by Mary Mahoney
So you’ve made some decisions for your future, and those decisions include going to graduate school to help you arrive at the career of your dreams. But what if you have a less than competitive GPA from your undergraduate education? No worries; having a low GPA is not necessarily a deal-breaker. And there are things …
by Mary Mahoney
In a medical school interview, your first impression is often the only impression you get to make. With just a handshake, your aim is to come across as professional, confident, and trustworthy. After all the hard work you have put into your premed journey, this is your moment to shine as the outstanding applicant you are. …
by Mary Mahoney
What are the essential components of a strong statement of purpose essay? Very simply, you’ll need to include your MAP: your Motivation, Aspiration, and Perspiration. At Accepted, MAP has a double meaning for individuals writing statements of purpose and goals essays. It illustrates the road one should follow when writing one of these essays. Here’s …
by Mary Mahoney
It’s June, and you’ve submitted your application to medical school. Perfect, but are you feeling restless now? Many applicants feel as though they are pacing the floors during the down weeks between submitting their primary application and receiving secondary essay prompt invitations. If this is you, why not begin prewriting secondaries based on predictable secondary …
by Mary Mahoney
Your personal statement is an essential element of your application and allows the adcom great insight into who you really are aside from your stats. However, no matter how extensive your experience or how accomplished you might be, all that can be lost in prose that does not do a good job of profiling who …
by Mary Mahoney
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 …
by Mary Mahoney
Case Western is located in Cleveland, Ohio with four teaching hospitals in the area and a student run clinic. They are ranked #24, for research and #71 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 …
by Mary Mahoney
UT College of Medicine and Life Sciences offers an education that emphasizes the importance of treating patients as individuals and incorporating the latest research available in their training. After the first year, students have the opportunity to participate in paid summer research positions. Students complete clerkships during their third and fourth years with the option …
by Mary Mahoney
University of Virginia School of Medicine 2022-23 secondary application essay questions UVA SOM was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson who believed in a free-flowing exchange of ideas. In 2010, UVA SOM instituted an integrated, patient-centered curriculum that provides interactive learning, with faculty and students engaged “side by side,” moving away from traditional curriculum, realigning …
by Mary Mahoney
UPSOM places special emphasis on their collaborative problem-based curriculum and the fact that their medical students begin interacting with patients in their first year of medical school. Providing the best care to patients through research, education, leadership and diversity is central to their mission. They seek future medical students who demonstrate high academic achievement, the …
by Mary Mahoney
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine “educates exemplary physicians and seeks to improve health through discovery and responding to the needs of the medically underserved in our communities.” Their research focus is in “groundbreaking” biomedical research about the prevention, control and treatment of disease – and mechanisms underlying human disease. (source: MSU website) Median …
by Mary Mahoney
Pritzker School of Medicine is on the campus of the University of Chicago; the School of Medicine defines its location as an opportunity for multidisciplinary collaboration among scholars and fields of study. They are open to applicants who hold degrees outside of traditional sciences (over forty undergraduate majors in a typical incoming class), one third …
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