school in the United States, you must follow a standardized application process, which

在美國的學校，你必須遵循一個標準化的申請程序，其中包括

has several nuances you should know about. Let's clear up the confusion.

有幾個你應該知道的細微差別。讓我們來澄清一下混亂的情況。

Dr. Jubbal, MedSchoolInsiders.com. Medical School Application Overview

Jubbal醫生，MedSchoolInsiders.com。醫學院申請概述

Getting into medical school in the United States is a competitive ordeal, with approximately

在美國，進入醫學院是一個競爭激烈的過程，約有

53,000 students applying each year for 22,000 seats. That means the acceptance rate is roughly

每年有53,000名學生申請22,000個名額。這意味著錄取率大約為

41%. Matriculants also have an average GPA of 3.73 and MCAT of 511.5, which is the 83rd

41%.預科生的平均GPA為3.73，MCAT為511.5，排名第83。

percentile. Unlike many other countries where you attend

百分點。與其他許多國家不同的是，你參加

6 years of medical school immediately after high school, in the U.S. you'll first earn

高中畢業後立即進入醫學院學習6年，在美國，你將首先獲得

your bachelor's degree in college over 4 years, which we call your premed years, and then

你在大學裡的四年裡獲得了學士學位，我們稱之為醫學預科，然後是

you go to medical school, which is another 4 years.

你去讀醫學院，這又是4年。

This is the traditional path to becoming a doctor and the one we'll be focusing on here,

這是成為醫生的傳統途徑，也是我們在這裡要重點討論的。

although there are a few exceptions, such as combined BS/MD programs which you would

但也有少數例外，如學士/博士聯合課程，你會

apply to at the end of high school, offering a 6 or 7 year accelerated experience to earn

在高中畢業時申請加入，提供6或7年的加速經驗，以獲得

both your bachelor's and medical degrees. When you apply to medical school in the United

你的學士學位和醫學學位。當你申請美國的醫學院時

States, you use a common application service, meaning a centralized single application that

國家，你使用一個共同的應用程序服務，意味著一個集中的單一應用程序，它可以

sends out your information to several schools. There are three main centralized online application

將你的資訊發送給幾個學校。有三種主要的集中式在線申請

services: AMCAS (for allopathic, or MD schools)

服務。AMCAS（針對對抗療法，或醫學博士學校）。

TMDSAS (for Texas medical schools) AACOMAS (for osteopathic, or DO schools)

TMDSAS（適用於德州醫學院）AACOMAS（適用於骨科或DO學校

You can choose to apply through any or all of the common application services. They are

你可以選擇通過任何或所有常見的申請服務來申請。它們是

each separate entities and send your information to different schools. The good news is that

每個獨立的實體，並將你的資訊發送到不同的學校。好消息是

they have a great deal of overlap and you can reuse certain components from one common

它們有大量的重疊，你可以重複使用一個共同的組件。

application to another. These are called your primary application,

程式到另一個程式。這些被稱為你的主要應用程序。

meaning the first and central part of your application, as opposed to your secondary

意味著你的應用程序的第一和中心部分，而不是你的次要部分。

applications, which we'll get to shortly. Your primary application, regardless of whether

我們很快就會討論這個問題。你的主要應用程序，無論是否

it's AMCAS, TMDSAS, or AACOMAS, will provide medical schools with your transcript of all

它是AMCAS、TMDSAS或AACOMAS，將向醫學院提供你所有的成績單。

undergraduate and post-bacc grades, MCAT scores, personal statement, letters of recommendation,

大學和學士後成績、MCAT成績、個人陳述、推薦信。

and work and activities details, where you'll elaborate on your various clinical, academic,

以及工作和活動細節，在這裡你將闡述你的各種臨床、學術。

research, and extracurricular activities. Higher MCAT scores, just like higher GPAs,

研究，和課外活動。較高的MCAT分數，就像較高的GPA。

are more competitive. Personal statements can often hurt an applicant when they read

更具競爭力。個人陳述往往會傷害申請人，當他們讀到

like a CV, listing one's experiences. Students who leverage a narrative based approach to

像履歷一樣，列出自己的經歷。利用基於敘事的方法的學生，可以

their personal statement and work and activities section have much higher rates of success,

他們的個人陳述和工作及活動部分的成功率要高得多。

often making up for subpar MCAT and GPA. Letters of recommendation requirements vary by school,

往往可以彌補不合格的MCAT和GPA。推薦信的要求因學校而異。

but they'll usually require at least 3 and up to 5. You should have letters from two

但他們通常會要求至少有3個，最多5個。

science professors and 1 non-science professor, and it's recommended to have 1 or 2 from other

科學教授和1名非科學教授，並建議有1或2名來自其他國家的教授。

extracurricular activities, like research or volunteering.

課外活動，如研究或志願服務。

The medical school application cycle occurs yearly and is on a fixed schedule. The exact

醫學院的申請週期每年都會發生，並且有一個固定的時間表。確切的

dates will vary, but it's safe to assume the common applications will open around early

日期會有所不同，但可以肯定的是，常見的申請將在年初左右開放。

May. This means you're able to fill out your information. After all, you don't want to

5月。這意味著你能夠填寫你的資訊。畢竟，你不希望

take this lightly. You should be spending several hours across at least several weeks

對這個問題不能掉以輕心。你應該在至少幾個星期內花幾個小時的時間

to dial in all the elements of your application. Writing space is limited and medical school

以撥入你的申請的所有要素。寫作空間是有限的，醫學院

admissions are highly competitive, so failing to put in the proper time and attention in

錄取的競爭非常激烈，是以，如果沒有投入適當的時間和注意力在

your primary application will work against you, and may prevent you from getting any

你的主要應用程序將對你不利，並可能使你無法獲得任何

interview invitations later in the cycle. Approximately a month later, around the end

在這個週期的晚些時候發出面試邀請。大約一個月後，大約結束時

of May or early June, you'll be able to submit your application. This means that the common

5月或6月初，你就可以提交你的申請了。這意味著，普通

application service, whether AMCAS, TMDSAS, or AACOMAS, will verify your information,

申請服務，無論是AMCAS、TMDSAS還是AACOMAS，都會核實你的資訊。

which takes anywhere from a week or two to over a month, and then send your application

這需要一兩個星期到一個多月的時間，然後把你的申請書寄給我。

to the medical schools you have selected. Note that each medical school has their own

到你所選擇的醫學院。請注意，每所醫學院都有自己的

application deadline, often some time in the fall or winter. Ignore these deadlines and

申請截止日期，通常是在秋季或冬季的某個時候。忽視這些截止日期，並

focus on submitting your application as close as possible to the first day of submission,

專注於在儘可能接近提交申請的第一天提交你的申請。

usually around June 1st. This is because medical school admissions operate on a rolling admissions

通常在6月1日左右。這是因為醫學院的錄取是以滾動錄取的方式進行的。

basis, meaning they evaluate applications as they are received, rather than waiting

意思是說，他們在收到申請時就進行評估，而不是等待。

to evaluate all applications after a specific deadline. Additionally, the common application

以評估特定截止日期後的所有申請。此外，共同申請

verification process usually takes longer if you apply deeper into the cycle, further

如果你申請的週期較深，核查過程通常需要更長的時間，進一步

adding delays. For these reasons, applying later in the cycle can be the difference between

增加延誤。由於這些原因，在週期的後期申請可能是以下的區別

having multiple acceptances versus having none.

有多份錄取與沒有錄取的區別。

After your application is verified and submitted to medical schools, they will make a decision

在你的申請被核實並提交給醫學院後，他們會做出決定

on whether or not to send you a secondary application.

就是否向你發送二次申請。

The secondary application, unlike the primary, is specific to each school. Each school will

中學申請與小學不同，是針對每個學校的。每所學校將

have their own version of a secondary application, and this includes additional essays on various

他們有自己版本的二次申請，其中包括關於各種問題的附加作文。

topics from writing a personal biography, to expanding on issues in healthcare, to describing

從寫個人傳記，到擴展醫療保健的問題，再到描述

a leadership role you've taken, or one of the most common ones, describing a time you

你所擔任的一個上司角色，或最常見的一個角色，描述你的一次

overcame an obstacle or setback. Some schools will have an initial cut based

克服了一個障礙或挫折。一些學校會根據以下情況進行初步篩選

on GPA and MCAT that determines which applicants will receive a secondary. Others will blindly

在GPA和MCAT上，決定了哪些申請人將獲得第二名。其他人則會盲目地

send secondaries to all applicants. In recent years, we've found more and more medical schools

向所有申請者發送第二份報告。近年來，我們發現越來越多的醫學院校

send secondaries to a greater portion of applicants, even those they are less interested in, as

向更多的申請者，甚至是那些他們不太感興趣的申請者發送第二封信，因為

they can charge a fee for submitting your secondary and that's extra revenue for the

他們可以對提交你的次級文件收取一定的費用，這也是他們的額外收入。

school. Not a nice move, but that's the reality of the situation.

學校。這不是一個好的舉措，但這是現實的情況。

To proceed with your application at that medical school, you must complete and return the secondary

要在該醫學院繼續申請，你必須填寫並交回二級證書。

promptly after receiving it. We generally recommend turning it around in 2 weeks or

在收到後，我們會及時處理。我們一般建議在2周內將其轉過來，或

less. You don't want to rush these and compromise quality, which is why many students pre-write

少。你不想匆匆忙忙地寫這些東西而影響品質，這就是為什麼許多學生預先寫了

their secondaries based off the prior year's prompts. Prompts may change from year to year,

根據前一年的提示，他們的第二部分。提示可能每年都有變化。

but more often than not they are nearly identical to the prior year's. We offer a free Secondary

但更多的時候，它們與前一年的情況幾乎相同。我們提供免費的中等教育

Application Database on MedSchoolInsiders.com that shows the most current secondary prompts

MedSchoolInsiders.com上的應用數據庫，顯示了最新的二級提示。

as they become available, in addition to prior years. Link in the description. If you like

除了以前的年份外，當它們可用時。鏈接在描述中。如果你喜歡

free resources like this, let me know with a thumbs up and gently tap that subscribe

如果你有這樣的免費資源，請用大拇指告訴我，並輕輕地點擊訂閱。

button if you haven't already. After reviewing your secondary application,

按鈕，如果你還沒有。在審查了你的二次申請後。

the medical school admissions committee has one of three choices: invite you to an interview,

醫學院招生委員會有三個選擇之一：邀請你參加面試。

hold your application to make a decision later after the first round of interviews, or reject

保留你的申請，以便在第一輪面試後作出決定，或拒絕你的申請。

you. Most interviews are going to occur between

你。大多數面試將發生在

September and February, although I had my first interviews in August, and sometimes

9月和2月，雖然我在8月進行了第一次面試，但有時

interviews can go as late as March. Early interviews in August are generally provided

面試可以晚到3月。一般在8月提供早期面試

by a few schools for applicants that meet high cutoffs, such as if you have above a

少數學校對達到高分數線的申請者給予獎勵，例如，如果你的成績在A級以上。

3.9 GPA and an MCAT above the 98th percentile. The interview format will differ based on

3.9分的GPA和高於98分的MCAT成績。面試形式將根據以下情況有所不同

the school. There are three main types of interviews:

的學校。主要有三種類型的面試。

1. Traditional interview - you're speaking with a member of the admissions committee

1.傳統的面試--你要和招生委員會的成員談話

1-on-1 and they are asking you standard questions. These last anywhere from 15 to 60 minutes.

1對1，他們正在問你標準問題。這些問題持續15至60分鐘不等。

2. Multiple mini interview (MMI) - MMI's include short interview stations that are independent

2.多重小型面試（MMI）--MMI包括獨立的簡短面試臺。

of one another. There are usually 6-10 stations that assess your communication, teamwork,

彼此之間的關係。通常有6-10個站點，評估你的溝通、團隊合作。

self-awareness, maturity, empathy, and critical thinking. In short, they want to know more

自我意識、成熟度、同理心和批判性思維。簡而言之，他們想知道更多

about how you think, and this is believed to be a more reliable indicator of who will

關於你的思維方式，這被認為是一個更可靠的指標，表明誰會

be a good medical student and future doctor than traditional interviews. More schools

與傳統面試相比，成為一名優秀的醫學生和未來的醫生。更多學校

each year are adopting this newer format. 3. Group or panel interview - you'll be interviewed

每年都在採用這種較新的格式。3.集體或小組面試 - 你將接受面試

by 2 or more admissions committee members, or you'll be interviewing with multiple other

由2個或更多的錄取委員會成員面試，或者你將與其他多個面試者一起面試。

candidates concurrently. This is the least common interview format.

候選人同時進行。這是最不常見的面試形式。

The norm, when there isn't a pandemic occurring, is for medical schools to invite you in person

在沒有發生大流行病的情況下，正常情況下，醫學院會親自邀請你參加

to visit the school, meet the medical students and faculty, and interview in person. Note

參觀學校，會見醫學生和教師，並親自面試。注意事項

that some students, at some schools, may be asked to do an extra interview. Since interviews

有些學校的一些學生可能會被要求做額外的面試。由於面試

are often stressful, you may hope that doesn't happen to you. But fear not, this is often

是經常有壓力的，你可能希望這不會發生在你身上。但不要害怕，這往往是

good news, and in most instances is the school wanting to sell the school to you because

好消息，而且在大多數情況下是學校想把學校賣給你，因為

they've already decided you're a highly desirable candidate from your primary and

他們已經從你的初選和複選中確定你是一個非常理想的候選人。

secondary applications. This happened to me at a several programs, and each time it was

次要應用。這發生在我的幾個項目中，每次都是

a faculty member trying to sell the medical school and the city.

一個試圖推銷醫學院和城市的教員。

After your interview, the medical schools will give you a decision. This will take at

面試後，醫學院會給你一個決定。這將需要在

least a couple weeks after your interview, but sometimes it can be delayed months.

至少在你面試後的幾個星期，但有時可能會延後幾個月。

The three outcomes are as follows: acceptance, rejection, and waitlist.

