by BloodySurgeon
SDN Volunteer Moderator

The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is an anxiety-inducing process for pre-medical students and for many it is hard to know where to begin.

Well for those of you who are lost and don’t know where to turn, this is a great place to start.

What is the very first thing I should do?
I would highly recommend bookmarking the SDN MCAT Discussions page and then reading the AAMC MCAT Essentials.

What is on the MCAT?

The MCAT is presented as follows: Read the full story

PRESS RELEASE

This February, SDN introduced the first admissions guide for pharmacy school applicants. The Student Doctor Network Pharmacy School Admissions Guide aims to help prospective pharmacy students make an informed career decision and to guide them through the school selection, application, interview, and admissions processes. The 140 page guide contains perspectives from a wide variety of students and practitioners who share their advice and real life experience and other helpful features such as a mock interview outline, an overview of the profession, and recommended reading links. To order a copy of The Student Doctor Network Pharmacy School Admissions Guide, please visit Amazon.com.

Table of Contents

• An introduction to pharmacy as a career
• An overview of professional duties
• Required training, education, and licensure
• Career and employment opportunities
• Preparing to apply to PharmD programs
• Choosing your potential schools
• Prerequisites to admission
• Building your qualifications
• Required examinations
• Financing your PharmD
• The PharmD admissions process
• Preparing your application
• Letters of reference
• Personal statements
• Interviews
• Responding to offers of admission
• Reapplication
• Recommended reading for prospective PharmD students
• Real students, real answers
• Practitioner interviews

Get yours today!

PRESS RELEASE

The Student Doctor Network.  Ten years ago it was just a catchy name.  It has since evolved into a trusted resource for over 130,000 pre-health and health students in over 10 doctoral fields of study.  Our staff, comprised of volunteers at all stages of their professional education, has worked tirelessly to diversify SDN’s offerings as part of our continuing effort to bring you what you need to succeed.

Our latest endeavor, SDN Premed Secrets, is a free CD containing some of the best content we have to offer in an ultra-portable format.  Read popular physician profiles, advice columns from Christian Becker and Jeremiah Fleenor, and read Ryan Aycock’s Not So Short Introduction to Getting Into Medical School!  This is just a sampling of the exclusive content provided on each CD.  Soon, you’ll be able to order your copy online to discover the additional sponsor content not available anywhere else!

With this, our Premed Secrets CD, we continue to expand our reach by putting some of our most valuable resources in your hands so you can get your SDN fix – online or not!