Finding Your Greatest Common Factors with Successful Students
The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) between two numbers is the largest positive integer that can ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated April 17, 2025 by Emil Chuck, PhD
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Training for the Marathon: SDN Resources to Submit Your Best Application
One of the most important rules in medical or dental school admissions is to “apply ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated April 11, 2024 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Application Tips: Showing a Global Health Focus
We previously discussed how study abroad opportunities could give future physicians better insights into global ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated October 17, 2023 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Mission Fit: Key to Your Success
Every application cycle, applicants request expert reviews on the Student Doctor Network to help them ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated July 27, 2023 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Write Your Secondary Essays First
Most advice to applicants focuses on the personal statement and description of work or activities ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated April 19, 2023 by Emil Chuck, PhD
GPA Repair and Management for Pre-Health Applicants
Happy new year, and for many of you, happy new semester! This article is for ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated September 25, 2023 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Application Advice for Future Rural Health Professionals
Most rural Americans face significant challenges accessing healthcare. There are major shortages of physicians, dentists, ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated November 24, 2022 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Q&A with Goro, Medical School Admissions Committee and Faculty Member
If you want the unvarnished truth about your medical school chances, Goro is the person ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated September 1, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
Guide to SDN Resources
Updated October 21, 2021. When most people think of the Student Doctor Network, they think ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated June 23, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
If at first you don’t succeed, write an update letter!
By this time in the year, the medical application process is beginning to come to ... Read more
Elisabeth Fassas, B.S., MSc.
Updated June 23, 2022 by Elisabeth Fassas, B.S., MSc.
How To Use SDN Wisely While Applying To Medical School
I can vividly remember going through the medical school application process approximately three years ago. ... Read more
Emily Hayward
Updated June 23, 2022 by Emily Hayward
What To Do If You Are Waitlisted For Medical School
Being placed on the waitlist for medical school can feel disheartening. After working so hard ... Read more
Renee Marinelli
Updated August 23, 2022 by Renee Marinelli
The Cost of Applying to Medical School
Medical school is a costly undertaking. The American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) reports the ... Read more
Emily Millet
Updated June 23, 2022 by Emily Millet
How to Avoid Rejection…Again: The Reapplicant’s Guide
Medical school applications are physically, emotionally, and financially draining. It is completely natural to be ... Read more
Joel Butterly
Updated June 23, 2022 by Joel Butterly
Strategies To Obtain Strong Letters of Recommendations
Applicants for medical, dental, and other professional programs often agonize over their personal statements, test ... Read more
Helen Yang
Updated August 23, 2022 by Helen Yang
Is Your Previous Career A Strike Against You?
Admissions committees care most about what you got out of your experiences, less about what ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 23, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
How to Discuss Volunteer Experiences Without Sounding Problematic
Welcome back to Equity Matters, the monthly column exploring a range of topics related to ... Read more
Christina Amutah
Updated June 24, 2022 by Christina Amutah
Five Myths about Applying to Canadian Medical Schools
Premed (and even high school) life can be full of rumors about medical school admissions. ... Read more
Christine Fader
Updated June 24, 2022 by Christine Fader
Should I Retake the MCAT?
Believe it or not, it is not uncommon to take the MCAT twice. Though sitting ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated June 24, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek