Guide to Creating Effective Personal Statements

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Pre-Professional Advising
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Prospectives, Incoming Students, Alumni, and Parents
Pre-Med/Pre-Health
Pre-Law
PRE-PROFESSIONAL ADVISING
The Office of Pre-Professional Advising serves current students and alumni pursuing career
interests in the healthcare or law professions. Our role is to help you make informed decisions in
your pre-health or pre-law course planning, secure relevant experience, overcome obstacles, and
navigate the application process.
Our office offers individual advising appointments, small group meetings, recruitment fairs and
informational sessions, specialized workshops and experiential programs, bi-weekly newsletters
for pre-health and pre-law highlighting upcoming events and opportunities, online guides and
resources, and other services to assist you in every step of your journey to your career.
CONTACT US
Office of Pre-Professional Programs and Advising
3400 N Charles St
Garland Hall
Suite 300
Baltimore, MD 21218
Tel: 410-516-4140
Fax: 410-516-4040
preprofessional@jhu.edu
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PRE-HEALTH NEWSLETTERS
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PRE-HEALTH ADVISING GUIDES
UPCOMING EVENTS
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FEBRUARY 16, 2016
University of Maryland School of Medicine information
session
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FEBRUARY 18, 2016
JHU graduate programs panel
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MARCH 1, 2016
Icahn School of Medicine and FlexMed information session
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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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PRE-LAW E-NEWSLETTER VOL. 9, NO. 7 INTERVIEW: LAURA
KOKOTAILO, (JHU ’15)
TEACHING FELLOW, KING’S ACADEMY (MADABA, JORDAN) Laura Kokotailo
is currently a Teaching Fellow at King’s Academy, an independent, co-educational,
private day and boarding school, in Madaba, Jordan. She teaches two sections of 9th
grade history. Laura previously lived in Jordan the Fall of her junior year, when she
studied abroad in Amman through CIEE and […]
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INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY WITH IRC OF BALTIMORE
The International Rescue Committee of Baltimore is a non-profit, non-sectarian refugee
resettlement agency dedicated to working with legally admitted refugees to assist them in
rebuilding lives and reuniting families in the greater Baltimore area.
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NEW MASTER OF BIOETHICS PROGRAM
The Master of Bioethics (MBE) degree is a new collaborative program of the Johns
Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of
Public Health.
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ENROLLMENT OPEN FOR SIHF PROGRAM
The Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC) is thrilled
to announce open enrollment for its seventh annual Summer International Health
Fellowship (SIHF) program.
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SILICON VALLEY VISITORS
Representatives from tech accelerator Y Combinator to speak with students before
hackathon
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REFUGEE COMMUNITIES 101
JHU students get immersive introduction to issues facing immigrant communities in
Baltimore and beyond
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FIND RESOURCES:
WHO ARE YOU
o I’m a high school student
 I’d like to know what life is like as a JHU student
o I’m an accepted future JHU student
 What should I do next?
o I’m a JHU Homewood Student
I’m a freshman
I’m a sophomore
I’m an upperclassman
I’m a graduate student
o I’m a parent
 My child is thinking of going to JHU
 My child is a JHU student
WHAT DO YOU NEED
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 Choosing majors and courses
 Covering the costs of school
 Living a balanced lifestyle
 Getting real-world experience
 Doing something fun
 Campus and city living
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Column One
o Administrative Contacts
 Vice Provost For Student Affairs
 Dean of Academic and Student Services
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o Admissions
 Undergraduate
 Graduate
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o Other Student Life Sites
 School of Medicine
 Carey Business School
 School of Nursing
 Bloomberg School of Public Health
 School of Advanced International Studies
 Peabody Conservatory
 School of Education
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