<p>It’s pretty simple. Get out there and do something. Make a difference. Solve a problem. Study hard. Find your passion. Volunteer in service to other people. Establish yourself as a leader on campus. If your passion’s medicine, you’ll find a way to make it work. Each of us did, and there’s no reason why you are completely different or the only exception. If there’s one thing all medical schools are looking for, it’s candidates who work hard and have both the promise and potential to be wonderful physicians in the future. The road to medical school has no space for being lazy or whining about how hard the work is or looking for loopholes or taking the easy way out. It’s hard for everyone.</p>