in my PS?Oh, didn't know that(Original post by Becca-Sarah)
Not entirely true. It would have been picked up by Google cache but the edit means that when the cache updates it'll disappear. We've checked this with statements that have been placed in public areas before.
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Re: Check some med-speak in my PS?Unless if you have actually read up on whatever you mention then it'll be a bad idea to include it tbh. Haven't you done a biology A level coursework on anything medically related? If so, then that could be pretty good to mention
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Re: Check some med-speak in my PS?You're applying to medical school to learn all the med-speak, they won't expect you to know anything prior to studying! I don't think shoe-horning some technical terms for the sake of it will help your application.
Remember - there's a word / character limit to your PS. Better use that limit to better explain why you want to do medicine, what you've experienced first hand and why you think you'll be able to cope at med school. -
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Re: Check some med-speak in my PS?starting early :O(Original post by KitschyFox)
Please? :3
The careers advisor told me to put in some specialist language in my PS to show I'd done research, paid attentions, was keen etc etc
This is what I've come up with, but I don't want to make a fool of myself with it being all wrong
EDIT: Would it be correct to say a meningioma existed on, as opposed to in, a brain?
Also, if at first glance there appeared to be nothing wrong with a patient, would it be okay to refer to the meningioma as asymptomatic?
So any help from someone that knows a LOT more than me would be greatly appreciated! -
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Re: Check some med-speak in my PS?Don't write about anything complex in your statement, if you do then it is fair game for interview fodder.(Original post by KitschyFox)
Please? :3
The careers advisor told me to put in some specialist language in my PS to show I'd done research, paid attentions, was keen etc etc
This is what I've come up with, but I don't want to make a fool of myself with it being all wrong
EDIT: Would it be correct to say a meningioma existed on, as opposed to in, a brain?
Also, if at first glance there appeared to be nothing wrong with a patient, would it be okay to refer to the meningioma as asymptomatic?
So any help from someone that knows a LOT more than me would be greatly appreciated!
Also, the fact that you are having to ask if asymptomatic is appropriate shows that you shouldn't be using it in your PS. (I wouldn't describe it as asymptomatic if at a glance there didn't appear to be anything wrong with the patient...you don't know if the patient has any symptoms until you ask them directly, learning to do that is the point of going to med school) -
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Re: Check some med-speak in my PS?Your careers advisor is wrong - don't use any technical language. You don't need to be writing about medical conditions - if you're trying to write about what you've learnt on your work experience, then you should be talking about the aspects of the job you like/don't like, advantages/disadvantages etc etc to show you're making an informed and considered decision to study medicine, not about what you'll learn when you're actually a student.(Original post by KitschyFox)
Please? :3
The careers advisor told me to put in some specialist language in my PS to show I'd done research, paid attentions, was keen etc etc
This is what I've come up with, but I don't want to make a fool of myself with it being all wrong
EDIT: Would it be correct to say a meningioma existed on, as opposed to in, a brain?
Also, if at first glance there appeared to be nothing wrong with a patient, would it be okay to refer to the meningioma as asymptomatic?
So any help from someone that knows a LOT more than me would be greatly appreciated!
Is there anyway to delete this or do I wait for/alert a mod?
