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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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December 18, 2018

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When Should I Apply to Medical School?

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You’ve taken the MCAT, completed all the pre-reqs, and maybe shadowed a physician, done some research, and volunteered. Now it’s time to make sure you’re all in for the last legs of this long journey. In this series, we’ll discuss how you can continue to navigate your way to a med school acceptance by analyzing your profile, creating a strong… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / Navigate the Med Maze, when to apply to med school

December 19, 2018

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Is My Profile Competitive for Medical School Admission? [Navigate Med School Maze]

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You’ve taken the MCAT, completed all the pre-reqs, and maybe shadowed a physician, done some research, and volunteered. Now it’s time to make sure you’re all in for the last legs of this long journey. In this series, we’ll discuss how you can continue to navigate your way to a med school acceptance by analyzing your profile, creating… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / Navigate the Med Maze, optimize your med admissions profile, premed

May 18, 2018

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Review of the Next Step Test Prep Online MCAT Course

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After organizing and leading an MCAT summer prep program for five years with the UC Davis School of Medicine Postbaccalaureate Program, I worked with Kaplan and Princeton Review extensively. Those two companies were our best MCAT prep options at the time. The Berkeley Review wasn’t able to support programs outside of the bay area during… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / MCAT, Next Step Test Prep

May 18, 2018

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Deciding When to Take the MCAT

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If you are planning on applying to medical school Summer 2017 or 2018, it’s time to make some decisions about when you will take the MCAT, if you have not already done so. Since the exam carries so much weight, identifying and following through with a strategy that will work for you can help you… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / MCAT

February 12, 2017

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Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 2016-17 Secondary Application Essay Tips

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Case Western is located in Cleveland, Ohio with four teaching hospitals in the area and a student run clinic. They are ranked #25 for research and #60 for primary care by U.S. News and World Reports. They accept 155 students each year. Classes are pass/fail in the first two years. Students are placed in one… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / 2017 Med School Applications

November 26, 2017

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Vanderbilt University 2016-17 Medical School Secondary Application Essay Tips

Vanderbilt University Medical School

This medical school places special emphasis on the relationships formed during medical school with classmates and faculty. Students participate in small group learning activities through the four colleges. In the first two years of medical school, students create their own project to self-direct their learning process with mentorship. The school is seeking students who will… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions

August 7, 2016

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Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai 2016-17 Secondary Application Essay Tips

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According to U.S. News and World Report, Icahn SOM is ranked in the top 20 medical schools in the U.S. for research. In 2009, the school received the Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Service because it places special emphasis on recruiting students from diverse backgrounds who demonstrate a strong dedication to community service through… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / 2017 Med School Applications

September 21, 2016

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Baylor College of Medicine 2016-17 Secondary Application Essay Tips

Baylor College of Medicine

Given the mission statement for BCM, I recommend covering your clinical, research and community experience in their secondary application essay.  They place special emphasis on recruiting students from diverse backgrounds and from ethnicities that are underrepresented in medicine. Highlight your personal connections, volunteer work and leadership roles in medically underserved communities. Baylor College of Medicine… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / 2017 Med School Applications, Baylor

August 3, 2016

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University Of Chicago Pritzker School Of Medicine 2016-17 Secondary Application Essay Tips

Pritzker School

This medical school is looking for student leaders from diverse backgrounds who demonstrate a strong scientific foundation, thrive in team settings, and find solutions to complex issues. In this secondary application, I recommend focusing on what makes you a unique applicant – your love of science or learning and how you’ve pursued that interest, your… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / 2017 Med School Applications

October 2, 2017

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Applying to Medical School with a Criminal Background

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When I was working with the UC Davis School of Medicine conducting admissions for the postbaccalaureate program, I’ll never forget the year we dodged a bullet. We had finished interviewing applicants and were offering acceptances to students. One of the students whom our admissions committee was very excited to accept, based on the strength of… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions

August 9, 2017

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Boston University Medical School 2016-17 Secondary Application Essay Tips

Boston University Medical Campus

BUSM’s MD Program offers students the opportunity to work with patients beginning in their first year of medical school.  Students will receive their clinical training at the prestigious Boston Medical Center, which has the largest trauma center in the Northeast. Students also have the option of pursuing a Master’s Degree in Public Health. The secondary… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions

July 24, 2017

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George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences 2016-17 Secondary Application Essay Tips

George Washington Medical School

The curriculum and goals of George Washington SMHS center on its ability to graduate “Physician Citizens.” Since the school is located in the most powerful city in the U.S., Washington D.C., GW emphasizes the opportunities to treat the area’s diverse communities. It is essential to have years of service, either clinical or nonclinical, with diverse… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / 2017 Med School Applications

September 6, 2018

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Yale School of Medicine 2016-17 Secondary Application Essay Tips

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Ranked in the top ten for research, Yale School of Medicine requires that each student complete a thesis, based on their own research interests, to graduate. For this purpose, the first two years of the curriculum are flexible and student-directed. Based on the school’s goals as well as their curriculum, they are looking for students with extensive… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions

July 27, 2016

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Georgetown University School Of Medicine 2016-17 Secondary Application Essay Tips

Georgetown university medical school

Given the Jesuit influence at Georgetown and its adoption of the Cura Personalis philosophy, I recommend covering your clinical, research and community service experience Georgetown’s secondary application essay. The school places special emphasis on training physicians to treat medically underserved communities. Highlight your personal connections, volunteer work and leadership roles in medically underserved communities. Georgetown… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / 2017 Med School Applications, Georgetown University School of Medicine

June 24, 2016

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How to Help with Your Child’s Statement of Disadvantage

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If your family has experienced any form of social, economic, or educational disadvantage – at any time in your child’s life – your child can apply to medical school as a disadvantaged applicant. To receive this designation means that your applicant will need to complete an additional essay on the AMCAS Application. The character limit… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / Parents of Pre-meds

June 14, 2016

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How To Ruin Your Child’s Med School Personal Statement in 5 Easy Steps

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Considering how much time and energy is focused on the personal statement for medical school, it can be difficult to know how to support your premed in the writing stages of the application. Since I’ve been speaking with lots of parents recently about personal statements, I would like to share what I’ve learned. If you… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / Parents of Pre-meds

July 31, 2018

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Is Your Child’s Med School Essay the Best it Can Be?

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After reading thousands of applications over the years, I’ve noticed that there are common strategies that successful applicants use in their application essays. Your child, too, can use these strategies to earn an interview and acceptance. The best application essays: 1. Avoid verbatim repetition When reviewing your child’s essay, you may notice that it’s nearly impossible… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / med application essays, Parents of Pre-meds

June 2, 2016

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How to Help Your Child During MCAT Preparation

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Do you want to help your pre-med child get into med school…without having to nag or stress them out? This series has loads of concrete, actionable advice that will help your premed discover their competitive advantage and get accepted! The MCAT terrifies most students. Rightly so; it’s a grueling exam that requires enormous dedication while preparing… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / MCAT, Parents of Pre-meds

May 9, 2018

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What Not to Do on the Medical School Coursework Section

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This part of the medical school application can be time consuming since you will have to enter in the title, units, and grade as well as classification for every college level class you’ve ever taken. It’s easy to make mistakes here since there are so many to list. Besides entering in the basic information about… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions

June 16, 2019

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What Not to Do in the Activities Section of Your Medical School Application

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While the activities section of the application may not seem as important as the others, it can be. Simply submitting an application with less than 15 activities can lead to a rejection. Recently, I reviewed the application of a student who was rejected last cycle—the only negative thing in her application was the fact that she… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions

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