If you’re applying to med school this year, you probably already know that applications are up 18% over last year. With this stiffer competition, your chances of scoring an acceptance letter to your target program just shrank. If you want to rise to the top of the pile, your application will need to be nearly…
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Writing Your Essays for the TMDSAS (Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service)
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…
Start Your Med School Journey on the Right Foot
The AMCAS application is the first step on your path to med school. —Get a headstart to the application process by going in with a clear, winning strategy. Don’t wait until deadlines are creeping up to start putting your strategy together! On Thursday, April 22nd, we’re hosting a one-hour masterclass entitled Create a Winning AMCAS…
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…
Life as a Dental Student at UCLA [Episode 412]
Ellisa’s non-traditional path to dentistry [Show summary] Ellisa Soberon, a dental student at UCLA with a nontraditional path to dentistry, shares her insights on the dental school admissions process and life at UCLA. What makes UCLA School of Dentistry unique… and the perfect fit for this dental student! [Show notes] So, you want to go…
Collecting 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…
Encore: Application Trends to Watch in 2021, and a Look Back at 2020 [Episode 411]
Thanks for joining me for the 411th episode of Admissions Straight Talk. I am taking a week off for family time this week. As a result I decided to air an encore of our most popular podcast so far in 2021. It actually is a solo podcast that I did for our 400th episode back…
AMCAS Traffic Rules: How to Use the “Choose Your Medical School” Tool
Everyone is probably aware that this is an “unprecedented time” for medical school applications. With applicant numbers at an all-time high, admissions staff working remotely, and interview dates stretching into the spring and possibly later, this application season has been like nothing we’ve seen before. But there is one constant in the application process –…
3 Must-Have Elements of a Good Statement of Purpose
What are the essential, absolutely must-have components of a strong statement of purpose or goals essay? Very simply, you’ll need to include your MAP. At Accepted, MAP has a double meaning for individuals writing statements of purpose and goals essays. It stands for Motivation, Aspiration, and Perspiration, and illustrates the road you will follow when…
Can You Use the Same Personal Statement for Different Schools?
One of the questions we are asked most often by applicants to college and graduate programs is this: “I’m applying to six different schools, and each one requires 2-7 essays/personal statements. That’s so much writing! Can I reuse the same essay for different schools? How can I keep up the quality and not burn out…
Expert Tips for Overcoming the Med School Application Surge
If you’re applying to medical school, chances are you already know that it’s going to be an uphill climb. But with an 18% increase in applications this year, your odds of acceptance are even slimmer. Our recent live Q&A, Get Accepted to Medical School During an Application Surge, tackled this issue head-on with must-have advice…
4 Ways to Display Teamwork in Application Essays
Teamwork, and its close cousin, leadership, are highly prized by graduate programs and universities. But if you haven’t worked in teams on any regular basis, don’t worry! There are more ways than you may realize to prove your chops in this area through an essay about teamwork. Consider the following 4 options: Remember: No man…
An Accepted Student’s Advice for Reapplying to Medical School [Episode 408]
A tale of med school reapplication success [Show summary] After getting rejected from medical schools the first time around, Nicole Stephens bounced back and reapplied. Now happily anticipating the start of med school, she shares her advice for fellow reapplicants. How to apply stronger the second time around [Show notes] Were you rejected from this…
Last Chance to Get Your Application Questions Answered by the Pros!
Our live Q&A, Get Accepted to Medical School During an Application Surge, is coming up soon! This is a rare opportunity that you do not want to miss. Register here and then join us on Wednesday, March 10th at 5pm PT/8pm ET. This application cycle is going to be especially difficult, with an 18% boost…
How to Save 100’s of Hours Studying: Making a Medical School Schedule That Makes Sense
This blog post is an excerpt from The Med School Survival Kit: How to Breeze Through Medical School While Crushing Your Exams by Dr. Wendell Cole. Some people have their schedules set and may not need to read this post, but this may help some of you, so here we go! ___ The MVP of…
Don’t Let an Increase in Applicants Derail Your Med School Dreams
Applying to medical school takes a considerable amount of time, effort, and money. Nobody wants to have to do it more than once! But the significant increase in applicants this year means that the odds of being rejected also increase. Rejection rates already hovered around 50%–60% in a normal year, and with an 18% swell…
Heads Up: Price Increase Ahead!
We wanted to give you a head’s up that we’ll be increasing our prices when the clock strikes midnight on March 15, which means you have until Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 11:59 pm PT to lock in a service at our current rate. Browse our catalog of services today to both get an early…
How Do You Write an Accomplishment Essay?
Build a better accomplishments essay by following this recipe. Accomplishments are the bread and butter of personal statements and application essays. That may sound straightforward, however, a fascinating brainstorming session of Accepted admissions consultants reveals that applicants don’t always know what an accomplishment is. What goes into this application staple? And how can you analyze…
Wondering How to Land a Dental School Acceptance? Kristina Shares Her Journey to NYUCD.
Learn how real students navigate their way through the graduate school admissions process and grad school itself with our What Is Medical School Really Like? series. Kristina, a dental student at NYU College of Dentistry, shares how planning and determination helped her reach her goals! Kristina, thank you for sharing your story with us! We’d…
Should I Take a Gap Year Before Medical School?
According to a 2019 study conducted by the American Medical Association, sixty-five percent of first-year medical students surveyed took gap years. Most students who took gap years did so for 1-2 years (44%), followed by those who did so for 3-4 years (13%), followed by those who did so for 5 plus years (8%). Clearly,…
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