Department of Biological Sciences
Dr. Tim Knight, department chair
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Revision Activity

 

Rewrite and punctuate the sentences below for greater clarity, coherence, tone and style.

 

1.  I will be the word’s greatest nurse and I will always do my best and I will always “be there” for my patients. 

 

2.  There was a good chance that I would be given an examination by the sadistic dentist that loved to inflict pain and also was laughing throughout the extractions.

3. The excrescence secreting from the impairment in the flesh was horrendous.

 

4.  While the nurses surrounded the old man and were trying to cheer up his wife I stood in the back of the room tears standing in my eyes plus a pain in my heart.

5.  Experiences are those things that shape our lives and mold us into the people we are.

6.  Throughout my undergraduate experience it is the lesson I learned about service during my high school which were stressful nonetheless that remains forever in my heart.

 

7.  I am convinced that leaving money aside my commitment to integrity and helping other people and by a willingness to work hard I will succeed in medical school.

 

 

Health Professions Committee

 

Getting into Medical School

 
Shaping the Reflective/Effective Personal Statement
 
First Drafts of Successful Introductory Paragraphs
 
First Drafts of Successful Closing Paragraphs
 
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