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A few more questions - do I talk a little about my succes in school? I have a very high GPA and have received several academic honors (not much in extra-curricular). I think it may sound boasting since they ask for my GPA/honors in a separate part of the applicaiton. On the other hand though, because of my limited work experience I dont have very much to write.... Every time I sit down to write somethign I come up blank... =) Now i know why I'm in nursing and not journalism! I'm talking about my on-my-own learning, and then the rest is a bunch of fluff...??? Frustrated that this essay is taking so long... If anyone has any suggestions or two or three liners to add I'd appreciate it. Thanks everyone for your help!

Thank you all for responding. The usual stuff of ethics, culture, personal attrubites etc. I covered already. In terms of why I want to become an NP - honestly, I want to have independance in making clinical judgements based on my knowledge, assessment and critical thinking. I dont want to be stuck with following MD orders for the rest of my career. I think thats what almost all NPs want in their careers. How do I write this in a more tactful way? I want to incude something about my continuous learning - I'm the type of person who is always borrowing nursing books from the library and devouring them, I read up on all my patient's condition, I speak to the docs and ask them about plan of care, why or why not they chose a certain med etc... And finally, like Katy, I am quite young. Do I mention this and explain that at this point in life I can focus on work/school without other responsibilities that usually come along later on? I know pple are constantly telling me I'm young and should wait a few yrs for NP but for the reason mentioned above I want to do it now. Do I put anything about my age, or is the school not interested? What else should I include in my essay? So far some thoughts - cultural diversity, continuing education, goals for my Masters career, holistic healing, importance of pt education.. Thank you all for your help.

Hi all! I've been reading through the threads here and there is just so much valuable informaiton! Wow! Question - Im applying for an NP program and I'm having trouble with where to start with my personal essay. I dont have a lot of hospital experience, but I would be continuing to work as I attend the program part time. What are some things that I should focus in or be sure to include in the essay? What do I write? Where do I start? Thanks in advance...