Letters of recommendation should be submitted via the ERAS Letter of Recommendation Portal before September 15th, when your initial application is released to programs, and at the very latest before October 1st, when your MSPE is released. The letter writer, not the school, submits letters of recommendation (LoRs). The applicant must share the ERAS token (ERAS number) with letter writers. Please also take a moment to review the personal statement guide here personal_statement_how_to_guide_2019.pdf. Carefully check spelling, grammar, and punctuation.Ask a friend or colleague to read your work and give you feedback.
Write concisely and to-the-point, but also be artful and creative.
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What are your personal and professional goals?.How has your education helped shape your chosen specialty?.What are your personal and professional strengths?.What skills do you possess that are valued by your specialty?.What are your experiences and commitments to your chosen specialty?.Questions to ask yourself when writing your personal statement: This is also the opportunity to personalize the application to a specific program or to different specialties. It is important not to rush this process and allow sufficient time to craft a statement which not only explains your aspirations and personal values but also highlights the characteristics about you that enable you to stand out from other applicants. Your personal statement will be the most significant opportunity to present a glimpse of the ‘real you’ and as such should be taken very seriously. The following are documents that you may upload to your MyERAS account and assign them to programs to which you are applying. Refer to the MyERAS User Guide for more details. Within your MyERAS account, there is a document section where you are able to upload and manage required documents that are specified by the programs you are applying to.