Health Professions Advising Office

Personal Statement

  1. Home
  2. Students
  3. Ready to Apply?
  4. Personal Statement

Personal Statement

The Personal Statement is an integral part of the application process as it’s the best opportunity for you to discuss why you’ve chosen this profession.

The Health Professions Advising Office provides personal statement feedback support for students and alumni while they are applying! 

  1. Review our Personal Statement Workshop content.
  2. Revise and Edit:  Get to a draft that you feel is close to FINAL draft. 
  3. If you want to discuss your personal statement with HPA staff, schedule an appointment with Ms. Crowe or Ms. Reddish and submit your draft at least 2 business days before your appointment.
  4. Staff can provide feedback twice, 2 times for the same essay, 1 time for 2 essays.
  5. The feedback window is May (post-exams) through mid-October (Fall Break), but students are encouraged to seek support during the summer while HPA has less student appointment traffic. PA applicants are encouraged to seek personal statement support during the spring semester.