by tkaprowy | Oct 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
After reading the prompt for your occupational therapy personal statement, you may be tempted to take a long nap. At the very least, you will become drowsy. At the very most, you’ll think, “No, thanks. I’m putting this off for a month.”...
by tkaprowy | Oct 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Let’s face it: asking for a recommendation letter can be awkward. You know you’re asking someone to invest time and effort on your behalf, and that can be uncomfortable. But these letters — usually two from teachers and one from a guidance counselor are...
by tkaprowy | Sep 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Oh, Common Application prompts, you beastliest beasts of beasts, you. Why do you make us self-introspect so? Why can’t we just write about something simple, like quantum physics or the tax code? I can hear these wails from Alaska to Wyoming as seniors bump...
by tkaprowy | Apr 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’m going to start (as you should likewise start your residency personal statement) by being brutally honest. I love to work with doctors. I shouldn’t play favorites and I’m not proud of it, but there it is. I just couldn’t possibly have more...
by tkaprowy | Apr 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Before I dive in, I need to say a few words about physician assistants. I live in a very rural area of Kentucky (think: our newspaper invariably publishes pictures of unusually large cabbages in the summer). In turn, we have difficulty recruiting healthcare...
by tkaprowy | Mar 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’m a little bit in love with this year’s physical therapy personal essay prompt. I’ll admit it’s a strange thing to be in love with and, thinking on it, maybe I’m really just in love with the person who composed it. Either way, there is...
by tkaprowy | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
I want to say a few things to students who, on top of applying to schools this year, are doing it in the midst of a pandemic. That means they have had fewer standardized testing opportunities. Fewer extra-curricular opportunities. They’ve often had to take their...
by tkaprowy | Jan 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
A little secret about me: I might be the only person on the planet who loves going to the doctor. I go every year, whether Dr. Horn wants to see me or not, and when I’m in her office, I relax so deeply I might as well be having a massage. Her nurse takes my...
by tkaprowy | Oct 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
See that photo up above? That’s of my dog, Tilly, after I said the words “academic resume” to her. In fact, say the words “academic resume” to anyone, canine or otherwise, and watch just about everyone’s eyes glaze over with equal...
by tkaprowy | Sep 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Over the past years, my pre-med students have taught me what exceptionally beautiful writing can come from describing rural life and, thereby, rural healthcare. It comes up because many of my students wish to return to their home communities — or ones like them — once...
