Applying to Medical School
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Prepare Well, and Thou Shalt Be Rewarded
Be well prepared. This was the best piece of advice I was given prior to applying for admission to medical…
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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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Non-Traditional Students, Know Your Worth
What you would contribute to your medical school? Let me count the ways. You know more than you think you…
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Getting the Most Out of Your Second Look Weekend
Congratulations! You have been accepted to medical school! This is your dream come true! You have also been invited to…
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What Should I Major In?
Many students ask “what’s the best major to get into medical school?” My answer has always been the same, find…
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Tips for the Medical School Interview from a Former Interviewer
If you’re reading this, hopefully you have secured some interviews to medical school or, if not, you are doing your…
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Why Our Medical School?
Among the most challenging topics for those students applying broadly is at the secondary application stage when a school asks…
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Why the Interview is Just as Important as the Application
By Samir Shah, M.D. In medicine we have started to see a spike in the importance of building character. If…
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Reflections From My White Coat Ceremony
“Well, that escalated quickly. I mean, that really got out of hand fast.” – Ron Burgandy – Spencer Evans, moments…
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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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