Before we begin, I want to preface with the disclaimer that this is not a “How I scored in the 99th percentile in one month” blog post. Truthfully, my score was average, I spent an average amount of time studying, and loathed almost every minute of it. However, the MCAT is a daunting, necessary evil almost every premed must face to get into medical school, and I know many students find it as overwhelming as I did when figuring out how to tackle this particular beast! So, instead, this is a: “How I did it, and what I would do…
The pre-med journey is a long one, filled with challenges to navigate and obstacles to hurdle. However, it’s not one you have to do alone. Through my own experience as a former pre-med, as well as being a mentor for a handful of future physicians, I’ve noticed a few patterns that pre-meds tend to make. If you’re considering the pre-med path here are a few mistakes you need to avoid! *As a disclaimer, these are things I consider “mistakes”, but everyone’s path to medical school is unique, and there are definitely some who have made these “mistakes” and are amazing…
Second to the taking the MCAT, writing the personal statement might be the most dreaded part of the medical school application. Personally, it felt like everything was riding on those few paragraphs. Everything I’v done as a premed and hope to do in the medical field paired down to only 5,300 characters. When first sitting down to write the essay, I found myself staring at an empty word document, drawing blanks, seemingly forgetting why on earth I wanted to be a doctor in the first place. Needless to say, I needed help. As many of you sit down to start…
While your personal statement is an extremely crucial part of your medical school application, what some premeds might not know is that the application process isn’t over once you hit submit. Once your primary application is confirmed and verified (see my previous blog post for a detailed outline of the application process), your emails will be flooded with secondary applications – along with dozens of essays for you to write. It can be daunting and overwhelming, but it’s not impossible. In today’s post, I’m going to break down what the secondary application looks like, how to prepare for its myriad…
It’s no secret that applying to medical school is an arduous task. Something you might not know, though, is how complicated the application process can be. The truth is, you can have all the A’s, hours of community service, research, and shadowing under your belt, but if you don’t have a good understanding of how long the application takes to process, or where to submit your letters of recommendation (LORs), your chances of being accepted plummet. In this week’s blog, I hope to elucidate some of the ins and outs of the AMCAS, as well as provide a timeline so…
Before we begin, I want to preface with the disclaimer that this is not a “How I scored in the 99th percentile in one month” blog post. Truthfully, my score was average, I spent an average amount of time studying, and loathed almost every minute of it. However, the MCAT is a daunting, necessary evil almost every premed must face to get into medical school, and I know many students find it as overwhelming as I did when figuring out how to tackle this particular beast! So, instead, this is a: “How I did it, and what I would do…
The pre-med journey is a long one, filled with challenges to navigate and obstacles to hurdle. However, it’s not one you have to do alone. Through my own experience as a former pre-med, as well as being a mentor for a handful of future physicians, I’ve noticed a few patterns that pre-meds tend to make. If you’re considering the pre-med path here are a few mistakes you need to avoid! *As a disclaimer, these are things I consider “mistakes”, but everyone’s path to medical school is unique, and there are definitely some who have made these “mistakes” and are amazing…
Second to the taking the MCAT, writing the personal statement might be the most dreaded part of the medical school application. Personally, it felt like everything was riding on those few paragraphs. Everything I’v done as a premed and hope to do in the medical field paired down to only 5,300 characters. When first sitting down to write the essay, I found myself staring at an empty word document, drawing blanks, seemingly forgetting why on earth I wanted to be a doctor in the first place. Needless to say, I needed help. As many of you sit down to start…
While your personal statement is an extremely crucial part of your medical school application, what some premeds might not know is that the application process isn’t over once you hit submit. Once your primary application is confirmed and verified (see my previous blog post for a detailed outline of the application process), your emails will be flooded with secondary applications – along with dozens of essays for you to write. It can be daunting and overwhelming, but it’s not impossible. In today’s post, I’m going to break down what the secondary application looks like, how to prepare for its myriad…
It’s no secret that applying to medical school is an arduous task. Something you might not know, though, is how complicated the application process can be. The truth is, you can have all the A’s, hours of community service, research, and shadowing under your belt, but if you don’t have a good understanding of how long the application takes to process, or where to submit your letters of recommendation (LORs), your chances of being accepted plummet. In this week’s blog, I hope to elucidate some of the ins and outs of the AMCAS, as well as provide a timeline so…