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Alicia McNease Nimonkar

Alicia McNease Nimonkar worked for 5 years as the Student Advisor & Director at the UC Davis School of Medicine’s postbac program where she both evaluated applications and advised students applying successfully to med school and other health professional programs. She has served Accepted’s clients since 2012 with roughly a 90% success rate. She has a Master of Arts in Composition and Rhetoric as well as Literature.

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June 13, 2021

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5 Dont’s for Your Medical School Personal Statement

What NOT to do in your med school personal statement

The personal statement is the only place in the AMCAS, AACOMAS and TMDSAS primary applications where you get to present yourself directly to the admissions committee. Here, you can persuade them to give you an interview, or – if you’re not careful – unknowingly reveal red flags that undermine your entire application. Since it plays… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / AACOMAS, AMCAS, med application essays

June 11, 2021

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3 Tips for Writing the Optional Essay in Medical School Secondary Applications

3 Tips for writing the optional essay in med school secondary applications

Many medical schools include an optional essay in their secondary applications. Obviously, this “optional” essay is not required, and the essay prompt sometimes emphasizes this point. Often, the question will include the stipulation that you cannot include anything that was already mentioned in your primary application or other essays. Some schools even state that most… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / optional essay, secondary essays

June 10, 2021

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How Does the Med School Adcom View Multiple MCAT Scores?

In 2007, the MCAT was first offered electronically. Prior to this technological shift, the MCAT was only offered a limited number of times a year – as a paper and pencil exam. AAMC also restricted the number of times you could take the exam in one year as well as in your lifetime.  Now that… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / MCAT, med low stats

May 30, 2021

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4 Tips for Applying as an Underrepresented Applicant in Medicine

Applying to Medical School from Underrepresented Groups

The ethnicities that are considered Underrepresented in Medicine (URM) include: Latino, African American, Native American, Laotian and Hmong, as well as a few other groups. If you are from one of these groups, it would help your application to demonstrate your connection to these communities and your fluency in the languages which are most sought… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / diversity, Non-Traditional Med School Applicants

May 24, 2021

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How to Write the Statement of Disadvantage

How to write the statement of disadvantage

If you have experienced any form of social, economic or educational disadvantage—at any time in your life—you can apply to medical school as a disadvantaged applicant. To receive this designation means that you will need to complete an additional essay on the AMCAS application. The character limit for this short essay is 1,325. Examples of… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / AMCAS, diversity, Non-Traditional Med School Applicants, statement of disadvantage

April 14, 2021

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What to Include in the Activities Section of the TMDSAS Application

What to Include in the Activities Section of the TMDSAS Application

Similar to the AMCAS application, the TMDSAS has an activities section for you to list all experiences since your high school graduation. They have nine sub-sections that include: Academic Recognition, Non-Academic Recognition, Leadership, Employment, Research Activities, Healthcare Activities, Community Service, Extracurricular and Leisure Activities, and Planned Activities. Unlike the AMCAS application, you are expected to… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / TMDSAS, TMDSAS Application Tips

April 11, 2021

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Writing Your Essays for the TMDSAS (Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service)

Writing Your Essays for the TMDSAS

The Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service (TMDSAS) has its own application process. You can begin filling out their electronic application by May 1 and the deadline to submit their application is October 30. The timeline is similar to the AMCAS application, but a little earlier. On the TMDSAS application there are two required… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / TMDSAS, TMDSAS Application Tips

April 8, 2021

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5 Tips for Submitting Your TMDSAS Secondaries

5 Tips for Submitting Your TMDSAS Secondaries

When you apply to TMDSAS, you can select from thirteen medical schools in Texas to submit your application to. Twelve of these schools require secondaries. The secondary essays are due when you submit your primary application. You submit these essays directly to the schools, at the same time that you submit your primary application on… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / TMDSAS, TMDSAS Application Tips

April 5, 2021

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Collecting Letters of Evaluation for the TMDSAS

Collecting your letters of evaluation for the TMDSAS

There are two options when submitting letters of evaluation to TMDSAS. They request either a committee letter or three individual letters of recommendation. For the committee letter, they will accept three different formats: a committee letter that introduces and includes an unlimited number of letters, a committee letter that includes quotes and excerpts from the… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / Med School Letters of Recommendation, TMDSAS, TMDSAS Application Tips

February 15, 2021

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How to Get Into Dental School

How to get into dental school.

