Gap Year
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Edward Chang22,269
Physician Shadowing – What to Expect and Gain
Why do you need to shadow physicians? What does it mean to shadow a physician? What should I consider when…
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MedSchoolCoach12,675
Top Ten Best-Kept Secrets to Making the Most of Your Gap Year Before Medical School
With so much competition to get into medical school, many students find themselves taking a gap year- either by choice…
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MedSchoolCoach23,913
Will Taking a Gap Year Hurt My Chances of Getting into Medical School?
One of the most common questions we receive from aspiring medical students is whether or not taking a gap year…
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Yaseen Elhag34,790
Should I Use Medical School Admissions Consulting?
You are applying to medical school but also wondering if it would be worth it to pay extra to hire…
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Olivia Brumfield3,181
How to Apply to Medical School without Taking a Gap Year
Even before COVID, an increasing number of students were taking gap years to take a break or improve their application…
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Ruby S. Thomas MD1,449
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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Rachel Kueny, MD1,649
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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Spencer Evans1,126
Gap Years Before Medical School
College… Medical school… Internship… Residency… Fellowship… … Advanced fellowship… Super advanced fellowship… Super-duper advanced fellowship… Okay, I made up those…
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Guest Author2,180
Boosting Your Chances as an Out-of-State Applicant
It’s impossible to get accepted to out-of-state medical schools. Why would I waste my time — and money — applying? …
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Joshua Baron MD1,081
If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try for Medical School Again
I felt like such a failure. After taking the MCAT, submitting over 20 applications and waiting months patiently for an…
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