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Applying to Medical School
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How To Store Letters of Recommendation for Medical School
Most schools provide a letter storage service via their career center or similar resources. There are also online letter-holding services like Interfolio’s Dossier that you may use to store letters for multiple application systems. Because letters of recommendation are generally…
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Do All MD Schools Use the AMCAS Letter Service?
Most MD schools use the AMCAS application service, which means they also use the AMCAS letter service for letters of recommendation. AMCAS also accepts letters submitted through Interfolio. These medical programs in the United States do not use AMCAS for…
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Can a Teaching Assistant Write My Letter?
Generally, medical schools do not accept letters of recommendation written by teaching assistants (TAs). You want professors to write your letters, just to be safe. However, your TA can write you a letter if your professor signs or co-signs it.…
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How and When Can I Submit Letters to AMCAS?
You can begin submitting letters of recommendation to AMCAS as soon as the application opens in May. For each letter, you’ll create an entry in your AMCAS application to classify the letter type (committee letter, letter packet, or individual letter)…
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How Much Does Applying to Medical School Cost?
The AMCAS processing fee for the primary application is $175, which includes one medical school designation. Each additional school designations are $45. If you apply to 20 schools, the primary application alone costs $1,030. Each school then has a secondary…
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Casper Exam for Medical School: What It Is & How to Prepare
What is the Casper exam? The Casper test is a situational judgment test (SJT) that assesses people skills. This computerized screening tool uses realistic scenarios to gauge a person’s soft skills like communication and professionalism. Schools use the Casper exam…
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Everything You Need to Know About Medical School Interviews
You made it! You completed years of pre-med courses, clinical work, research, volunteer work, shadowing medical practitioners in the real world, and the MCAT. Finally, your interview invitations are arriving in your inbox. Now it’s time to prepare for your…
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Medical School Personal Statement Storytelling Guide [With Examples]
Typical medical school personal statements list qualities and accomplishments in paragraph form and can be boring to read for admissions committee members. But the best personal statements demonstrate qualities through engaging stories. Those stories reveal insights into your personality, as…
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Medical School - Preclinical
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USMLE Step 1 Pass/Fail Scoring: Impact on Medical Students
All USMLE Step 1 scores are reported as either a “pass” or “fail” result for tests administered after January 26, 2022. Students must achieve a score of 196 on the three-digit system to pass the exam. However, the USMLE no…
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Medical School Application Mistakes To Avoid
About 60% of applicants don’t get accepted to a single medical school. That sounds intimidating — and it probably should. Based on how difficult it is to get into medical school, the last thing you want to do is ruin…
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