Applying to Medical School
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How to Appear Authentic During a Medical School Interview
How do you present yourself during a medical school interview? Should you be yourself, or do you play the role…
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Defying the Odds and Getting into Medical School
“I just don’t think you are smart enough to get into medical school”, were the words my academic advisor uttered…
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How to Succeed on Medical School Interview Day
By Woodson Smelser, M.D. You’ve finally made it! You have completed years of university courses, potentially performed research, volunteered, completed…
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Why Medicine?
By Pamela Habib During the admissions process, a common question may be about your long-term goals. Why do you want…
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How Do You Write About Your Gap Year Experiences?
Gap years are incredibly popular options for pre-meds. If you’ve taken one, you know how much the year can help…
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How To Get Into Med School When You’re Not Pre-Med
By Sara Bittman MD Many students enter college with a clear plan—they know they want to go to medical school…
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Finding the Perfect Research Project
By Anand Desai If you asked ten different aspiring physicians what they thought of research, you’d probably get responses ranging…
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Tips for the medical school interview from a former interviewer
By Joseph Knox If you’re reading this, hopefully you have secured some interviews to medical school or, if not, you…
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The Dilemma of Applying Broadly
It’s no mystery that applying to medical school pits you against stiff competition. Every year candidates dutifully complete prerequisite coursework,…
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A Case for Active Learning
I still can’t shake the astonishment that swept through me that morning as I stared at the computer with my…
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