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Applying to Medical School
Tips for Writing Your Personal Statement for Medical School
By: Alex Withers You’ve done it! You’ve made it through those 300 student organic chemistry classes. You’ve taken your MCAT…
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Admission Tips & Secrets
Writing a Personal Statement for Medical School
By: Elliot Stein Setting out to write a personal statement for medical school is a daunting task. Fret not! You…
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Applying to Medical School
Letters of Recommendation: Everything You Need to Know
By: Ryan Karmouta, MD, MBA If you’re reading this, you’ve worked hard in your classes, have taken the MCAT, and…
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Applying to Medical School
Tips For Writing an Effective Personal Statement
By: Annika Barnett, MD The personal statement is one of the most important components of a medical school application. Realistically,…
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Alternative Paths
Pros and Cons of Caribbean Medical Schools
It is difficult to gain admissions to a U.S. medical school. In 2012, only 19,517 out of 45,266 applicants were…
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Admission Tips & Secrets
Separating the Best Medical School Personal Statements from the Mean
The Medical School Admissions Dilemma You’ve probably read the statistic that almost 60% of medical school applicants do not matriculate…
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Applying to Medical School
5 Parts of A Competitive Medical School Application
Some say “the hardest part about medical school is getting in.” Applying to medical school is an intimidating process. This…
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Admission Tips & Secrets
Medical School Application Metrics
Right now you are maybe starting to draft or redraft your personal statement, asking for letters of recommendation (or at…
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Admission Tips & Secrets
Organization Tips for Med School Applications
2016 has begun. You are likely gearing up on your medical school applications – personal statement, activities, etc. In these first…
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Applying to Medical School
Why Grades Matter in the Medical School Application
I’ve touched on this in a past article, but I feel that it’s a subject that deserves more consideration. To…
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