What is the one question you have got to answer for the admissions committee? If all you needed were to ace your MCAT and have a great GPA to get into medical school, then why in the world do you interview? Admission optimization is knowing what it takes to get into medical school and then doing it.
Grades and MCAT scores correlate well with the USMLE Step 1, the first of three parts of the physician licensing process that happens between year 2 and 3 of medical school. And, if that's all you needed to get to that point is a great GPA and some MCAT scores then there would be no need for the interview. But, the interview is an integral part, maybe the most integral part.
It not only tells the medical school that you can walk through the door. But, it says that you will stay.
They ask you questions and you answer-it's an interview. Moreover, what is the big question that they might not come right out and ask? The answer is "How do you know what you are getting yourself into?" Because it is one thing to say you want to be a doctor and a completely different thing to actually be a doctor. They want to know that you are going to be a medical student past that first and second year. You've got to make it all the way to Step 2 and Step 3. Medical license and then doctor.
So if you can answer that, then you are going to get that acceptance letter.
Dr. Richard Rust, MD invites premed students to find out more about the best way to optimize the medical school admission process at http://www.AdmissionOptimization.com.You can learn from real medical students how they got their acceptance letter, how to guide the interviewer to value your responses, and so much more. Do not re-invent the wheel. Follow a proven path that will get you rolling and keep you going until you get to the top.
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