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

I know I have my own biases, as someone who’s had to review dozens of letters in a single weekend in the past (

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