5 Soft Skills Every Medical Student Needs
As any practicing physician can attest, adequate medical care extends beyond pure medical knowledge to ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: January 10, 2018
Cassie Kosarek
4 New Year’s Resolutions for MCAT Test-Takers
Plotting out your course of study in anticipation of any MCAT test date is difficult ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: December 13, 2017
4 Non-Science Classes Every Premedical Student Should Take
Demonstrating proficiency in the basic sciences is a hallmark of a good medical school application, ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: November 8, 2017
How Do I Know Which Medical School is Right for Me?
Receiving multiple admissions offers to medical school can be both thrilling and daunting for prospective ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: October 11, 2017
3 Ways to Explore Medical Specialties
Medicine is a vast field comprised of specialties so different that it’s hard to believe ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: September 13, 2017
How to Have a Successful Premedical Freshman Year
The transition from high school to college is stressful for many students, and perhaps more ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: August 8, 2017
4 Things I Wish I’d Known About the MCAT
Walking out of the test center after I had completed the MCAT was a surreal ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: July 12, 2017
How Do College and Medical School Classes Differ?
As a premedical student, you are likely familiar with some of the subjects that are ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: June 9, 2017
The Prospective Physician’s Guide to Medical School Interviews
You have a great MCAT score, a strong GPA, and have represented yourself and your ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: May 10, 2017
4 Reasons First-Year Medical Students Should Reflect on Their Initial Clinical Experiences
Many medical schools are now enhancing their preclinical curriculum (which is typically taught in the ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: April 12, 2017
4 Strategies for Students Reapplying to Medical School
In an ideal world, your first attempt at applying to medical school would also be ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: March 8, 2017
How to Prepare for the MCAT’s Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Section
The Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (or CARS) section of the MCAT is occasionally placed ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: February 8, 2017
4 New Year’s Resolutions for Pre-Medical Students
Being a pre-medical student means committing to a years-long process aimed at ultimately gaining admission ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: January 11, 2017
How to Respond to a Waitlist Decision
After you interview at a medical school, you will likely wait several painstaking weeks before ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: December 14, 2016
True Pass-Fail Curriculum: Key to Learning and Collegiality
Republished with permission from here. Being a pre-medical student is largely about the numbers — ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: November 23, 2016
Four Errors Students Make In Their First Semester of Medical School
Updated November 4, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors. Settling into ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: November 9, 2016
How to Balance MCAT Prep with School or Work
In an ideal world, the months before an MCAT test date would be exclusively devoted ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: October 12, 2016
What Students Should Know About Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Programs—Part Two: SMP Students
In Part One of this series, we discussed post-baccalaureate pre-medical programs for career-changers (i.e. those who have ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: September 14, 2016
What Students Should Know About Post-Bac Programs for Career Changers
This two-part series will discuss two types of post-baccalaureate pre-medical programs. This piece will address ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: August 10, 2016