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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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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Back to Basics: What’s the Difference Between COMLEX and USMLE?

COMLEX Level 1 will be pass/fail effective May 1, 2022 Breaking news: The NBOME(TM) will change from reporting three-digit numeric scores to reporting only “Pass” or “Fail” for COMLEX-USA Level 1 examinations administered effective May 1, 2022, aligning with the…
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PDr Tools

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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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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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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! He shares his top tips for pre-meds and answers questions…
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The ProspectiveDoctor Podcast

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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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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: How rescheduling and/or suspending rotations affects learning What cancelling USMLE Step exam dates means for…
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Admissions to Medical School Without the MCAT

Dr. Sahil Mehta explains how medical school admissions this cycle may not require the MCAT due to COVID-19. Your questions will be answered. Will medical schools consider applicants without MCAT scores this cycle? Should I apply this cycle if I…
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Podcast 88: COVID-19, Medical School Admissions and the MCAT

Join Dr. Mehta as he explored how COVID-19 may affect the MCAT and medical school admissions for the 2020 cycle. In this podcast episode, we talk about how corona virus is impacting MCAT test dates (and the cancellations that are…
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USMLE Score Estimator for Step 2

With the USMLE Step 1 moving to pass/fail, the Step 2 exam is more important than ever. See what USMLE Step 2 CK score you need to land the residency of your choice. The USMLE Score Estimator for Step 2…
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