Sahil Mehta
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Interviews
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.
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Applying to Medical School
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
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
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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MCAT
Best MCAT Mobile Apps
The Best MCAT Mobile Applications Reviewed MCAT apps for mobile devices are more popular than ever. While the coronavirus pandemic has caused upheaval in so many aspects of students’ lives, perhaps the biggest is the shift away from a traditional…
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PDr Tools
Find Your MSC Score
With the MSC Score calculator from MedSchoolCoach, you can find out how competitive a medical school applicant you are. The proprietary algorithm examines 50,000 data points and 15,000 real applicants to determine your chances of acceptance into med school. What…
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MCAT
Shortened MCAT – How to Modify Your Study Plan
On April 24, 2020, the AAMC announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the MCAT will be shortened. The new shortened MCAT will certainly cause some anxiety among test-takers, so we’ve collected a few FAQs about the new MCAT length…
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Videos
6 Tips for Pre-Meds During the Quarantine
MedSchoolCoach Founder, Dr. Sahil Mehta, explains how you can turn the effects of COVID-19 into a positive by using it to better yourself, your health, and your medical school application!
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The ProspectiveDoctor Podcast
Podcast 89: Admissions to Medical School Without the MCAT
Today, Dr. Mehta focusses on how the COVID-19 pandemic may affect the 2020/2021 application cycles! Every year there are about 22,000 seats in US medical schools with around 50,000 applicants. About ⅓ of those students take the MCAT between March…
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Videos
Med Students and Impact of COVID-19
Director of medical school tutoring, Joel Ramirez MD, explains how CORVID-19 may alter the life, exams, and rotations of med students. He explains the following:
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