Personal Statements
A personal statement is a requirement for most professional schools. Professional schools are often looking for students to discuss their personal motivation to enter the desired field of study.
It is never too early to think about your personal statement.
Workshops are offered to provide general advice and suggestions for writing a personal statement.
LAS Pre-Health advisors will review a final draft one time. To have your personal statement reviewed please follow these instructions:
Email your statement to prehealth@las.uic.edu.
The document must:
- Be sent as an attachment
- Be MS/Mac WORD format
- Include your name, UIN and professional program aspiration on the document
- Be spelling and grammar checked
- Be proof-read by at least two other individuals
- Follow the word count limit for the professional program to which you are applying
- Have answered the question asked in the application
Students can expect feedback regarding content and a general assessment of the quality of writing. Feedback is given during a follow up appointment. In your initial email please list multiple times during weekdays that you are consistently available to meet. Students will be contacted within two weeks via e-mail to confirm an appointment.