The course is specifically for students writing a personal statement for Medicine application. However, most of the principles learned can be applied for other courses such as Dentistry, Law, etc. If you are applying for a course other than medicine and are wondering if this will be beneficial to you, drop us an email at hello@themsag.com and we will be able to advise you more specifically.
By the end of the class, you should expect to have a very good understanding of what universities are looking for, what differentiates very good personal statements from average ones, a good list of content brainstormed from your own activities (what to include, what not to and how to discuss it), a clear understanding and method on how to reflect on your personal statement as well as one paragraph written at a good standard.
You will not have your full PS written by the end of the course. This is a session that is best taken early, as you start to write your personal statement. The expectation is that you are then very well equipped to write a competitive and comprehensive personal statement. We recommend sending your PS for a full review after it is written. If you have already written a draft, then you may not want to take this course and instead, you can send your personal statement for a full review first.
• Dibah has helped students get into medical school for the last 15 years.
• She has personally reviewed 1000s of personal statements.
• She has a natural ability to coach people how to reflect on their own activities and how to share that externally, whether that be through a written personal statement, a CV, a cover letter or interviews.
• She is the founder of theMSAG, she trains tutors to coach students and she also delivers personal statement coaching in schools in the UK to train teachers and career advisers.
• Learn more about Dr Jiva and why she has been a finalist in 4 national awards in the last 2 years and won the best business woman awards in 2020.
"Very comprehensive and up to date advice, well evidenced and interactive. Structured in such a way that we could ask questions during the workshop, which were answered in impressive depth by Dibah and Ashish, who both clearly have considerable expertise in preparing
students for and giving constructive feedback on personal statements."
- Miss Zoe Makepeace-Welsh from Haberdasher Aske’s School for Girls
If you want a non-generic, knockout personal statement, MSAG can certainly help and guide you to create one that stands well above the norm. They helped me take my statement to a much higher level by helping me improve my content through clarifying my motivations, purpose and vision.
The course was really helpful in refining and building up my personal statement to the point it is right now. The tutors were amazing, they analysed and explained each and every thing I needed to know before writing a good personal statement. I would highly recommend this course to anyone who wishes to make the best out of their personal statement.
The technique taught is a proven method and is really efficient in being able to include more detailed reflections leading to an excellent personal statement
This course is extremely helpful for anyone who isn't sure what is important in a personal statement or where to begin.