How to Get Into Medical School | 2024 Requirements for a Great Application

Learn how to get into med school and understand the 2024 application requirements to create a standout application! Join Dr. James Kelly, MD, Associate Director of Advising at MedSchoolCoach, as he shares essential tips and strategies to increase your chances of acceptance.
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Admissions Process & Statistics
01:22 Acceptance rate into medical school
02:07 AMCAS vs AACOMAS vs TMDSAS
03:19 Admissions cycle timeline
MCAT & GPA
04:30 MCAT & GPA stats of incoming med students
32:30 How to recover from a low-GPA semester
37:55 Where do you explain a bad semester in AMCAS?
Personal Statement
05:24 Personal statement character count & requirements
06:35 How to brainstorm personal statement topics
09:15 Personal statement examples
39:08 Should you say which specialty you're interested in?
Letters of Recommendation
10:09 Different types of letters of recommendation
11:22 How to ask for a letter of recommendation
13:12 When to ask for letters of recommendation
Secondary Essays
14:31 Secondary essay prompts
14:59 How to answer "Why this medical school"
AMCAS Activities Section
17:04 Do all AMCAS "Most Meaningful" activities need to be clinically related?
17:34 Importance of "longitudinal" activities
19:01 Do you need a "theme" for your activities?
23:39 Do you need to use all 15 activities in AMCAS?
28:29 Don't neglect clinical experience
30:10 Does caretaking count as an AMCAS activity?
37:07 How many AMCAS activities do you need?
Pre-Med Leadership Experience
18:08 What is a "leadership" activity?
21:33 How do find a leadership activity
Shadowing as a Pre-Med
19:55 Importance of shadowing experiences
31:15 How to find shadowing opportunities
Pre-Med Research Experience
34:16 How much research experience do you need?
36:06 How to list your publications on AMCAS
The Med School Admissions Interview
24:50 Memorize your application before your interview
26:58 Don't speak casually in the interview
Gap Years
35:29 How medical schools view gap years
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