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Applying to medical school is a long, grueling process. Every single component of the application matters. However, it’s your secondaries that can have a big impact on getting your foot into the interview door. Here are some tips on how to strategize your secondary essays. Timeline Strategy...

More so than any other application process, nailing the medical school interview is key to getting accepted. You can look through your schools’ admissions sites for general tips. But overall, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of questions that might come up in any school’s interview process...

As you all know, applying to med school requires years of dedication. In the midst of fulfilling pre-med requirements and studying for the MCAT, it can be easy to slip into a “check the box” mentality with your extracurriculars for med school. What does checking the boxes look like? Take the...

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We all know that your GPA and MCAT score are important metrics when applying to medical schools. But it’s your personal statement that makes you truly stand out as a dynamic human being who is more than just numbers. And while there’s a lot of opportunity within the personal statement to show...

It’s no secret that the medical school application process is a long and difficult road. Applying to medical school can take from nine months, up to a year! So when should you begin? How does the process work? To start off SDN’s Admissions Prep week, here’s an outline of the 3 main phases of...

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Every med school wants to admit students who are academically intelligent. Having a high GPA in undergrad and a strong MCAT score show med schools that you can handle their academic rigor. But every school is different in what they consider is a “strong” score. The top schools will have higher...

Submitting your AMCAS application is the first step towards a long and difficult med school admissions process. There are many different components of the AMCAS that must be completed: working on your personal statement, taking the MCAT, developing an activities list, asking for letters of...

A lot of students with average MCAT scores are worried about not getting in. How can you make your profile stand out if your MCAT score doesn’t quite cut it? In order to make up for your average score, you should focus on building up your extracurricular activities. You’ve probably heard that...

Not at all! Here are our responses. @stonestang 1. How long would you say is sufficient enough for studying for the MCAT if you're still in school and/or working full-time? Or is it just better to wait until not having those additional tasks? This mostly depends on your time management. If you...

Your MCAT score is definitely a crucial part of your med school application, but what if it’s not as high as you aimed? Now it’s time for the rest of your application to shine, especially your extracurriculars. Through your application -- personal statement, AMCAS experiences list, secondaries...

Where does your score lie among the top 10 med school MCAT averages? Harvard: MCAT-518, GPA- 3.9, Acceptance rate 3.3%, Stanford: MCAT- 519, GPA- 3.9, Acceptance rate 2.5%, John Hopkins: MCAT- 519, GPA- 3.9, Acceptance rate 5.8% UCSF: MCAT- 516, GPA- 3.84, Acceptance rate 3.4% UPENN...

Your MCAT score matters a great deal in order to even get your foot into the admissions door. You should spend a lot of time studying and prepping for the test that determines your future, but how much time? You are not going to spend every hour of every day studying, so you need to fill your...