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Admission Tips & Secrets

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3 Tips for Convincing a Med School That They Are ‘The One”
By Sofia Charania After the preliminary AMCAS application is submitted, schools will send secondary applications to students they are interested in. When filling out these secondary applications and when preparing for interviews, it is REALLY important to make sure that…
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Letters of Recommendation 101
By Ryan Karmouta MD, MBA If you’re reading this, you’ve worked hard in your classes, have taken the MCAT, and are almost ready to put your best foot forward for medical schools. But there’s this murky, unclear process: the letters. …
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Alternative Paths

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How I Decided to Become an Anthropology Major as a Pre-Med Student
By: Ariel Lee Going into college, I knew I wanted to be a pre-med student. I still remember scrolling through the list of required courses for the pre-med track on my school website in my freshman year. I compared this…
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How to Curate Killer Extracurriculars
By Dr. Mandy Gleason As a senior resident, I do doctor things every day. So when I interview med school and residency applicants, the last things I want to chat about are doctor things. Unique volunteerism, hobbies I didn’t know…
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Applying to Medical School

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Ten Tips for writing effective medical school application essays
By Henry Ng The medical school application essay is one of the hurdles in the application process which strikes dread in the heart of many a medical school applicant. Applicants sweat and fret over what to include, what not to…
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Applying to Medical School

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MD, PhD, or both?
By Benjamin Wang Every year, thousands of students apply for professional and doctorate programs with the purpose of advancing their careers and getting jobs. A select few hundred ambitious students apply for joint MD/PhD programs and medical scientist training programs…
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Applying to Residency

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How to do well in your residency interviews
By Suleman Ilyas The thought of an upcoming residency interview can be daunting, but adequate preparation and a strong sense of self-confidence should alleviate most if not all concerns. The interview of course is an integral part of the match…
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Applying to Medical School

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The Pathway to Medical School is Not an Easy One
By Umara Ayub Applying to medical school can be an overwhelming and daunting process. Trust me, I’ve been there. I was the oldest of 5 children, with no physicians in the family, it was my job to figure everything out…
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Alternative Paths

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Applying to Medical School shouldn’t have to be hard
By Jay Pandit Applying to medical school is an emotional roller coaster, but while it may seem overwhelming, it also has some very reasonable patterns. As an undergraduate, all I knew were the national average MCAT scores and I wanted…
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Don’t Forget to Personalize Your Personal Statement
By Ziggy Yoediono, MD MBA As I have begun reviewing personal statements (yes, some applicants are already working on them), I have noticed a similar problem among many of them: they are not that personal. After going back through them…
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