Alternative paths
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Admission Tips & Secrets
Do Something Different Before Medical School
By: Tianyu Liu According to the AAMC, the average age of medical school applicants in 2016-2017 was 24 for women…
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Before the personal statement: Follow your dreams deliberately
By: Benjamin Robison, MD, DMA Dr. Robison graduated from Stony Brook University earning a Doctorate of Musical Art before completing…
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Alternative Paths
5 Alternatives to Medical School
Going to medical school and becoming a doctor is a glorified and great career path. Nevertheless, it is not the…
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Applying to Medical School
Osteopathic vs Caribbean Medical Schools
Traditional allopathic medical schools can be extremely difficult to get into. Less than half of applicants are accepted every year.…
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Calvin College and University of Michigan Medical School Partnership
Future doctors: You’ve probably winced at the price tag of a four-year undergraduate program—and cringed entirely at the additional cost…
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Articles
The Medical School Dream
“My dream is to get into medical school and become a doctor.” This line is repeated in some form or…
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Articles
Medical School Gap Year Fear
Premeds fear that taking a gap year before medical school will distract from their career goal to become doctors. I offer…
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Medical Schools With Combined BS/BA-MD Programs
Combined BS/BA-MD programs allow students to apply to medical school straight out of high school. Essentially, if admitted, students will…
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Medical School with No Science Courses
The path to becoming a doctor can seem pretty one dimensional. That is because most people enter the field of…
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Medical School Early Assurance Program
An increasing number of medical schools are offering conditional early acceptances to undergraduates. An Early Assurance Program allows applicants to…
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