By Dr. Erik Hofmeister, WCI Columnist

Shortly after I began reading The White Coat Investor blog in 2018, there was a call for judges for the WCI Scholarship. As an academic veterinary anesthesiologist, I have reviewed plenty of applications over the past 20 years. Internship, residency, vet school, and faculty applicants—all of these involve a personal statement. I’ve even done peer-reviewed published research on the topic. I love reading applications and, when possible, giving applicants advice. I’ve now read hundreds of WCI Scholarship essays over the last five years, and I have some takeaways from the experience.

First, dear WCI reader, you, too, can get involved! Judging the essay submissions is purely voluntary from the WCI community, and they always need judges to help spread the workload. Hundreds of essays get submitted, and they won’t just read themselves. If you benefit from the content on WCI, consider giving back

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