Many applicants to medical school are used to doing well in
whatever they put their mind to – be it academics, extracurriculars, or
research. One of the hardest parts of the medical school admissions process is
being rejected. Remember that not getting into a certain medical school has no
bearing on your self-worth. It also does not mean that you will not be accepted
elsewhere. Though admissions committees don’t like to admit it, there is
significant luck involved in the process. What if the person in charge of
reading your AMCAS application had a bad day and didn’t give your essay full
attention? What if your interviewer did not have time to stay in the committee
meeting to push for your acceptance and instead only filled out the standard
evaluation sheet? What if three stellar candidates with your same major and
similar non-academic experiences all applied to the same school the same year?
When you look at all the steps involved in getting into medical school, it is
amazing that anyone gets in at all! If you receive a rejection, don’t despair.
Pick your chin up and keep moving.
For step-by-step advice on how to get into medical school,
check out The
Medical School Admissions Guide: A Harvard MD’s Week-by-Week Admissions
Handbook. If you’d like
personalized help from Dr. Miller, please visit www.MDadmit.com/solutions, e-mail info@MDadmit.com, or call 415.939.5251.
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