So, you want to be a dentist? This post will guide you through the dental school admissions process and how to get accepted. To become a dentist, you will need to obtain either a doctor of dental surgery or doctor of dental medicine degree. It’s the same curriculum. The school that you attend will determine… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / dental school admissions

October 26, 2020

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UCSD School of Medicine Secondary Application Essay Tips [2020 – 2021]

UCSD School of Medicine secondary application essay tips

The UCSD School of Medicine prefers applicants with extensive research experience. If you have not described your research experience in your personal statement, include a description in the secondary application’s autobiographical essay. They offer a PRIME-HEq Program with training in treating medically underserved communities. For students interested in global health, five students from each class… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / 2021 Med School Applications, UCSD SOM

July 22, 2020

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How to Approach VITA, AAMC’s New Video Interview

How to approach VITA- AAMC's new video interview

To address the novel challenges the pandemic has created, the AAMC will be using a video recording in place of in-person interviews. They are calling it the AAMC Video Interview Tool for Admissions (AAMC VITA). It is being offered at no cost to applicants since it is a pilot program and will be available from… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / AAMC, Baylor, California Northstate University College of Medicine, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University, COVID-19 med, East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine, Hofstra Northwell Medical, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Medical School Interview, Morehouse School of Medicine, New York University Long Island School of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, rutgers medical school, San Juan Bautista School of Medicine, St. Louis University School of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, UC Irvine School of Medicine, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA/Drew, University of Alabama School of Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, University of Hawaii Burns School of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, University of Michigan Medical School, University of Minnesota Med School, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, University of Texas School of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Washington State University Floyd College of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Western Michigan University Stryker School of Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

June 17, 2020

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How to Prepare for a PA School Interview

How to Prepare for a PA School Interview

Physician Assistant program interviews are similar to medical school interviews. There are three possible interview formats: traditional, MMI (multiple mini interview) or a hybrid of these two. Traditional interviews involve any combination of students and interviewers, with up to 3 students being interviewed by up to 3 interviewers. If a school uses a traditional one-on-one… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Grad School Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Other Healthcare Admissions / Physician Assistant, The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Physician Assistant

June 4, 2020

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Which One is Right for Me? PA vs. NP vs. Medical School

The ultimate guide to becoming a PA- PA vs NP vs MD

Why do you want to become a Physician Assistant (PA)? Why not a nurse practitioner or physician? To help you answer this question, what follows is a direct comparison of these three educational and professional options, focusing on three specific programs. Using information from the top ranked programs from U.S. News and World Report for… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Grad School Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Other Healthcare Admissions / duke university medical school, Physician Assistant, The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Physician Assistant

May 27, 2020

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Why Should You Consider Becoming a PA?

The ultimate to becoming a PA why become a PA

Most of the clients I work with are dead set on becoming doctors. I believe this mindset exists because doctors have such a visible role in patient care historically, and are represented in the media as being at the very top of the healthcare hierarchy. The physician assistant (PAs) profession is a relatively new member… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Grad School Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Other Healthcare Admissions / Physician Assistant, The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Physician Assistant

May 24, 2020

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What to Look for When Selecting a Physician Assistant (PA) Program

Ultimate guide to becoming a PA- Selecting programs

One of the keys to choosing the right physician assistant (PA) program for you is program data, including information on the programs’ matriculants. Unfortunately that’s more difficult to come by for PA applicants since the Central Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA) does not provide data on applicants or matriculants for individual PA programs, but… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Grad School Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Other Healthcare Admissions / Physician Assistant, The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Physician Assistant

May 7, 2020

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5 Qualities to Highlight in Your Physician Assistant Program Application

The ultimate guide to becoming a physician assistant- 5 qualities programs seek

In addition to identifying students with academic promise, physician assistant programs are looking for students who have a wide range of specific personal characteristics. Based on the criteria for the most competitive PA programs, there are five general areas in which students are evaluated. What character traits make for a stand-out physician assistant applicant? Academic… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Grad School Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Other Healthcare Admissions / Physician Assistant, The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Physician Assistant

May 4, 2020

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How to Get Accepted to Physician Assistant (PA) Programs

The ultimate guide to becoming a physician assistant how to get accepted

Physician assistants (PAs) are similar to doctors in many ways and serve as important members of any healthcare team: They improve the ease and speed with which patients are able to see a healthcare provider; they take on most of the same activities as doctors in patient care; they see patients to diagnose, treat, and… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Grad School Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Other Healthcare Admissions / allied health professions, Physician Assistant, The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Physician Assistant

February 28, 2020

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Tips for Getting Into Medical School When Your Parent is a Doctor

Tips for Getting into Med School When Parent is a Doctor

There has been an interesting shift in medical school admissions for applicants whose parents are doctors. In 1989, these applicants were 15% more likely to get into medical school. When I first became involved in admissions over ten years ago, students who had a physician for a parent were still more likely to get accepted… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / optimize your med admissions profile, premed

October 2, 2019

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The Anatomy of a Post-Interview Thank You Email

The Anatomy of a Thank You Email

After your medical school interview, it is appropriate to send thank you notes to all of the people who helped you throughout the day. These days it is rare to receive a thank you card. You can easily set yourself apart by sending out handwritten notes. If, like most people, you only have time to… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / Medical School Interview

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