Summary of Ryan Gray's The Premed Playbook

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#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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jul 14, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822547940

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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