Other Impactful Experiences Essay: Exploring Your Unique Story
Beginning with the 2024 cycle, the AAMC allowed AMCAS and ERAS applicants an opportunity to ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: June 8, 2023
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Maximizing Your Summer Research Experience
Although undergraduate research experience is challenging to obtain for many students, it has arguably become ... Read more
Written by: Vineeth Amba, Shahriar Zamani, Dr. Ulrike Klenke
Published on: May 24, 2023
Interview: Neil Saley, MD and Author
The below interview with Dr. Neil Saley, author of Medical School: Experience the Journey has ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: May 2, 2023
A Ban on Non-Competes?
What changes are proposed to non-competes, how changes might affect physicians and other professionals, and ... Read more
Written by: Greg Care
Published on: April 20, 2023
What I Wish I Knew Before Starting PT School
Starting physical therapy (PT) school can be a daunting experience. It’s a lot of change ... Read more
Written by: Priya Patel
Published on: March 22, 2023
Q&A: Michael Casteel, DPM, FACPM, FAPWHc
Dr. Michael Casteel, DPM, is a podiatry specialist in The Villages, FL. He currently practices ... Read more
Written by: Chivas Owle
Published on: March 9, 2023
Write Your Secondary Essays First
Most advice to applicants focuses on the personal statement and description of work or activities ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: March 2, 2023
Q&A: Luckson Omoaregba, MS, Brown University Pathway Programs
Luckson Omoaregba (he/his) serves as the inaugural director of pathway programs at the Warren Alpert ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: February 23, 2023
Seeking Leverage in “Strong Ties”
What are “strong ties,” and what do they mean for health professional admissions? A “strong ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: February 16, 2023
How AI could change admissions
Once when I was director of admissions, incoming students viewed and discussed a “common orientation ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: February 9, 2023
Q&A: Heidi Fuchs, Touro College of Pharmacy Admissions
Heidi Fuchs is the Assistant Dean for Admissions and Enrollment Management at Touro College of ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: February 2, 2023
Building Your Best School List
Your success in any application cycle depends on how well you match a school’s metrics ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: January 26, 2023
Q&A: Barbra Roller, Ph.D., Director of the Graduate Certificate Program at FIU
Barbra Roller, Ph.D. (she/her), is the Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs at the Florida International ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: January 19, 2023
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
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: January 13, 2023
Fee Assistance Programs for Applications
Are you ready to start the application process? One commonly overlooked part of the process ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: January 5, 2023
SDN’s Best of 2022
As we approach the end of 2022, we wanted to share some of the Student ... Read more
Written by: Laura Turner
Published on: December 22, 2022
Q&A with Dr. Steven Chang, Director of Admissions, UDM Dental
Dr. Steven Chang (he/him/his) is the Director of Admissions at the University of Detroit Mercy ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: December 15, 2022
2022 Situational Judgment Test (SJT) Experience Survey – Part II
In Part 1, I introduced you to some of the results from the 2022 SJT ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: December 8, 2022
2022 Situational Judgment Test Experience Survey – Part I
What are students encountering as they take situational judgment tests? This is the first of ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: December 1, 2022