三個結果如下：接受、拒絕和等待名單。

If you get an acceptance, congratulations, and I hope you celebrate as you've absolutely

如果你得到了錄取，祝賀你，我希望你能慶祝一下，因為你絕對是個好孩子。

deserved it. Don't forget to secure your position. Even if this isn't your dream

應得的。不要忘記確保你的地位。即使這不是你的夢想

school, an acceptance is better than no acceptance, so make sure your spot is reserved. This often

學校，錄取總比不錄取好，所以要確保你的位置被保留。這往往

requires you to respond to the acceptance email and provide a deposit to reserve your

要求你回覆接受電子郵件並提供押金以保留你的賬戶。

position. This deposit is usually refundable up until a certain date.

位置。這筆押金通常在某一日期之前可以退還。

If you get a rejection, don't let it deter you, as that's par for the course, and most

如果你被拒絕了，不要讓它嚇倒你，因為這是正常的，而且大多數人都會被拒絕。

schools will reject most applicants. Even the top applicants get several rejections.

學校會拒絕大多數申請人。即使是最優秀的申請人也會被拒絕幾次。

And if you get a waitlist, sit tight and strategize. If this is a school you're very eager to

如果你得到了一個等待名單，請加快腳步制定戰略。如果這所學校是你非常渴望的

attend, it may be beneficial, in some situations, to submit a letter of interest or letter of

在某些情況下，提交一份意向書或信函可能是有益的。

intent including application updates. This is a call that can only be made on a case-by-case

意圖，包括應用程序的更新。這是一個只能視情況而定的呼籲。

basis. At this point, you may be wondering which

基礎。在這一點上，你可能想知道哪些

part is the most important. There is no easy answer to this, as all elements hold significant

部分是最重要的。這個問題沒有簡單的答案，因為所有的元素都有重要的意義。

weight. Without thoughtful, thorough, and cohesive primary and secondary applications

重量。如果沒有深思熟慮的、徹底的、有凝聚力的初級和二級應用

that put you in the best light, you're unlikely to be invited for an interview. And if you

如果你能把自己放在最好的位置，你就不太可能被邀請參加面試。而如果你

don't crush your interview and impress the admissions committees on the big day, then

如果在大喜之日，你不能粉碎你的面試並給錄取委員會留下深刻印象，那麼

your chance of acceptance, even if you were perfect on paper, is wiped away and all for

你被錄取的機會，即使你在紙面上是完美的，也會被抹去，所有這些都是為了

naught. Most people think that getting into medical

虛無縹緲。大多數人認為，進入醫學

school, particularly a top program, is reserved for the super geniuses who perfected their

學校，尤其是頂級項目，是為那些完善了自己的超級天才而保留的。

MCAT and GPA. This is simply not true. Applicants with subpar numbers get into top programs

MCAT和GPA。這根本不是事實。數字不合格的申請者可以進入頂級項目

every year, just as many applicants with stellar numbers receive no acceptances and must reapply

每年都有許多擁有出色成績的申請者沒有收到錄取通知，必須重新申請。

in a subsequent cycle. You should strive to apply to medical school

在隨後的週期中。你應該努力申請醫學院

only once and get accepted into your top choice program. Work on getting the strongest MCAT

只需一次，就能被你的首選項目錄取。努力獲得最強的MCAT成績

and GPA possible, but simultaneously craft a strong narrative that puts you in the best

和GPA的可能，但同時也要精心設計一個強有力的敘事，讓你處於最佳的

light and makes medical schools fight over you. By doing this, you can even get top medical

光，使醫學院為你而戰。通過這樣做，你甚至可以得到頂級的醫療服務。

schools offering full ride scholarships to incentivize you to go to their school. This

提供全額獎學金的學校，以激勵你去他們的學校就讀。這

is a strategy I used that saved me hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loans.

是我使用的一個策略，為我節省了數十萬美元的學生貸款。

If you'd like to learn how to do this yourself, visit us on MedSchoolInsiders.com. Our Insiders

如果你想自己學習如何做到這一點，請訪問我們MedSchoolInsiders.com。我們的內部人士

are physicians from top programs, many who earned merit based scholarships themselves,

他們都是來自頂級項目的醫生，許多人自己也獲得了基於功績的獎學金。

who can help mentor you in crafting a stellar application as well. It's what we're passionate

他也可以幫助指導你製作一份出色的申請。這正是我們所熱衷的

about and we want to help empower a generation of happier, healthier, and more effective

我們希望幫助賦予這一代人更快樂、更健康、更有效的能力。

future doctors. If you enjoyed this video, check out the 4

未來的醫生。如果你喜歡這個視頻，請查看4

years of medical school explained or medical school application dealbreakers as described

所述的醫學院的年限解釋或醫學院申請的突破口

from admissions committee members. Much love, and I'll see you guys there.

來自招生委員會成員。非常感謝，我們會在那裡見到你們。