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letter of recommendation

Pre-Health

The One Letter to Rule Them All

As an undergrad, one of the reasons you devoted so much time to a research ... Read more

Written by: David Oppenheimer

Published on: March 21, 2016

couples match

Residency and The Match

Love and Happiness… And Medicine? Our Experience in the Couples Match

We were in the same class in medical school. It was your typical story. Boy ... Read more

Written by: Kara Hessel

Published on: March 17, 2016

GPA Repair and Management

Unmatched

The Unmatched Student’s Guide to Successfully Dealing with Failure 

I was in the middle of a fairly busy day on the palliative care ward, ... Read more

Written by: Romesa

Published on: March 16, 2016

News

A Compilation of Essential SDN Wisdom – Updated for 2022

Originally posted in 2016, this article was adapted from an SDN forums thread provides quick ... Read more

Written by: Lawper

Published on: March 2, 2016

Pre-Medical

How to Prepare Answers to These Tricky Medical School Interview Questions

While medical school interviews can be quite conversational, thinking in advance about the questions you ... Read more

Written by: Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney

Published on: January 13, 2016

Medical School

The Million Dollar Question

Interview season. The time of year that roads and skies swarm with the best and ... Read more

Written by: Myers Hurt

Published on: January 11, 2016

Medical School

The Other Preparations to Make For Clinical Clerkships

The transition to clinical clerkships in medical school comes after two years of lectures, in-class ... Read more

Written by: AJ Nguyen

Published on: December 4, 2015

Pre-Medical

The Medical School Interview: They Aren’t All The Same!

“What kind of interview will it be?” This is not a question applicants ever asked ... Read more

Written by: Jessica Freedman

Published on: November 13, 2015

difficult interview questions

Pre-Health

Difficult Interview Questions: Learning To Hit A Curveball Out Of The Park

By Michelle Finkel, MD with CrispyDoc You put your heart and soul into your compelling, ... Read more

Written by: Michelle Finkel

Published on: November 6, 2015

Pre-Medical

How to Make the Most of a Medical School Visit

Once you have been selected for an interview at a medical school, you will have ... Read more

Written by: Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney

Published on: September 9, 2015

Pre-Medical

6 Tips for Med School Interviews

The interview is one of the most important steps in the medical school application process. ... Read more

Written by: AAMC Staff

Published on: September 2, 2015

Medical School

Five Ways to Make Your Audition Rotation in Anesthesia (or Other Specialty!) a Success

It is that time of year again. Medical school students across the country are preparing applications ... Read more

Written by: Jeff Steiner

Published on: August 21, 2015

MCAT

Ensuring Fairness: An Interview with the Director of MCAT Security and Compliance

Updated March 3, 2022. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors and formatting. ... Read more

Written by: Student Doctor Network

Published on: July 3, 2015

Matt McCarthy

Physician Q&A

Q&A With Physician-Author Matt McCarthy, MD

1.  What specifically prompted you to write The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly? I was having ... Read more

Written by: Chivas Owle

Published on: June 29, 2015

Pre-Medical

How to Use Study Abroad to Set Your Medical School Application Apart

All in all, studying abroad provides students with invaluable personal growth, which will translate to ... Read more

Written by: Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney

Published on: May 13, 2015

Pharmacist Q&A

Q & A: Pharmacy Admissions Insider

Applying to professional school can be one of the most daunting challenges of a student’s ... Read more

Written by: Student Doctor Network

Published on: April 2, 2015

Physician Q&A

Barbara Ross Lee: The Beauty of the Broken-Field Run

There’s no doubt that Dr. Barbara Ross Lee has led a distinguished career. The first ... Read more

Written by: Suzanne Barston

Published on: March 18, 2015

Pre-Medical

Top 5 Reasons Applications Get Rejected

In 2013, roughly half of all medical school applicants did not receive an acceptance letter. ... Read more

Written by: Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney

Published on: January 14, 2015

Pre-Health

Six Ways for Applicants to Find a Happy Medium with Social Media

Updated September 30, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors and to ... Read more

Written by: AAMC Staff

Published on: December 3, 2014

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