Should You Consider a Caribbean Medical School?
If the application season isn’t going as you’d hoped, your thoughts might be turning to alternative ways of advancing your…
Medical School Admissions
Advice for Applicants: Moving from 2023 to 2024 [Episode 557]
Show Summary In this episode of Admissions Straight Talk, host Linda Abraham looks back at her predictions for the 2023/2024…
The Women’s Guide to Dressing for Medical School Interview Success
In a medical school interview, your first impression is often the only impression you get to make. With just a handshake,…
A Strategic Guide for Applying to Medical School
When premed students contact us about guiding them through the medical school application process, many of their questions are related…
Are You Toast? – Med School Admissions Officers Reveal Interview Timeline [Episode 555]
Show Summary In this episode of Admission Straight Talk, host Linda Abraham addresses the concerns of medical school applicants who…
Retaking Classes For Med School: What Every Premed Needs to Know
If you have retaken classes in the past – or expect to need to retake a class in the future…
Applying to Medical School? The Pre-Med Competencies are What You Must Show [Episode 554]
Show Summary What are the pre-med competencies? And if you're pre-med and planning to apply in September 2024, what do…
Three Ways Writing About Obstacles Strengthens Your Application Essays
Applicants love to write about their accomplishments, whether in a personal statement for graduate school or in a b-school essay that…
Four Tips for High School Students Interested in a Career in Medicine
Today’s high school students have lived through an extraordinary – and extraordinarily difficult – chapter of history: the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly…
The Nine Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make on a Medical School Waitlist
“How bad is it, Doc?” Well, clients don’t quite ask me that. But, as they clutch their waitlist notification, they’re…
Are you rushing to attend Rush Medical College? [Episode 551]
Show Summary Dr. Cynthia Boyd, Associate Dean for Admissions and Recruitment at Rush Medical College, discusses the distinctive elements of…
How to Defer a Medical School Acceptance
There’s a lot of misinformation out there about deferrals, so let’s review the facts. How medical school deferment works After…
When Will Medical Schools Give You an Answer?
Sadly, the frustrating fact is that there’s no rule governing how much time a medical school has to respond to…
Best Practices for Parents of Med School Applicants
Many parents of premeds want to offer support and encouragement when their adult children are applying to med school. But…
Stanford’s MCiM Combines Technology, Healthcare, and Business [Episode 548]
Show Summary In this podcast episode, Linda Abraham interviews Dr. Kevin Schulman, the director of Stanford's Master of Science and…
What’s the Best Way to Prep for Your Residency Interview?
Your residency interview is your chance to show your target programs that you’ve got what it takes to join their…
M3 Journaling: How It Can Help Your Residency Application
As you begin your third year of medical school, what are you doing to prepare for the residency match? Chances…
How to Get Accepted to Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University [Episode 544]
Please join me as I speak with Dr. Michael Ellison, Associate Dean for Admissions at Chicago Medical School at the…
The Anatomy of a Post-Interview Thank You Email
After your medical school interview, it is appropriate to send thank-you notes to all the people who helped you throughout…
Three Don’ts When Asking for Letters of Recommendation
The individuals who agree to write your letters of recommendation (LORs) are doing you a favor, so the least you…