Learn the ins and outs of the medical school admissions process from Stanford Medical School students. Cracking Med School Admissions’ authors have studied and mastered the art of medical school applications. Our deep knowledge comes from years of advising thousands of applicants and speaking with admissions committee members. Now, we wrote this book to help pre-meds LIKE YOU crack the medical school admissions process! This book is the best guide for writing your medical school application and interviewing well. We give you tips to stand out from the rest of the applicant pool. Cracking Med School Admissions is written in a clear, easy-to-read Question & Answer format with several examples from successful medical school students. We’ll answer your questions like: · What should I do during my gap year before medical school? · How should I fill out my AMCAS application? · Who should I ask for my letters of recommendation and how can I receive superb ones? · How can I ace my medical school interviews? · What can I do to improve my chances at getting into medical school? · AND MUCH MORE! Plus, only in this book, you will receive: · 50 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY essays from accepted students · Profiles of other medical students and their extra-curricular activities · Commonly asked medical school interview questions, including questions for Multiple-Mini-Interviews · Examples for filling out your AMCAS, secondaries, and thank-you letters If you have additional questions, visit our blog at www.crackingmedadmissions.com or email us at info@crackingmedadmissions.com. Rachel Rizal, Rishi Mediratta, and James Xie are current medical school students at Stanford University School of Medicine and Devin Nambiar is an entrepreneur specializing in education and technology. Devin Nambiar was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from Columbia University. As an undergrad, he helped his fellow students ace their physics and math classes while also coaching students from the Bronx in the principles of entrepreneurship. He now works for a technology startup in San Francisco and continues to interview prospective Columbia applicants as well as advise college and graduate admissions. Rishi Mediratta is from Portage, Michigan and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins University. As a British Marshall Scholar, he received his MPH from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Masters in medical anthropology from the School of Oriental and African Studies. Rishi is passionate about improving methods to improve the delivery of preventive health services. Rachel Rizal grew up in Cerritos, California and graduated cum laude from Princeton University. She pursued a Fulbright Fellowship that integrated medicine, public health, public policy, and business. Since high school, Rachel has advised hundreds of individuals for college, graduate school, scholarship, and fellowship applications. James Xie was born in Switzerland, was raised in the UK, before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area. He graduated with honors with a degree in Computer Science from Stanford University and has worked in numerous projects related to online education, health policy, and electronic medical records. James is passionate about teaching, educating, and mentoring.