Where To Start: A Non-Traditional Student Guide to Beginning Your Pursuit of Medicine
Whether you are changing careers or deciding late in your college career that medicine is ... Read more
Written by: Jeff Thomas
Published on: April 26, 2018
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.
Writing Your Most Meaningful Experiences
If you haven’t started already, now is the time to begin writing your AMCAS activities ... Read more
Written by: Renee Marinelli
Published on: April 24, 2018
Preparing for Medical School as a High School Student
Looking to college and beyond is a major step for a high school student. You ... Read more
Written by: Renee Marinelli
Published on: April 17, 2018
The MCAT Scoring Process: Your Questions Answered
When you receive your score report, you will receive five scores—four scores for each of ... Read more
Written by: AAMC Staff
Published on: April 12, 2018
3 Study Strategies for the Behavioral Sciences on the MCAT
As essential as it is to know the pathophysiology of various diseases and the pharmacological ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: April 11, 2018
Non-Academic Ideas to Boost Your Med School Chances
At this point, you are probably already aware of how competitive medical school admissions are. ... Read more
Written by: Joel Butterly
Published on: March 28, 2018
Should You Retake the MCAT? 3 Key Things to Consider
Studying your butt off for months, suffering through an anxiety-inducing test day, and then waiting ... Read more
Written by: Andrew George
Published on: March 26, 2018
How to Maximize Medical School Second Looks
While most students dream of getting an acceptance letter from just one medical school, others ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: March 14, 2018
Confessions of a Former Mediocre Premed Student
By Yoo Jung Kim, MD Candidate, Stanford University Many students start college gung-ho about going ... Read more
Written by: Yoo Jung Kim
Published on: March 13, 2018
Lack of Empathy: A Med School Dealbreaker?
Everyone knows: doctors have to have empathy…right? Listener Mo wrote to us at [email protected] to ... Read more
Written by: The Short Coat Podcast
Published on: March 10, 2018
What Really Matters When Choosing Your Medical School
Many students don’t realize that the residency match should be top of mind when choosing ... Read more
Written by: Stacy Meyer
Published on: March 5, 2018
"Personal Branding" as a Premed: How Knowing Who You Are and What You Stand For Can Help You Get In
I began my first job when I was just 12 years old (don’t worry, I ... Read more
Written by: Renee Marinelli
Published on: February 13, 2018
Location, Location, Location! Should You Apply In-State or Out-of-State?
The AAMC Premed Team recently conducted a few twitter polls which asked premeds to share ... Read more
Written by: AAMC Staff
Published on: February 8, 2018
6 Steps to Creating an MCAT Study Plan
To say you are busy may be an understatement! You’re balancing a full course load, ... Read more
Written by: AAMC Staff
Published on: January 11, 2018
Five Mistakes I Made When I Applied to Medical School (The First Time)
Everyone reading SDN likely knows that gaining admission to medical school is difficult. It not ... Read more
Written by: Renee Marinelli
Published on: December 19, 2017
How to Maximize Your Pre-Interview Research
One of the most exciting and nerve-wracking stages of the application process can be your ... Read more
Written by: AAMC Staff
Published on: December 14, 2017
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
Q&A with Andrew Nimmich, Co-Founder of Tutor the People
Tell us about yourselfHi SDN! My name’s Andrew. I am a fourth-year medical student at ... Read more
Written by: Student Doctor Network
Published on: November 30, 2017
The Only Five Criteria to Consider When Choosing A Medical School
Hospital cafeteria food. Malignancy or benign-ness. Patient population seen in the third and fourth years. ... Read more
Written by: Monya De
Published on: November 22, 2017