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The Unofficial Guide to Getting Into Medical School, 2nd Edition

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Edited by Bogdan Chiva Giurca, BMBS ClinEnt MBA and Zeshan Qureshi, BM, BSc (Hons), MSc, MRCPCH, FAcadMEd, MRCPS(Glasg)
This book is designed to help you become one of the few applicants to get into a highly competitive medicine degree, based on the insights of over 300 medical students across 32 UK medical schools.Written in a clear and engaging style, the Unofficial ...view more
This book is designed to help you become one of the few applicants to get into a highly competitive medicine degree, based on the insights of over 300 medical students across 32 UK medical schools.

Written in a clear and engaging style, the Unofficial Guide offers unique content to help you stand out from the crowd with useful tips and information at every stage of the process. It demystifies what you can expect from the degree, talks you though writing the application, covers what you need to know (and appear to know) for the interview, and provides a full guide to exam preparation.

Updated to incorporate recent post-COVID changes to the admission process, and full of real-life examples from those who have succeeded before you, this will be a much-cherished companion for every would-be doctor.
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9780443113383
Publication Date :
07-06-2024
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This book is designed to help you become one of the few applicants to get into a highly competitive medicine degree, based on the insights of over 300 medical students across 32 UK medical schools.

Written in a clear and engaging style, the Unofficial Guide offers unique content to help you stand out from the crowd with useful tips and information at every stage of the process. It demystifies what you can expect from the degree, talks you though writing the application, covers what you need to know (and appear to know) for the interview, and provides a full guide to exam preparation.

Updated to incorporate recent post-COVID changes to the admission process, and full of real-life examples from those who have succeeded before you, this will be a much-cherished companion for every would-be doctor.

New to this edition
  • Content updated to include post-COVID changes to the process
  • More real-life examples
  • How to select the best medical school to increase your chances
  • New diagrams

Key Features
  • Unique, highly relevant and inspirational content, all based on real-life experiences
  • Complete approach that focuses on every aspect of getting into medical school
  • Written by doctors and medical students – full of tips and tricks that work
  • Improve your application - covers what admission tutors are looking for when making their selection
  • Blitz the interview – strategies and techniques, the top 120 most commonly encountered questions, plus all the extra-curricular background reading required
  • Ace your entrance exams – 20-hour preparation strategy
  • Write a fantastic personal statement - step-by-step support using previous successful examples
  • Graduate medicine applications and dedicated section for international students
  • Includes a section dedicated to international students

Author Information
Edited by Bogdan Chiva Giurca, BMBS ClinEnt MBA, University of Exeter Medical School, UK, NHS England Clinical Entrepeneur Fellow, NHS England National Student Champion for Social Prescribing and Zeshan Qureshi, BM, BSc (Hons), MSc, MRCPCH, FAcadMEd, MRCPS(Glasg), Paediatric Registrar, London Deanery, United Kingdom