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What is the MCAT?

July 10, 2018July 11, 2018 Christy 173 Views 1 Comment MCAT, medical school, Podiatry, prehealth, premed, veterinary

By Emily Millet The Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) is an examination that one must take in order to gain

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Should You Consider a Direct Admission to Medical School Program?

June 20, 2018 Christy 192 Views BS/MD, Chronicles of a Med Student, direct admit, medical school, premed, premedical

By Adelle There are so many paths that people can take to get to medical school. In my last piece,

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How to Spend a Premed Summer

June 19, 2018 Christy 189 Views premed, premedical, student, summer

By Renee Marinelli, MD Summer—the season of sun, swimming, relaxing, and traveling. For most people, summer can be the best

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Relax or Prepare? Advice for Incoming Med Students

May 25, 2018May 25, 2018 Christy 124 Views 0 Comments HeLa, medical student, premed, short coat podcast

Spoiler alert: don’t “prepare” during the summer before you arrive at medical school. Listener Amanda is like many medical students–anxious

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How To Get More CARS Questions Right

May 24, 2018May 24, 2018 Christy 191 Views 0 Comments Cambridge learning center, CARS, MCAT, prehealth, premed, premedical, prepodiatry

By Cambridge Learning Center One of the questions that we hear most often from students is “How do I get

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Applying to Medical School While Pregnant

May 7, 2018 Christy 151 Views 1 Comment applying to medical school, gender bias, gender equality, pregnancy, premed, work life balance

By KL Brown I applied early as a non-traditional and disadvantaged student. I applied myself to repair my GPA, retake

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Preparing for Medical School as a High School Student

April 17, 2018 Christy 130 Views 1 Comment career, high school, premed, shadowing, undergraduate

By Renee Marinelli, MD Looking to college and beyond is a major step for a high school student. You are

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Non-Academic Ideas to Boost Your Med School Chances

March 28, 2018April 13, 2018 Lee 190 Views activities, AMCAS, application, clinical experience, letters of recommendation, medical school, premed, undergraduate, volunteering

By Joel Butterly At this point, you are probably already aware of how competitive medical school admissions are. For instance,

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Should You Retake the MCAT? 3 Key Things to Consider

March 26, 2018September 12, 2018 Lee 248 Views admissions prep week, MCAT, medical school, premed, premedical, retake, test scores

By Andrew George Studying your butt off for months, suffering through an anxiety-inducing test day, and then waiting an entire

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How to Maximize Medical School Second Looks

March 14, 2018April 21, 2018 Lee 125 Views acceptance, choosing a medical school, medical school, premed, premedical, second look, student

By Cassie Kosarek While most students dream of getting an acceptance letter from just one medical school, others find themselves

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Confessions of a Former Mediocre Premed Student

March 13, 2018April 21, 2018 Lee 143 Views application, GPA, grades, medical school, prehealth, premed, premedical, student, studying, undergraduate

By You Jung Kim Many students start college gung-ho about going into medicine, and many end up falling short of

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What Really Matters When Choosing Your Medical School

March 5, 2018May 8, 2018 Lee 214 Views choosing a medical school, clinical rotations, deans letter, letter of recommendation, match, personal statement, premed, premedical, residency, step 1

By Stacy Meyer Many students don’t realize that residency match should be top of mind when choosing their medical school.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Paying For Medical School

February 27, 2018May 15, 2018 Lee 173 Views FAFSA, funding, HPSP, medical school, military medicine, premed, student loans

By Matt Sutton, MD You got into medical school! Now how do you pay for it? You already sold a

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The Top 3 Myths About Medical School

February 14, 2018August 8, 2018 Lee 178 Views failure, medical school, non-traditional career, non-traditional student, premed, student, traditional student, work life balance

By Cassie Kosarek Maybe you have been watching Untold Stories of the E.R. on loop, and you are expecting non-stop

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"Personal Branding" as a Premed: How Knowing Who You Are and What You Stand For Can Help You Get In

February 13, 2018May 14, 2018 Lee 144 Views admissions, applicant, application, personal branding, personal statement, premed, premed student

I began my first job when I was just 12 years old (don’t worry, I had a work permit from

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Location, Location, Location! Should You Apply In-State or Out-of-State?

February 8, 2018May 26, 2018 Lee 115 Views aamc, application, in-state, location, medical school, medicine, out-of-state, premed, premedical, student

The AAMC Premed Team recently conducted a few twitter polls which asked premeds to share what you are looking for

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6 Steps to Creating an MCAT Study Plan

January 11, 2018September 12, 2018 Lee 143 Views aamc, application, MCAT, medical school, Podiatry, pre-podiatry, premed, student, study, study schedule

By AAMC Staff To say you are busy may be an understatement! You’re balancing a full course load, work obligations,

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Five Mistakes I Made When I Applied to Medical School (The First Time)

December 19, 2017June 1, 2018 Lee 318 Views advising, application, medical school, medical student, mistakes, premed, premedical, reapplicant

By Renee Marinelli Everyone reading SDN likely knows that gaining admission to medical school is difficult. It not only takes

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How to Maximize Your Pre-Interview Research

December 14, 2017June 23, 2018 Lee 113 Views aamc, appliction, interview, medical school, MSAR, premed

By AAMC Staff One of the most exciting and nerve-wracking stages of the application process can be your medical school

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4 New Year’s Resolutions for MCAT Test-Takers

December 13, 2017June 23, 2018 Lee 87 Views MCAT, medical school, new year, Podiatry, podiatry school, premed, premedical, student, study partner, study schedule, studying, test

By Cassie Kosarek Plotting out your course of study in anticipation of any MCAT test date is difficult enough, but

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