I just need to say/rant/warn/idek... not getting (a ton of) interviews DOES NOT invalidate the trauma/ experiences you have lived through and may put in your personal statement.

I am someone who made my personal statement very vulnerable... like did not let my parents/ friends/ etc read it ...

i am a multiple time app and this year i laid it all out on the line in my personal statement after some very DEEEP reflection on reasons I want to pursue this career that I was simply ignoring due to them being a bit traumatic ig .... I got to the point of acceptance of the experiences that shaped me and was like this is who I am and these are the shitty experiences i have but this is what they have taught me and why i want to become a doctor

I had multiple facebook people (med students/past adcom/ etc) read it over because i did not want to immaturely trauma dump... and each one of them told me it was beautifully executed and a great personal statement - i was exctied, pumped, it felt different - yay! After thinking about what drove me for so long, I felt like I had grasped even the beginnings of my way in the 5300 characters.

but as the cycle went on... it hurt that while i was being so raw, honest, and whatever to these people who dont even know me they didnt want to give me a shot at an interview. almost like it was not traumatic enough or they thought i was making it up or idek. in some ways it felt like my experiences were being invalidated. the insecurity of my story started to live in the backk of my mind. there were days i completely regretted my PS and days where I was like if they dont want me its their loss.

And so, pleaase learn from this - to the future cohort of applicants and to my fellow applicants now... im not saying dont tell your story, in many ways it was freeing and I am more passionate about this career than ever before in self reflection etc. but this post is to say just because you dont get an interview, you are still who you are, you are still valid, your experiences and emotions and thoughts are valid, you are not wrong for sharing your story (in fact the very thing that is being asked of you), and i am sorry if this process every makes you feel more isolated and alone. Before making it part of your personal statement, ask yourself am i ok with complete strangers reading this and shaping the lens with which they see me, my application, and my passion.

that is all teheh hoping a school happens for me in the waiting game...