Planning and Time Management for Boards Success
No matter how you plan on preparing for boards, getting started sooner than later is a good policy to apply. …
12 Tips to Prepare for the COMLEX
If you’re like most medical students, your “To-Do” list is probably never ending! Between hectic class schedules, rotation schedules, and …
5 Steps to Earning a 90th-Percentile MCAT Score
Famous Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz once remarked, “When my teams took second place, the fans called me an …
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 a friend in China, order …
How to Get The Residency You Want
Getting matched to a residency program is nearly a year long process, but where do you even begin? Here is …
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 judge my whole application by …
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 any other critical reading test—will …
Conquering Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry is a hurdle every premed must undertake. For many, it can dissuade you from pursuing your dreams of …
Six Steps to Help You Pass Your Shelf Exams
Follow these six steps to achieve Shelf Exam success
Study Like It’s Game Day
Preparing for an exam is the same as preparing for any other major event you might encounter. Just like a …
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 staggering. And while being a …
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 biggest obstacles standing between them …
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 offered a few times a …
5 Study Tips for the USMLE Step 1
1. Set a goal As the saying goes, “being begin with the end in mind.” Before you begin preparing for …
Exam preparation: More than just studying?
Do you know of a colleague who is extremely good at their job, yet cannot pass the professional exams required …
5 Steps to a Better CARS Score
The Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) is one of the most well-known entrance exams in all of higher education. It …