Get into Medical School - Write the perfect personal statement: Effective techniques & over 100 examples of real successful personal statements (UCAS Medicine) - Softcover

Picard, Olivier; Pizzingrilli, Dominique

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1905812108 ISBN 13: 9781905812103

Publisher: ISC Medical, 2016

Synopsis

Written by experts in communication and medical recruitment, this book explains what medical school admissions tutors are really looking for and how to get yourself noticed by writing a powerful and memorable personal statement. It will guide you through the process of writing a successful personal statement to help you win that coveted place at medical school, describing effective writing techniques to enable you to convince the admissions tutors of your desire and motivation for a career in medicine whilst conveying your true personality. You will learn how to plan and prepare to write your personal statement and how to develop a structure and content to maximise impact within the strict character limit allowed. The book contains 100 real life personal statements from successful A level and graduate applicants to all medical schools including Oxbridge, with critiques to highlight particular strengths and weaknesses. Details of medical schools that offered interviews to that candidate are given alongside each personal statement, with a summary look up table at the back of the book for quick reference. Clearly laid out and written in an informal and engaging style, this book is an essential read for anyone considering applying to medical school.

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Review:

An essential guide to writing a personal statement for entry into medicine. Well written, with multiple examples of real personal statements written by successful applicants. A must read for all medical school applicants. --Phil, 1st year medical student, Brighton & Sussex Medical School

If you are struggling to write a good UCAS personal statement for medical school, look no further. This book has all the answers you need in one volume. It will also give you great ideas on the type of work experience you can organise and how to talk about it in your statement. --John, 3rd year medical student and medical school interviewer

About this edition

• Publisher: ISC Medical
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1905812108
• ISBN 13: 9781905812103
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 290