Sahil Mehta

Sahil Mehta M.D. is an attending physician in the Department of Radiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Founder of MedSchoolCoach. Dr Mehta is one of the world’s experts on medical school admissions having founded MedSchoolCoach in 2007. MedSchoolCoach provides admissions consulting to premedical students in the form of interview preparation, essay editing and general advising. In the past 10 years, he has had a hand in over a thousand acceptances to medical school.

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How to Pay for and Finance Medical School

Medical school is expensive, and the costs seem to grow by the day. It can feel overwhelming when you see the total cost of attendance, but we at MedSchoolCoach are here to point you in the right direction about how…
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Applying to Medical School

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Undergraduate Institutions with the Most Pre-Meds – The Top 250

The undergraduate institution you choose for college can have a big impact on if you will be successful to medical school. While it is generally true that any college can produce a great pre-medical student (and hence medical student), there…
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Which Medical School Do Not Have Required Pre-requisite Courses

In recent years some medical schools have dropped pre-med requirements. The schools below do not have specific required pre-med courses. However, it’s generally recommended that the majority of pre-meds still take the traditional pre-med classes. You’ve likely heard for years…
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Applying to Medical School

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The Benefits of an Accelerated Medical School Program

The physician shortage is a well-known problem confronting medicine. So is rising medical student debt. These two problems may be confronted by 3-year MD or accelerated medical programs, where students can earn their medical degree in three years instead of…
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MCAT Basics Podcast

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Learning How To Sell Yourself to Medical School

As a guest speaker on the Osmosis podcast, Raise the Line, Dr. Sahil Mehta shares insights on what premeds can do to increase their appeal to medical schools and the importance of being certain it is the profession students want…
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The ProspectiveDoctor Podcast

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The Role of the DO with AACOM President & CEO Dr. Robert Cain

Dr. Cain, president & CEO of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), discusses osteopathic medicine, including MD vs DO. [01:37] Osteopathy’s Visibility in Current Events [05:53] Differences Between Osteopathy and Allopathy [09:02] Cooperation Between DO and MD…
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Interviews

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Medical School Interview Questions Related to COVID-19

This year’s medical school interviews are likely to go virtual because of the coronavirus pandemic, travel restrictions, and general safety concerns. For 2020, here are COVID-19 interview questions that could pop up. Medical schools will still evaluate a student’s performance…
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Applying to Medical School

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Video Interview Tool for Admissions (VITA) by AAMC: What Applicants Need to Know

What is the AAMC VITA Interview? The AAMC VITA interview is made to give admission officers information regarding your journey to medical school and five of the major competencies for entering medical students. The AAMC collaborated with experts in the…
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Applying to Medical School

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AAMC SJT (Situational Judgment Test): What Students Should Know

AAMC Situation Judgment Test (SJT) The AAMC Situational Judgment Test (SJT) was created to improve the admissions process by assisting medical schools to assess pre-professional competencies that have been shown to impact the long-term performance of an individual as a…
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MCAT

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Alternatives to Khan Academy for MCAT Studying

Khan Academy Will No Longer Be Offering MCAT Videos. We’ve Got Alternatives Here for You. Khan Academy, the non-profit organization that revolutionized online studying with free videos from high-quality instructors, just announced that on July 15, 2020 (update, they changed…
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