Introduction
Congratulations on being selected for your medical school interview. You are on the path to making a very successful and rewarding career for yourself.
Not only will you be able to achieve your desire to be a doctor but you will also have an amazing experience at medical school, on the wards and then as a senior doctor in todays great NHS. Friends that you will make at medical school will commonly remain great friends for life.
This book aims to give you a guide to medical school interviews. Interviews are a competitive process and medical schools are out to select the best students possible. You are competing against many other candidates whom have applied. When I went to medical school in 1990 there were 28 people competing for each place. I was well prepared and gave a solid performance and secured my place. If you follow some of the tips here in this book you can increase your chance of success.
Success cannot be guaranteed however performance can be increased with insight into the interview process, adequate preparation for common questions, hot topics, knowledge of the pitfalls and knowing ways to sell yourself so that you get the place that you deserve.

