Publisher's Synopsis
The Family Guide to Medical School Admissions is the most in-depth medical school application cycle playbook, empowering family members and friends of aspiring doctors to prepare their premed for a career in medicine. This guide offers powerful insight for families on every part of the medical school admissions cycle: high school and college years, primary and secondary applications, choosing medical schools, and building a healthy support system.
From Janet Snoyer's twenty years of experience advising premeds, networking with medical school admissions officers, and supporting family members, she shares her knowledge of how families can guide and strengthen their aspiring doctor on the journey towards achieving their dream. It's time for the family and friends of premeds to understand the complex, fast-moving world of medical school advising and admissions, so they can be effective advocates along the way. This book provides a strategic analysis of every aspect of the admission cycle:
- High school and college activities for premed students
- Choosing when to apply to medical school
- How to work with your pre-health advisor
- Effective networking for parents and premeds
- Articulating a medical school narrative and writing a personal statement
- Building a well-rounded candidate with the ideal range of service, extracurriculars, and research experience to illuminate their authentic motivation, and bring life to their medical school application
The Family Guide to Medical School Admissions addresses how to handle crises, red flags, institutional action violations, and setbacks to encourage motivated premed students and medical school applicants to overcome whatever obstacles they face. This guide helps families evaluate if their premed needs more time to apply, and assess the pros and cons of pre-health postbac programs for career changers and academic record enhancement.
Janet Snoyer and Elyse Perruchon, editor and advisor at The Mentoring Alliance, provide a framework for deep personal reflection and transformation, for families and premeds alike, that will serve them well in their future careers in medicine and as citizens of the world.
