Challenges Remain for Female Medical Students
It might actually come as a surprise to many would-be medical students that gender is ... Read more
Brian Wu
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brian Wu
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Q&A With Physician-Author Dr. Richard Friedman
Dr. Richard Friedman is a professor of clinical psychiatry and a psychopharmacology clinic director at Weill Cornell ... Read more
Christy Duan
Updated June 26, 2022 by Christy Duan
A Guide to MCAT Preparatory Courses
One of the most pressing issues facing prospective medical students today is the choice of ... Read more
Brian Wu
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brian Wu
Chronicles of Med Student: A Summer to Remember
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to meet some of our incoming first years ... Read more
Adelle
Updated June 26, 2022 by Adelle
4 Ways to Get Accepted With a Low GPA
The fastest way to not get accepted to med school is to think that your ... Read more
Linda Abraham
Updated June 26, 2022 by Linda Abraham
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
AAMC Staff
Updated June 26, 2022 by AAMC Staff
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
Cassie Kosarek
Updated June 26, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek
Get A Better Letter: An Insider's Guide to Letters of Recommendation
By Michelle Finkel, MD Whether you are a candidate for medical school, residency, fellowship, dental ... Read more
Michelle Finkel
Updated June 26, 2022 by Michelle Finkel
Tips for Writing a Convincing Personal Statement
The personal statement is the centerpiece of a medical school application. The space given, which ... Read more
Liza Thompson, M.Ed.
Updated June 26, 2022 by Liza Thompson, M.Ed.
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Students With Disabilities in Medical School
Updated December 1, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors and to ... Read more
Coalition for Disability Access
Updated June 26, 2022 by Coalition for Disability Access
Q&A with Physician-Author Dr. Matt McCarthy
Dr. Matt McCarthy is an assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and ... Read more
Christy Duan
Updated June 26, 2022 by Christy Duan
The MCAT: A History and Current Overview
In 2014, the American Association of Medical Colleges announced that the MCAT 2015 would be ... Read more
Brian Wu
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brian Wu
Q&A With Stephen Aichele, PhD – Quantitative Psychologist
Stephen Aichele, PhD, is a research scientist in Switzerland in University of Geneva’s Psychology & ... Read more
Juliet Farmer
Updated August 31, 2022 by Juliet Farmer
Study Like It’s Game Day
Preparing for an exam is the same as preparing for any other major event you ... Read more
Iowa State University Dept of Biomedical Sciences
Updated June 26, 2022 by Iowa State University Dept of Biomedical Sciences
How to use a Pea Plant to Increase your USMLE, COMLEX, and Shelf Exam Scores
Studying for the boards overwhelms most people. The sheer amount of information to know is ... Read more
Patrick C. Beeman
Updated June 26, 2022 by Patrick C. Beeman
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
Nick Zehner
Updated June 26, 2022 by Nick Zehner
Minorities and the MCAT
The MCAT looms large on the horizon of many would-be medical students – and there ... Read more
Brian Wu
Updated August 8, 2022 by Brian Wu
The Dangerous Devolution of Physicians into Technicians
Reposted from here with permission. As I sat in my institution’s white coat ceremony this past fall, ... Read more
Amanda King
Updated June 14, 2019 by Amanda King
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
Linda Abraham
Updated June 26, 2022 by Linda Abraham
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