Summary of Ryan Gray's The Premed Playbook

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The application process is long and requires you to submit your primary application by a certain date. You should consider forcing yourself to apply within the first couple months of the application cycle opening.
#2 You should plan to take the MCAT no later than March or April of the year you are planning on applying. Delaying your test to make sure you are prepared will only take longer to receive your score, and thus your application, later.
#3 The three different US application services are the American Medical College Application Service, the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service, and the Texas Medical and Dental School Application Service.
#4 The application process is expensive, which is why you only want to do it once. Be prepared to budget about $5,000 for all your applications, travel, meals, and wardrobe if you don’t already have a suit (for both men and women) in which to interview.

Sujets

• Education
• Training
• Médecine
• Medical

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 24 juillet 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822547940
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Insights on Ryan Gray's The Premed Playbook
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 5 Insights from Chapter 6
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The application process is long and requires you to submit your primary application by a certain date. You should consider forcing yourself to apply within the first couple months of the application cycle opening.

#2

You should plan to take the MCAT no later than March or April of the year you are planning on applying. Delaying your test to make sure you are prepared will only take longer to receive your score, and thus your application, later.

#3

The three different US application services are the American Medical College Application Service, the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service, and the Texas Medical and Dental School Application Service.

#4

The application process is expensive, which is why you only want to do it once. Be prepared to budget about $5,000 for all your applications, travel, meals, and wardrobe if you don’t already have a suit (for both men and women) in which to interview.

#5

The personal statement is the most important part of your application, so make sure it is excellent. Take time to journal your thoughts and then go through draft after draft of your personal statement.

#6

The extracurricular section is where you can show something unique about you. The personal statement is where you can explain why you are on your premed journey and how you hope to improve the lives of others.

#7

The most important part of the application process is the personal statement, which should be written by you and about you. It should explain why you want to be a doctor and the impact you want to make as one.

#8

The personal statement is the last obstacle between you and your interview. It is the most substantial part of your application, and it should be written in such a way that it allows the reviewer to see who you are and if you are interesting enough to interview.

#9

The goal of your applications is to show the reviewer, based on your own personal journey, what you did and how it impacted you to get to this point. Humans connect with other humans through stories, and readers connect with the stories in your personal statement.

#10

Your application will be reviewed by each medical school differently. If the medical school you applied to screens applications based on MCAT and GPA, and your scores are lower than their standards, your personal statement will not be of any benefit.

#11

The two types of essays are the personal statement, which is written about your journey and the experiences that have led you to want to be a physician, and secondary essays, which are written based on prompts that each school decides they want you to answer.

#12

The personal statement is an essential part of your application. It can make or break your ability to get an interview. With so many interview spots available for so many students, your personal statement will help bring your story to life and encourage the Admissions Committee member to want to interview you.

#13

Personal statements are just that: personal. They are supposed to be about you and your decision-making journey from the initial inspiration to become a physician to the experiences that confirmed that decision.

#14

When writing a personal statement, you want to leave questions in the reader's head. This is done by beginning with a hook that instantly draws the reader in. Do not waste time explaining basic facts about the student.

#15

The best way to connect with the reader is by showing and not telling. Don’t tell the reader you have compassion, show them by telling a story about a situation in which you displayed compassion.

#16

A great personal statement doesn’t just list your experiences. You must explain the impact those experiences have had on you as a person and as a future doctor. You must reflect on what you’ve done instead of just writing about what you’ve done.

#17

Reflection is an important part of the personal statement. It shows the Admissions Committee that you are not just going through the motions of checking off boxes, but instead, you are gaining experiences that will show you that this is the right path for you.

#18

Admissions committees are looking at your personal statement to determine if you demonstrate some of the 15 core competencies of entering medical students. These are interpersonal, intrapersonal, thinking and reasoning, and science.

#19

Service Orientation, Cultural Competence, and Teamwork are the three skills you should demonstrate in your personal statement. You can discuss how you positively affected others through your volunteering, and the impact you made on those you were serving.

#20

Resilience and adaptability are two of the most common personal statement competencies. You could demonstrate these by telling a story about a time when you were sick or injured, but came back determined to become a physician.

#21

It is important to highlight your experiences to show your competencies in the areas the Admissions Committee is looking for, but you don’t want to cross the line and write a personal statement just for the Admissions Committee.

#22

The personal statement is meant to explain why you are interested in becoming a physician. It should be clear why you want to be a physician and not something else like a nurse, physician assistant, or social worker.

#23

Every action you’ve taken, every experience you’ve had, should be thought about and reflected upon to determine whether medicine is right for you. When writing about your experiences, ask yourself why you are putting one specific experience in your personal statement.

#24

If you feel that you must write about a specific experience, make sure it is a direct interaction with a patient. It is better to reflect on an experience when you are directly involved in it.

#25

Students often write about wanting to help people. However, you can help people in many different careers, such as healthcare. Stay away from statements such as I want to be a doctor because I love science and helping people. These are not reasons for your adventure.

#26

You do not have to be a nontraditional student to reflect on your journey. You can reflect on your journey at any point in your life, and show the Admissions Committee that you have reflected on your journey.

#27

Your personal statement should not just be a list of your extracurriculars. One of your experiences could be the key to why you want to be a doctor. If you are struggling to find some extra characters in your personal statement, you can remove the names of the places you are volunteering.

#28

It is a very common question for students to write about the specific career they are interested in. Some advisors will tell you to avoid this, while others will allow you to do so. Your goal is to get into medical school, and trying to work in your specialty preference at this point is taking up extra space that could be better utilized on another point.

#29

Your initial exposure to medicine may have been through a personal healthcare journey, family healthcare journey, birth of a child, relationship with a mentor, or being a helpless bystander during a medical emergency.

#30

Looking at secondary essay prompts is another way to start understanding yourself better and determine what you want to write about.