How Should I Transition From a Gap Year to Medical School?
With one or more years between undergraduate study and a medical school education becoming more ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: June 8, 2016
Pre-Medical
The path to becoming a physician is long and challenging, and being a pre-medical student is hard. Learn about what you need to do to get into medical school successfully.
A Guide to MCAT Preparatory Courses
One of the most pressing issues facing prospective medical students today is the choice of ... Read more
Written by: Brian Wu
Published on: May 17, 2016
Your Pathway to the White Coat: 7 Tips for Writing Your AMCAS® Personal Comments Essay
The AMCAS application to medical school asks for a lot of information about yourself. It ... Read more
Written by: AAMC Staff
Published on: May 12, 2016
How to Skillfully—and Successfully—Revise Your AMCAS Personal Statement
Nowhere else on your medical school application will you have the chance to represent your ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: May 11, 2016
The MCAT: A History and Current Overview
In 2014, the American Association of Medical Colleges announced that the MCAT 2015 would be ... Read more
Written by: Brian Wu
Published on: May 3, 2016
The Top 5 Ways to Improve Your CARS Score Today
For most pre-meds taking the MCAT, the CARS section proves to be one of the ... Read more
Written by: Nick Zehner
Published on: April 28, 2016
Minorities and the MCAT
The MCAT looms large on the horizon of many would-be medical students – and there ... Read more
Written by: Brian Wu
Published on: April 28, 2016
What the Adcom Sees (and Thinks) About Your Multiple MCAT Scores
MCAT History Back in the olden days (like prior to 2007), the MCAT was only ... Read more
Written by: Linda Abraham
Published on: April 27, 2016
How to Succeed in Physiology: The Course, Step 1, and Beyond
Physiology is different! If you’re in the midst of learning physiology, either in a traditional or ... Read more
Written by: Elsevier
Published on: April 25, 2016
5 Steps to a Better CARS Score
The Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) is one of the most well-known entrance exams in ... Read more
Written by: Brent Schnipke
Published on: April 25, 2016
Tips to Get the Most from the Medical School Admissions Requirements® (MSAR®)
Chances are after deciding to become a doctor, you’ve likely heard a lot of opinions ... Read more
Written by: AAMC Staff
Published on: April 14, 2016
3 Tips for Interpreting Medical School Rankings
Whether you are just beginning your medical school application process by compiling a list of ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: April 13, 2016
A Guide to a Successful Gap Year
It wasn’t so very long ago that the typical medical student went straight from high ... Read more
Written by: Brian Wu
Published on: April 6, 2016
Time to Start Thinking About Your Medical School Application
If you are planning to start medical school for the 2017 Fall Semester, it’s already ... Read more
Written by: AAMC Staff
Published on: March 10, 2016
5 Soft Skills Every Pre-Med Student Needs
Though the emphasis of the medical school application process lies on academic achievement, there are ... Read more
Written by: Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
Published on: March 9, 2016
Spring Break: Should You Spend It On The Beach Or At The Bench?
For most researchers, working in the lab over a holiday break is somewhat different from ... Read more
Written by: Paris Grey
Published on: March 8, 2016
Why Some Labs Don’t Train Premed Students and Why You Shouldn’t Care
So far, the vast majority of the undergrads I’ve trained during my research career have ... Read more
Written by: David Oppenheimer
Published on: January 21, 2016
How to Prepare Answers to These Tricky Medical School Interview Questions
While medical school interviews can be quite conversational, thinking in advance about the questions you ... Read more
Written by: Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
Published on: January 13, 2016
The Medical School Interview: They Aren’t All The Same!
“What kind of interview will it be?” This is not a question applicants ever asked ... Read more
Written by: Jessica Freedman
Published on: November 13, 2015