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 August 21, 2026 by AAMC Staff
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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 August 21, 2026 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 August 21, 2026 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 August 21, 2026 by Brian Wu
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 August 21, 2026 by Iowa State University Dept of Biomedical Sciences
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
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 May 5, 2026 by Linda Abraham
Exam preparation: More than just studying?
Do you know of a colleague who is extremely good at their job, yet cannot ... Read more
OUPBlog
Updated August 21, 2026 by OUPBlog
How to Succeed in Physiology: The Course, Step 1, and Beyond
Physiology is different! If you’re in the midst of learning physiology, either in a traditional or ... Read more
Elsevier
Updated June 26, 2022 by Elsevier
5 Steps to a Better CARS Score
The Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) is one of the most well-known entrance exams in ... Read more
Brent Schnipke
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brent Schnipke
Tips to Get the Most from the Medical School Admissions Requirements® (MSAR®)
Chances are after deciding to become a doctor, you’ve likely heard a lot of opinions ... Read more
AAMC Staff
Updated June 26, 2022 by AAMC Staff
3 Tips for Interpreting Medical School Rankings
Whether you are just beginning your medical school application process by compiling a list of ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated June 26, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek
Junior Doctor Stress and What Can be Done about It
Junior doctors [and residents in the US] do a valuable and sometimes life-saving job for ... Read more
Anne Caler
Updated June 26, 2022 by Anne Caler
A Guide to a Successful Gap Year
It wasn’t so very long ago that the typical medical student went straight from high ... Read more
Brian Wu
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brian Wu
Why isn’t learning about public health a larger part of becoming a doctor?
Chronic conditions, such as Type II diabetes and hypertension, account for seven in 10 deaths ... Read more
Erik Black
Updated August 21, 2026 by Erik Black
