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Pre-Health

Articles applicable to all pre-health students, including extracurricular planning, general study tips, and interview prep.

All About Competency: Part 6

For future pre-health professional students, developing competencies and communicating them to admissions committees will be critical for success.

Emil Chuck, PhD

Updated June 27, 2022 by Emil Chuck, PhD

All About Competency: Part 4

Emil Chuck details the correlation between the development of competencies and health professional admissions success.

Emil Chuck, PhD

Updated June 27, 2022 by Emil Chuck, PhD

How to: Get Into Undergraduate Research

Regardless of the health profession you hope to enter, conducting lab research will enhance your application. Learn how admissions committees view research experience and how to get it.

Ashley Carter

Updated June 27, 2022 by Ashley Carter

All About Competency: Part 3

Do you have a distorted or realistic view of your competencies and how they will be perceived by admissions committees? Part 3 of a series.

Emil Chuck, PhD

Updated June 27, 2022 by Emil Chuck, PhD

All About Competency: Part 2

What are the characteristics of successful health professionals? How can you evaluate the strengths and weaknesses in your skills? Part two of a six part series.

Emil Chuck, PhD

Updated June 27, 2022 by Emil Chuck, PhD

All About Competency: Part 1

Think that great grades = great doctor? In the 21st century, success will require you build competencies that you can apply to evolving technology. Part one of a six part series.

Emil Chuck, PhD

Updated June 27, 2022 by Emil Chuck, PhD

Interview Advice: What to Wear, What to Wear

When it comes to attire and the medical school interview, there is a certain minimum threshold that you need to achieve and once you reach that threshold any more focus in this area becomes a detriment.

Jeremiah Fleenor

Updated June 27, 2022 by Jeremiah Fleenor

Interview Advice: Grades?! Part 2

What should you do if you feel your grades or MCAT score don't reflect your abilities? Dr. Jeremiah Fleenor discusses options for addressing these issues in medical school interviews.

Jeremiah Fleenor

Updated June 27, 2022 by Jeremiah Fleenor

Interview Advice: Grades?! Part 1

Dr. Jeremiah Fleenor discusses why numerical measures - grades and test scores - are important to admissions committees.

Jeremiah Fleenor

Updated June 27, 2022 by Jeremiah Fleenor

Personal Statement Myths

The personal statement is one of the most challenging parts of a health professional school application. Dr. Jessica Freedman talks about the myths surrounding the personal statement.

Jessica Freedman

Updated June 27, 2022 by Jessica Freedman

How to Get Stellar Letters of Recommendation

7 Top Tips to Get Stellar Letters of Recommendation

No matter what type of health professional school you are targeting, you will need to obtain letters of reference. Dr. Lisabetta Divita provides tips on getting the best letters possible.

Lisabetta Divita

Updated June 27, 2022 by Lisabetta Divita

Avoiding Burnout

How can you avoid getting burned out during your educational career? Student Andrew Nguyen provides tips and suggestions from his fellow students.

Andrew Nguyen

Updated June 27, 2022 by Andrew Nguyen

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