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Everyone, rightly, finds this to be the hardest question to answer at an interview. Surely every answer they give would have been given by a student previously. So how to give an effective answer?

When it comes to medicine, everyone has done everything. Everyone has the hospital work experience, endless hours of volunteering, perfect grades and all the knowledge about the healthcare system. So w...

your application to medical school needs to show you are a hard worker who is compassionate and who is committed. Medical school is long time (5-6 years) so you need to show you are able to stick to th...

Experience is vital for an application to medical school, they need to know you are certain you want to be a doctor because you have:

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Your personal statement is your opportunity to show the university exactly what makes you the ideal candidate.

The most important question you will have to answer in your personal stateme...