by tkaprowy | Jan 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Listen, I’m just going to be honest and hope you’ll thank me later. If I have to read another law school personal statement that starts with a quote from Ruth Bader Ginsberg, I’m going to scream. In fact, the fastest way to get an admissions officer...
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...
