Many pre-med students have great MCAT scores and excellent grades—the best way to stand out in a crowd of medical school applicants is to write an exceptional essay!

Medical School Essays That Made a Difference , 2nd Edition puts you in the admissions officer's seat — inside you'll find real application essays, interviews with admissions pros, and profiles of students who've been through the process and made it through to medical school. This book is an essential guide for anyone navigating the very competitive medical school admissions process.

Medical School Essays That Made a Difference , 2nd Edition includes essays submitted to the following schools:

Albany Medical College

Baylor College of Medicine

Boston University, School of Medicine

Brown University, Brown Medical School

Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons

Cornell University, Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical Center

Creighton University, School of Medicine

Duke University, School of Medicine

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Emory University, School of Medicine

Florida State University, College of Medicine

George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Howard University, College of Medicine

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

Loma Linda University, School of Medicine

Louisiana State University, School of Medicine

Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Medical School

Medical College of Georgia, School of Medicine

Medical College of Wisconsin

Medical University of South Carolina

Meharry Medical College, School of Medicine

Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine

New York University, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

New York University, NYU School of Medicine

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

Ohio State University, College of Medicine and Public Health

Oregon Health & Science University, School of Medicine

Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Rush University, Rush Medical College

Saint Louis University, School of Medicine

Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine

State University of New York–Downstate Medical Center

State University of New York–Stony Brook University, School of Medicine

State University of New York–University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and

Biomedical Sciences

State University of New York–Upstate Medical University, College of Medicine

Temple University, School of Medicine

Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College

Tufts University, School of Medicine

Tulane University, School of Medicine

UMDNJ, New Jersey Medical School

UMDNJ, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

University of Alabama–Birmingham, School of Medicine

University of California–Irvine, College of Medicine

University of California–Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine

University of California–San Diego, School of Medicine

University of California–San Francisco, School of Medicine

University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine

University of Florida, College of Medicine

University of Illinois at Chicago, UIC College of Medicine

University of Iowa, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine

University of Kentucky, College of Medicine

University of Maryland, School of Medicine

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University

University of Michigan, Medical School

University of Minnesota–Duluth, Medical School

University of Minnesota–Twin Cities, Medical School

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine

University of North Dakota, School of Medicine and Health Services

University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine

University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry

University of South Alabama, College of Medicine

University of South Dakota, School of Medicine

University of South Florida, College of Medicine

University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine

University of Tennessee–Memphis, College of Medicine

University of Toledo, Health Science Campus

University of Virginia, School of Medicine

University of Wisconsin–Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health

Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine

Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine

Wake Forest University, School of Medicine

Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine

West Virginia University, School of Medicine

Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Yeshiva University, Albert Einstein School of Medicine