Writing Proposals

Chapter 16

While reading this chapter, I started to think about the personal statement that I will need when I transfer to a school of medicine. As advised by the representatives, we are to sell ourselves in the given interview and, I imagine that I will also have to sell myself in my personal statement.  I think I could use the idea of the unsolicited proposal. When analyzing my audience, I know beforehand that the readers will be a Dr. and a faculty member. I know they will want to know if I will be capable of graduating with success.  My purpose will have to be as clear as possible.  For example, why is it that I want to become a …?  I think that after explaining that question,  I could back it up with the experience I have gained throughout my education. In order to persuade the readers, I can describe what I plan to do once I graduate. 

I consider myself a good seller, I used to work in a clothing store for men and women and I used to be very persuasive up to the point that I would feel bad that people would buy what I advised them to purchase even if they did not need it. In writing classes that I took before, I remember writing persuasive papers but I have never had to write a paper as a proposal for any important situation. I think there are similarities in selling a product whether it is delivered verbally or written.  The only inconvenience would be if I am not present at the moment the person is reading the paper, I could lose the chance if something is not clear or complete.