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This updated volume offers vital help to college students who are applying to medical school and are required to write a medical school admissions essay. Extensive advice covers the many do's and don'ts of writing a successful essay. The authors instruct on organizing ideas, writing a rough draft, then editing and polishing the draft to produce a finished essay for presentation. This new edition offers special focus on subjects relating to questions frequently found on the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test). The book concludes with approximately 40 model essays, each followed by a critique. All essays were submitted by applicants who were accepted to their chosen medical schools.
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(back cover) FOUR STEPS TO SUCCESS-- Assess your reading audience and determine what they're looking for Avoid topics and ideas they've seen too many times Gather your material and identify your theme Write your first draft, and then revise and edit it until it's perfect Read the 38 model essays in this book and get ideas and direction for the winning essay that you too can write. Each was written by a successful medical school applicant. Every essay is followed by critical comments that point out its strengths and weaknesses. You'll also find practical advice from students who have been accepted by major medical schools--what they did right, how many rewrites they needed, where they looked for outside help, and much more. Open this book and get started on your rewarding journey to a career in medicine. The authors of this book work for IvyEssays, an Internet-based company that offers editing and consulting services to prospective college and graduate school students.
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