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Do you have a dream school, the one place you’ve always wanted to study medicine, and no other school will do? Do you have a compelling reason for attending this one particular program? Maybe your spouse’s job requires them to be in this location, or your only living family member is in the...

You've received some excellent suggestion here. I do want to mention that there is a test prep service called City Test Prep that specializes in people suffering from Test Anxiety. FYI, I have no ownership interest in it or referral arrangement with it. Clients who suffer from text anxiety have...

Couldn't agree more @Mr.Smile12 . One slight quibble. I have seen applicants show their essays to a wide circle of family, friends, and acquaintances. The applicants receive conflicting advice and in the end the essay loses coherence. My suggestion is choose ~3 people who know you well and/or...

You certainly don't want all the MMEs to mirror your personal statement. Details/context count here, and it is possible to use an experience in more than one place, but then you really must approach it from a different angle. Realize that one of the purposes of the application is for the...

it's also a lot longer than "never," which I always try to avoid, but to echo @Moko, without context it's impossible to say.

And no human being is always right.

We cannot stress enough how important it is to understand and think about a medical school’s mission statement when you are applying. Successful applicants not only demonstrate that they have the essential qualifications a particular school wants, but they also prove that their interests and...

Congratulations on your acceptance, but sorry to hear about the parental reaction. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. Also, delaying the start of your medical school education and career will ultimately cost you one year of MD salary, which I realize is not the cost of attending medical...

Some med schools don't value shadowing at all (See Tulane Medical School: How to Get In - Admissions Straight Talk Podcast Episode 569 ). They say the shadower is passive and no one benefits from the shadowing except the shadower. Also not all applicants have the relationships and connections to...

Before he was Joshua Wienczkowski, MD, a prevention and addiction medicine specialist, he was a premed juggling coursework and extracurriculars and trying to make the right choices for his best shot at medical school. During his first year of medical school, he looked back on these choices with...

There has been an interesting shift in medical school admissions for applicants whose parents are doctors. In 1989, these applicants were 15% more likely to get into medical school. Ten years ago, students who had a physician for a parent were still more likely to get accepted into medical...

I agree with those who are encouraging you to wait out this cycle and apply ASAP in 2025. It will be very difficult for you to accumulate enough hours and apply early with meaningful comments about your experiences if you apply this cycle. I also agree that lack of clinical exposure is a major...

Listen to this episode live now on Spotify (or any major streaming platform.) Show Summary In this episode, Linda Abraham interviews Christian Essman, Senior Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Case Western Reserve University Medical School. They discuss the unique aspects of Case...

Focus on DO or do a post-bac and if you do well try for MD. Do increase your shadowing hours. And obviously, you need non-clinical volunteering.

Keep up what you're doing. I also suggest you start journaling about your activities, but not just what you did: Note what impressed you. What you learned. What you achieved and how you contributed. Record the results of your actions and surroundings both on you and others. That journaling...