Expert Personal Statement Services
The personal statement is essential to the success of any application for a medical residency, fellowship, master's, PhD, law or other graduate program. And it requires a lot more than simply being a good essay.
add-ons at a discounted rate. They depend on the program (e.g., medical residency, law school) you are applying to.
Add-on services can be submitted at the same time as your personal statements or after, and include Editing & Feedback or Proofreading of your:
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Use the Quick Quote Calculator to see your fees and turnaround times for all your add-on services.
Our Services
PS Development (Consultation + 3 Rounds + Final Polish)
Choose PS Development If:
- You want expert, one-on-one guidance for developing your personal statement;
- You have only a few notes or an incomplete draft of your personal statement; or
- You don't know where to start with your personal statement.
Consultation times are available between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM CT, Monday through Friday, and are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
SUPPORTING INFORMATION
To be able to provide the highest quality service possible, we require you provide us with a copy of your CV/resume or ERAS application.
WHAT THE SERVICE COVERS
With PS Development, we will work one-on-one with you to guide you in developing, revising and polishing your personal statement.
Step 1: The Consultation
For the consultation, we will:
- Contact you, usually within two to three business hours, to schedule your consultation;
- Thoroughly review your CV/resume and any drafts or notes you provide, and will research any particular details of the program you are applying to; and
- Guide you through a series of specially tailored questions to determine what to write, and how and where to write it.
After the consultation, we will send you detailed notes to serve as a guide for you to follow when composing the initial draft of your personal statement.
Step 2: Revision & Critique (up to 3 Rounds)
In each round of Revision & Critique, we will:
First, evaluate and critique the content of your personal statement. If any of it needs to be replaced and for all new content that is needed, we will tell you what needs to be written, and where and how to write it.
For all the other content, we will edit for:
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Tone, Style, Voice, Clarity and Word Choice |
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Sentence, Paragraph and Overall Structure |
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Conciseness |
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Flow and Transitions |
Step 3: Final Polish
In the Final Polish, we will proofread the personal statement for any final adjustments to be made.
7 DAYS BETWEEN ROUNDS
After the consultation, and after each round of revision & critique, you have 7 days to make adjustments to the personal statement and submit it for the next round. (Additional days may be purchased.)
PRICING AND TURNAROUND
Use the Quick Quote Calculator to see your total fee. Our turnaround times are:
Consultation |
Revision & Critique |
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Normal Delivery |
1st Available |
2 Business Days |
~2 Weeks* |
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Rush Delivery |
1st Available |
1 Business Day |
~1 Week* |
* Total time to completion depends on consultation availability and the time you take to prepare your personal statement for the next round. Our business days are Monday-Friday (8:00 AM-5:00 PM CT). The cutoff for the next business day is midnight CT.
PS Revision & Critique (4 Rounds + Final Polish)
Choose PS Revision & Critique If:
- You want detailed feedback and revision of your personal statement;
- Your personal statement is not as concise, engaging or complete as you want it to be; or
- Your personal statement is shorter than 650 words or longer than 750 words.
SUPPORTING INFORMATION
To be able to provide the highest quality service possible, we require you provide us with a copy of your CV/resume or ERAS application.
WHAT THE SERVICE COVERS
With PS Revision & Critique, we will tell you exactly the improvements needed to make your personal statement successful. We will also edit and proofread your personal statement.
Step 1: Revision & Critique (up to 4 Rounds)
In each round of Revision & Critique, we will:
First, evaluate and critique every aspect of your personal statement. The critique provides specific feedback on:
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The selection and development of the themes of your personal statement, relative to your experiences and personality, and the program or specialty to which you're applying; |
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The structure, flow and development of your narrative; |
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The tone and style of your narrative voice; |
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The quality, quantity and relevance of your supporting details and content; and |
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The strength, completeness and focus of your argument. |
For all content needing to be replaced or added, we will tell you what needs to be written, and where and how to write it.
For all the other content, we will edit for:
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Tone, Style, Voice, Clarity and Word Choice |
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Repetition and Redundancy |
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Sentence, Paragraph and Overall Structure |
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Conciseness |
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Syntax and Phrasing |
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Narrative Flow and Transitions |
Step 2: Final Polish
In the Final Polish, we will proofread the personal statement for any final adjustments to be made.
7 DAYS BETWEEN ROUNDS
After each round of Revision & Critique, you have 7 days to make adjustments to the personal statement and submit it for the next round. (Additional days may be purchased.)
PRICING AND TURNAROUND
Use the Quick Quote Calculator to see your total fee. Our turnaround times are:
Revision & Critique and Final Polish |
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Normal Delivery |
2 Business Days |
~2 Weeks* |
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Rush Delivery |
1 Business Day |
~1 Week* |
* Total time to completion depends on the time you take to prepare your personal statement for the next round. Our business days are Monday-Friday (8:00 AM-5:00 PM CT). The cutoff for the next business day is midnight CT.
PS Evaluation (1 Round, Evaluation Only)
Choose PS Evaluation If:
- You want an honest, forthright evaluation of your personal statement;
- Your personal statement is of any length (up to 1,200 words); and
- You do not wish to have any editing or proofreading of your personal statement.*
* PS Evaluation does not include editing or proofreading of your personal statement. For editing and proofreading of your personal statement, see our PS Revision & Critique and PS Development services.
WHAT THE SERVICE COVERS
With PS Evaluation, we will provide a thorough evaluation of your personal statement covering:
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The selection and development of the themes of your personal statement, relative to your experiences and personality, and the program or specialty to which you're applying; |
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The structure, flow and development of your narrative; |
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The tone and style of your narrative voice; |
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The quality, quantity and relevance of your supporting details and content; |
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The strength, completeness and focus of your argument; and |
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Our overall opinion of your personal statement. |
PS Evaluation does not include revision, editing or proofreading of your personal statement.
PRICING AND TURNAROUND
Use the Quick Quote Calculator to see your total fee. Our turnaround times are:
Normal Delivery |
2 Business Days |
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Rush Delivery |
1 Business Day |
PS Proofreading (1 Round, Proofreading and Light Editing Only)
Choose PS Proofreading If:
- You have a finished draft of your personal statement;
- Its content is concise, appropriate, engaging and complete;*
- Your personal statement is between 650 and 750 words*; and
- You only proofreading and light editing of your personal statement.
* Personal statements that are shorter than 650 words or longer than 750 words likely either lack significant content or contain superfluous text, respectively, thereby significantly handicapping the success of the personal statement. While these issues are not addressed in the PS Proofreading service, they are dressed in PS Revision & Critique and PS Development.
WHAT THE SERVICE COVERS
With PS Proofreading, we will correct and improve your personal statement in the following areas:
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Word Choice for Personal Statements |
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Punctuation |
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Grammar |
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Spelling/Typographical Errors |
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Identification of Superfluous Text** |
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Light Editing for Syntax |
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Verb Tense |
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Subject-Verb Agreement |
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Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement |
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Singular vs Plural Agreement |
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Superfluous text means any text we see handicapping the success of your personal statement. It could be text that is too wordy, too vague, irrelevant, inappropriate or otherwise needing to be revised, rewritten, replaced or removed. We will highlight this text as part of this service, but we will not go into the detail of what makes the text superfluous and how to address it; that is covered under PS Revision & Critique and PS Development. |
PRICING AND TURNAROUND
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