The Importance of Extracurricular Activities for Medical School Applications
You’ve probably read about the odds of being admitted to medical school. In the unlikely event that you haven’t and…
Medical School Admissions
Get Accepted to Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine [Episode 530]
In this episode, Professor of Medicine and Medical Education and Associate Dean of Admissions at the Geisel School of Medicine…
Prewriting Secondaries for Medical School
It’s June, and you’ve submitted your application to medical school. Perfect, but are you feeling restless now? Many applicants feel…
Eight Tips for Attention-Grabbing Resumes
What should you include in your application resume? What should you leave out? What sort of tone should your resume…
Teamwork in Medical School Admissions: How to Show You’ve Got It
In this post: Why do medical schools value teamwork? What is teamwork in medicine? Patients and families as team members…
How to Answer the AMCAS Other Impactful Experiences Question (Formerly the Statement of Disadvantage)
If you have experienced any form of severe hardship – at any time in your life – medical schools want…
Premed Confidential: The Wisdom of Journaling
In a minute, I’m going to provide some rock-solid advice that, if experience is any guide, you’ll ignore. You’ll ignore…
Encore: Casper, A Situational Judgment Test: All You Need to Know [Episode 527]
Thanks for joining me for the 527th episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Are you applying to a program that requires…
Leadership in Admissions
Maria was a pediatric oncology nurse who tenderly promised each child she cared for that she would always tell them…
How to Apply Successfully to Med School from Postbac Programs [Episode 526]
In this episode, the founder and former Director of San Francisco State University Postbac Programs and Accepted consultant since 2015…
How Service To School Helps Veterans Get Accepted to Grad School [Episode 524]
In this episode, the CEO of Service to School and the Chief Programs Officer at Service to School explore the…
Applying to Medical School with a Low Science GPA
The process of applying to medical school is stressful. And since selection committees are looking for evidence that you are…
What’s New with the 2024 AMCAS Application?
The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) opened on May 2nd for the 2024 application cycle. If you are busily…
Four Tips for Applying as an Underrepresented Applicant in Medicine
Each year, I talk to applicants who say they don’t want to make a fuss about their ethnic or racial…
Rejection and Reapplication: How to Respond [Episode 523]
Rejection and Reapplication: How to Respond [Show summary] Admissions guru Linda Abraham highlights four reasons that could cause a rejection…
The AMCAS Primary “Deadline”
In just a few days, many of you will want to submit your medical school primary application. You’ve probably heard…
Writing an Excellent Diversity Essay
What is the diversity question in a school application, and why does it matter when applying to leading programs and…
Get Accepted to the Michigan State’s MD Program [Episode 522]
In this episode, Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of Admissions at Michigan State’s College of Human Medicine discusses ChatGPT in…
How to Improve Your Experiences for Your Med School Reapplication
One factor that can seriously hurt your chances of getting accepted to med school is a lack of substantive, ongoing…
Crush the Test by Crushing Your Test Anxiety [Episode 521]
In this episode Dr. Ben Bernstein, author of Crush Your Test Anxiety, explains the role of mind, body, and spirit…