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The Apply2 Medicine Guide to Writing Your Medical School Personal Statement Application
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Main description:

As the competition for medical school places continues to increase, it is more important than ever to ensure that your application reflects what the admissions tutors will be looking for.This guide aims to help school leavers, graduates and mature individuals applying to medical school, together with parents and teachers, to make their Personal Statement both compelling and convincing reading.In this book, Tony Edgar and Matt Green: describe the context of the Medical School Personal Statement within the application process; highlight the fact that selection for medical school implies selection for the medical profession; set out the essential contents of the Personal Statement, and the key steps in its preparation; draft and refine a fictitious Personal Statement, making for a most valuable case study through which the consideration of all the important, key principles is brought to life; and provide tips on what to include and what not to include.By using this engaging, easy to use and comprehensive guide, you can remove so much of the uncertainty surrounding your medical school application.


Contents:

Personal Statement and Interview Support, v; About the authors, vi; Acknowledgements, vii; Preface, viii; Chapter 1; Applying to a medical school in the United Kingdom: The Process, 1; Medical school entrance examinations, 2; The UCAS application, 4; Applying to study different subjects, 6; Chapter 2; What kind of students do medical schools want?, 7; The admissions tutor's perspective, 9; Chapter 3; The essentials of the Personal Statement, 11; Why medicine?, 12; Why medicine at this university?, 15; Your commitment to medical studies and a medical career, 16; Understanding the expectations, responsibilities and duties attached to the practice of medicine, 17. Show them you are special, 19; Chapter 4; Medical school applications: The Myths, 22; Chapter 5; Preparing your Personal Statement, 28; Check the key questions, 28; Drafting a structure, 30; Writing and improving your personal statement, 32; Chapter 6; From 'Draft' to 'Refi ned'; enhancing your Personal Statement, 35; Chapter 7; Proofreading your Personal Statement, 52; Submitting your medical school application, 53; Chapter 8; Medical School Personal Statement: Things to avoid, 55; Chapter 9; Closing Thoughts, 57; Appendix; Valuable websites, 59.


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ISBN-13: 9780955674600
Publisher: Apply2 Ltd
Publication date: September, 2007
Pages: 70
Weight: 652g
Availability: Not available (reason unspecified)
Subcategories: General Practice

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