Abstract: New student programs, such as Second Look, Welcome Days, or Admitted Student Visits, offer admitted students the opportunity to ask questions to determine how well they fit in or belong. Many students have concerns about how their programs will nurture them as thriving learners and future professionals. We suggest ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated January 8, 2026 by Emil Chuck, PhD
NOTE: In this article, “engineering” can refer to quantitative analytical subjects like physics, mathematics, computer science, or finance/economics, but I mostly focus on “biomedical engineers (also known as, bioengineers)” seeking health professional careers. As president ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated September 11, 2024 by Emil Chuck, PhD
The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) between two numbers is the largest positive integer that can divide both numbers evenly (without remainders). Prime factorization of the two numbers can reveal the GCF. This SDN Forums discussion ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated April 17, 2025 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Compilations like the MSAR, the ChooseDO, the VMSAR, or the ADEA DSE are essential tools to compare your application profile against historical trends, and I’ve given instructions previously on how to build your best school ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated May 30, 2024 by Emil Chuck, PhD
In many literary epics, the protagonists’ journey is adversely affected by the weather or some force of nature. In Odysseus’s voyage home, Frodo’s quest, Dorothy’s journey down the yellow brick road, or Katniss Everdeen’s persistence ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated September 21, 2023 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Pre-health conferences offer invaluable opportunities to comprehensively understand the healthcare field and become a competitive applicant. What are Pre-Health Conferences? First, let’s start with a basic definition of pre-health conferences and what they consist of. ... Read more
Hafsa Awan and Kamal Padda
Updated July 27, 2023 by Hafsa Awan and Kamal Padda
Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate educational institutions want their students to succeed, so they invest in advising offices for their pre-health students. These pre-health advising offices can consist of one tenured or retired faculty member or a ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated August 25, 2022 by Emil Chuck, PhD
You’ve done it. The classes have been taken, the concepts mastered, the grades received. Prom happened, whether you went to it or not. Maybe sports were involved. It doesn’t really matter anymore. High school will ... Read more
Erin Wildermuth
Updated June 23, 2022 by Erin Wildermuth
There are many reasons that doctors tend to come from wealthier families. The requirements of piecing together a medical school application is surely one of them. During my do-it-yourself, community-college post-baccalaureate nearly every applicant checkbox required me ... Read more
Erin Wildermuth
Updated June 23, 2022 by Erin Wildermuth
An exciting look into the world of EMS.
Ben Brakke
Updated August 23, 2022 by Ben Brakke
How to survive your initial rejection and move on to re-apply to school.
Kara Hessel
Updated June 27, 2022 by Kara Hessel