arlete
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You didn't ask me, but quotations are used in PS.  Just use these: " " and write the author's name if you know it.
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| coolmavs
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Agree with Arlete. Make sure that you quote the source, since you wouldnt want people to mistake your good intent as plagiarism.
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| bbb
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Agree - put don't make it too dorky.......
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| njccmd2002
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surprised BBB still here.
hey be honest with your personal statement, as it is personal. try not to include too much of others, and make it yourself.
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| AnneGermany
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Unfortunately these: " " have to be replaced once you upload the PS on MyERAS. Somehow the program doesn´t take them. Anybody with same experience?
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| arlete
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Read my next post (this one was misleading).
Edited by arlete on 08/29/08 - 06:21 AM
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| sukhs
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Thanks guys..
My friends ensured me not to read any PS on the internet cos it would make my thinking biased so i didnt read any ....wow! i cant imagine..I could not afford to read a full page just to copy a line from some other person's PS ....NO
Thanks for your help everyone
Good luck everyone...countdown has begun already
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| AnneGermany
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Yes, I saw the red questionmarks and it told me to substitute it with something else.
Weird....
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| arlete
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Dear AnneGermany: you are right, they do ask us to review the PS and change the characteres that appear as red question marks. I misunderstood.  Now I wonder how to quote in this case... 
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| Pioglitazone
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just use ' in place of " .... it works!! and try using NOTEPAD!!
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| Miradautas Vras
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I have started my PSs with some eye catching case/event description gradually flowing in to a brief personal intro , then why the branch and why me and finally what sort of program i am looking for and my goals. max 700 words. BBB's advise about not sounding too dorky is right on the money. Some of my initial drafts looked like something straight outta a Conrad novel which, after brutal editing of my sis, now look much more readable ! As a resident during my obs put it, PS aren't necessarily gonna get you a residency but it might deprive you of one!
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| milee99
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Miradautas Vras wrote:As a resident during my obs put it, PS aren't necessarily gonna get you a residency but it might deprive you of one!
and to think of the time I spent on it!
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| AnneGermany
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Ok, I used these : - quote -
Maybe this works.
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