As we embark on another application season, I want to remind you that your medical school application is your opportunity to show the admissions committee what makes you unique and why you would be a good candidate for a seat at xyz medical school. You want to make the most of this opportunity by expanding upon your experiences and showing, through your words, why medicine is the career that you aspire to. While you are working on your personal statements and primary/secondary applications, you may discover things about yourself that you didn’t know were there and I believe, most people will start to mature in their thinking as a result of the experience. The medical school application and interview process is anxiety-provoking so please, make sure to take care of your spiritual, physical, and emotional selves. And if the application season does not end with the outcome that you want, understand that it is not a reflection of you as a person. The path to medical school is not always straight and for some, you may have to take a detour (or two or three) but the journey is every bit as important as getting to medical school; speaking from experience, I will be a much better medical student and physician because of my journey. Embrace it. I wish you all the best as you move into the 2021-’22 application season and for those of you whom I’ve gotten to know over the last year or two, I’m expecting NOTHING BUT GOOD THINGS FOR YOU!!!!
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