Sahil Mehta
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Articles
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
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! He shares his top tips for pre-meds and answers questions…
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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: How rescheduling and/or suspending rotations affects learning What cancelling USMLE Step exam dates means for…
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Videos
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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The ProspectiveDoctor Podcast
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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PDr Tools
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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