“The Medical School Interview: Winning Strategies from Admissions Faculty” by Samir Desai M.D. and Rajani Katta M.D.

To be clear, I got this book for free from the office of training at work when I said that I was applying to medical school. So I wasn’t expecting it to be super right off of the bat.

Having said that, all of their strategies are laid out very clearly in a series of tips grouped into chapters. So all of the tips having to do with the interview day are together, all of the tips having to do with the waitlist game are together, et cetera. And it really does take you through the whole process, from the beginning of the application to starting medical school. There are also plenty of quotes from admissions people at schools to highlight their points.

Keep in mind that this book wasn’t published after the MCAT changed, so some of the information there is inaccurate. However, the interview process itself is still the same, so all of that is reliable. Towards the end they also throw in the first chapter of a couple other books the authors are affiliated with that have to do with medical school, that feels like a bit much, it’s like having YouTube adds in a book you’re trying to read. But I also obtained this for free, so I guess you get what you pay for.

Not sure that I would advocate going out and buying this book yourself, but if you come across it in your travels it does have some solid advice and reminders that are handy!