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test prep week

Medical School

Planning and Time Management for Boards Success

No matter how you plan on preparing for boards, getting started sooner than later is ... Read more

Written by: Boards Boot Camp

Published on: September 22, 2017

COMLEX

Medical School

12 Tips to Prepare for the COMLEX

If you’re like most medical students, your “To-Do” list is probably never ending! Between hectic ... Read more

Written by: H. Jeff Nazar

Published on: September 21, 2017

MCAT

5 Steps to Earning a 90th-Percentile MCAT Score

Famous Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz once remarked, “When my teams took second place, ... Read more

Written by: Lauren Curtis

Published on: September 21, 2017

MCAT

5 Ways to Study for the MCAT Using Your Smart Phone

You can do almost anything with your smart phone these days. You can video call ... Read more

Written by: Andrew George

Published on: September 20, 2017

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Residency and The Match

How to Get The Residency You Want

Updated September 9, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors and to ... Read more

Written by: BoardVitals

Published on: September 19, 2017

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MCAT

4 Ways to Address a Low MCAT Score on Your AMCAS Application

Overcoming a low MCAT score on your AMCAS application can feel daunting. Can they really ... Read more

Written by: David Quinzi

Published on: September 19, 2017

MCAT

Critical Reading: Building Analysis and Reasoning Skills with Confidence

Anyone who has taken or studied for the MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (CARS)—or ... Read more

Written by: AdaptPrep

Published on: September 18, 2017

Pre-Health

Conquering Organic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry is a hurdle every premed must undertake. For many, it can dissuade you ... Read more

Written by: StudySchedule

Published on: September 22, 2016

6 Steps to Shelf Exam Success

Medical School

Six Steps to Help You Pass Your Shelf Exams

Follow these six steps to achieve Shelf Exam success

Written by: ExamGuru

Published on: September 21, 2016

Pre-Health

Study Like It’s Game Day

Preparing for an exam is the same as preparing for any other major event you ... Read more

Written by: Iowa State University Dept of Biomedical Sciences

Published on: April 29, 2016

80/20 principle

Medical School

How to use a Pea Plant to Increase your USMLE, COMLEX, and Shelf Exam Scores

Studying for the boards overwhelms most people. The sheer amount of information to know is ... Read more

Written by: Patrick C. Beeman

Published on: April 29, 2016

improve your CARS score

MCAT

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

Written by: Nick Zehner

Published on: April 28, 2016

multiple MCAT scores

MCAT

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

Written by: Linda Abraham

Published on: April 27, 2016

Medical School

5 Study Tips for the USMLE Step 1

1. Set a goal As the saying goes, “being begin with the end in mind.” ... Read more

Written by: Elsevier

Published on: April 26, 2016

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Pre-Health

Exam preparation: More than just studying?

Do you know of a colleague who is extremely good at their job, yet cannot ... Read more

Written by: OUPBlog

Published on: April 26, 2016

Better CARS score

MCAT

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

Written by: Brent Schnipke

Published on: April 25, 2016

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