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01:07 It is important to provide medical schools with more evidence that you are an excellent candidate. What can you do to try to get more medical school interviews and to convince a medical school that you are a great candidate? 01:26 The first thing you can do is you can send a medical school update letter. 01:45 You can have additional letters of reference sent into your medical schools. 01:51 Recruit a “medical school applicant advocate.” 02:02 Medical school update letters. 02:13 UPDATE letters and letter's of interest always come together. 02:44 Are volunteering somewhere? Have you had interesting observations? All of this can potentially influence a medical schools decision. 03:01 Tell the medical schools about your recent accomplishments and you also want to express your specific interest in the medical school. 03:38 Maybe you want to write something about the clinical sites or the clinical departments that really interest you. 03:45 Maybe there are some researchers who are doing research in your area of interest. 05:15 New letters of reference. If you're in school. That's usually an easy place to get additional letters of reference. 05:26 If you're doing research and your principal investigator has not yet sent in the letter of reference. That's a great person to ask. 06:09 To try to get more medical school interviews. Recruit an advocate, somebody who is going to call medical school admissions offices. 06:56 We find that these types of advocacy phone calls are actually the most influential in terms of getting applicants additional medical school interviews. 08:21 Now, when should you start worrying about not having any medical school interviews? 08:32 If you don't have any medical school interviews after the new year, it’s time to reevaluate. 09:08 We have an evaluation of students: what can be done differently such as you need to broaden your school list. 10:04 In early winter send letters of interest, update letters and additional letters of reference. Get advocates to call admissions offices.This will get students additional medical school interviews 10:24 There is definitely a lot you can do to get more interviews. 11:17 How to improve your candidacy for the following year. 11:23 So we always welcome questions from our audiences and from our students. So always feel free to email us at info@mededits.com, and visit our website at www.mededits.com Related Articles: Interview Season Strategy: Calling Other Medical Schools Or Residency Programs If You Will Be “In The Area” For Another Interview, https://bit.ly/2qrETxT Increase Your Chances of Medical School Admissions in the Winter Months, https://bit.ly/348r3PK Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MedEdits/ Twitter: https://bit.ly/2W3Q8H9 Instagram: https://bit.ly/2q4Acdb Subscribe to the MedEdits' YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/2u63WER The MedEdits’ Podcast: https://apple.co/2OhtdG3 FREE Advising Consultation Free 15 minute consultation: https://mededits.com/free-15-sign-up/