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Dear Geoffrey This is to say that I have accepted an offer from Dartmouth College Medical School (Hanover, New Hampshire) and the Brown University School of Medicine (Providence, Rhode Island) to do a combined Medical School programme. Geoffrey, here are a few thoughts for you and others who may also be in a situation of applying in a highly competitive situation. As you know we launched a campaign 12 months ago to apply to prestigious American medical schools because of the greater opportunity to secure a place for study. We completed my resume, prepared a primary application to AMCAS (America Medical Colleges Application Service), 3 independent applications, and then 12 secondary applications to universities who passed me through the first screening. I went to 4 interviews.
 | You recommended that we complete a resume before completing the applications. This gave me a strong personal point of reference, a spine to the whole exercise permitting us to pay attention to the unique particularities of each of the universities. | |
| Your strategy of answering questions in detail and quantifying everything gave the reader a clear picture of what I was talking about. While clear in my head, it was important to be clear for the reader. | |
| I feel your follow-up letters distinguished me from the other applicants - giving me a tool to stay in touch until acceptance was handed out. | |
| All the interviewers commented that the applications we prepared at your office looked visually appealing. The University of Cincinnati – one of the oldest medical schools in the nation – particularly complimented me on the quality of the visual presentation. | |
| The 4MinutesToTheJob "interview uniform" gave me confidence. Sitting in the waiting room among the other candidates, I felt prepared and poised. You don’t spend very long with the committee so the visual impact is very important. |
In summary you produce quality work. When there are thousands of people applying for the same thing, you have to stand out to even be seen as different – and good – in content and quality. What’s on paper represents you, and you want it to be in the best light. It’s worth the 70 hours of effort and I highly recommend it.
Michael W. |
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