Feedback I gave on a LOI draft this morning: Shorten the “why I like this program” paragraph, or move it to *after* the “why this program should like me” paragraph.

You want the reviewer’s full attention when they are reading new information (details about YOU!!!), and...

1/5

... they may start to drift reading details they already know about their own program (ex. class size, 24 hr on-call).

Connecting your “why I like this program” paragraph to your specific goals (which always seem to appear at the end of a LOI) can help avoid the drift.

2/5

Do that by :

How will a specific aspect of this program build a skill that you want to use later in your career, or a skill that you have highlighted as something you’d like to grow / expand of the course of the next year?

3/5

Will 24/7 on-call help you build confidence and practice autonomously?

Could a teaching & learning certificate + high volume of students at that site help prep you for your dream role of being a clinical instructor?

Do the core + elective LEs include working w/ pt pop you love?

You can tie it all together at the end.

I know I have my own biases, as someone who’s had to review dozens of letters in a single weekend in the past (), so I’d love to hear other #TwitteRx perspectives.

5/5

@JasonMordino