Insider's Pre-Med Guidebook

Book excerpt: What does it take to get into medical school? For the first time, admissions committee members from elite medical schools in the United States share their perspectives and unique insights on how the selection process works and how decisions are made as to who gets in and who does not-and you will be surprised. This book gives an unprecedented insiders' perspective from those who have actually made the final decisions. Every aspect of the admission process is addressed in this book. See timelines that tell you what to do and when. Learn how to pick extracurricular activities that enhance your application while avoiding ones that are a waste of time. Understand how to prepare for the 2015 MCAT and the new multiple-mini interviews (MMI). See graphs that show you what GPA and grades are needed for admission depending on your ethnicity. View lists of medical schools that take a high proportion of out of state applicants. Learn what to do if you are rejected on your first application attempt.