The coronavirus pandemic has created a tough job landscape, but it has also created an opportunity for career “rethinking” as well. Many people are considering pivots and turning towards skill development and learning opportunities like graduate school. But how do you decide what’s next? How do you think about what you want, and also, how…
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8 To-Dos for Canadians Applying to U.S. Med Schools
Each year, Canadian medical school hopefuls look across the border for their medical education. While there are obvious challenges (adapting to a different health care system, returning to a Canadian residency, and much higher education costs), the higher acceptance rates at U.S. programs (about 41.9% overall, as compared to just 20% in Canada) can make…
How to Prepare for a PA School Interview
Physician Assistant program interviews are similar to medical school interviews. There are three possible interview formats: traditional, MMI (multiple mini interview) or a hybrid of these two. Traditional interviews involve any combination of students and interviewers, with up to 3 students being interviewed by up to 3 interviewers. If a school uses a traditional one-on-one…
Harvard Med Student Finds Volunteer Opportunities Despite COVID-19 [Episode 370]
Can students make a difference during the current pandemic? [Show summary] Jalen Benson, founder of the National Student Response Network and first-year med student at Harvard, discusses what health care volunteer opportunities are out there and how to find them during the Coronavirus outbreak. Listen in. Finding volunteer opportunities for premeds despite COVID-19 [Show notes]…
Last Chance! Learn How to Get Into Med School With Low Stats
Our free one-hour webinar, Get Accepted to Med School with Low Stats, is coming up this week on Thursday, June 18th, and it’s not too late to register and join us! Having low stats is a common stress point for many of our clients. But a less-than-perfect MCAT score or undergrad GPA does not mean…
6 Tips for Getting Started on Your Application Essays
Sometimes the hardest part of writing a personal statement or application essay for college or grad school is finding the discipline to sit down and focus. Often, once you accomplish that, the ideas begin to form and the words begin to flow. The following 6 tips will help motivate you to start writing, and then…
Writing Your Physician Assistant (PA) Personal Statement [Plus Sample Essay]
While there are many different ways to approach writing a personal statement (PS) for your PA application, I am including a successful example here. The character limit for the CASPA application PS is 5,000 characters with spaces. In this essay, you are responding to the question, “Why PA?” To write a compelling essay, take some…
You CAN Get Into Med School with Low Stats
Competition for the top med school programs is notoriously fierce. If your GPA or MCAT score leaves something to be desired, you may be assuming you’ve got no chance in such a crowded field. But don’t lose hope! There are ways to use your application to mitigate those weaknesses and shine a light on your…
Time to Get Started on Your Med School Personal Statement!
In our recent webinar, How to Create a Winning Med School Personal Statement, pre-health advisor and Accepted consultant Lolita Wood-Hill taught attendees about the importance of the personal statement and provided guidelines for composition and tips for getting started on the right foot. If you couldn’t make the session, don’t worry! We want to make…
What Do the Medical School Admissions Teams Say About Admissions?
Can you think of a better source of medical school admissions advice than the admissions committee directors and deans themselves? Well, neither could we. And that’s why Linda Abraham, founder of Accepted and admissions guru in her own right, has been inviting med school deans, admissions directors, and other admissions insiders as guests on the…
How Your Academic Statistics Influence Your Medical School Choices
The most reliable source of information about allopathic medical schools is provided on the Medical School Admissions Requirements (MSAR) website, offered by the AAMC. It is worth purchasing access to this database because the statistics it contains can be extremely valuable in helping you decide where to apply. Before you begin exploring the school data,…
Which One is Right for Me? PA vs. NP vs. Medical School
Why do you want to become a Physician Assistant (PA)? Why not a nurse practitioner or physician? To help you answer this question, what follows is a direct comparison of these three educational and professional options, focusing on three specific programs. Using information from the top ranked programs from U.S. News and World Report for…
Worried Low Stats Will Keep You Out of Med School?
Applying to medical school is a rigorous process, and if your undergrad GPA or MCAT score is less-than-stellar, the uphill climb to acceptance will be that much steeper. But, there is a path forward for you – let us show you the way! On Thursday, June 18th at 5pm PT/8pm ET, Accepted expert med school…
Writing a Compelling Personal Statement [Episode 368]
How can you write a stand-out personal statement? [Show summery] Dr. Mary Mahoney, Associate Professor of English at Elmira College and Accepted consultant, draws from her expertise in the medical humanities to deliver advice for writing a compelling personal statement. Listen to the show! A professor of English and Accepted admissions consultant shares top writing…
Last Chance! FREE Expert Advice on Your Med School Personal Statement
Our free one-hour webinar, How to Create a Winning Med School Personal Statement, is coming up this week, but it’s not too late to register and join us! This incredibly informative session, led by Accepted med school expert Lolita Wood-Hill, will help you to understand: the function of the personal statement and how the adcoms…
Why Should You Consider Becoming a PA?
Most of the clients I work with are dead set on becoming doctors. I believe this mindset exists because doctors have such a visible role in patient care historically, and are represented in the media as being at the very top of the healthcare hierarchy. The physician assistant (PAs) profession is a relatively new member…
Struggling to Write Your Med School Personal Statement?
You’ve worked so hard to get to where you are today. Years of preparation and study have brought you to this crossroads, and at the end of this application process, you’ll hopefully be launching into the next phase of your medical career at the program of your dreams. There is so much about the process…
What to Include in the AMCAS Work and Activities Section
Your AMCAS application is a lot like a plate at a barbecue. A lot of attention is given to the “meat” of your application – but it’s what you write about in the activities section that adds flavor and variety to the “meat” of your profile. You have a limit of 15 activities that you…
What to Look for When Selecting a Physician Assistant (PA) Program
One of the keys to choosing the right physician assistant (PA) program for you is program data, including information on the programs’ matriculants. Unfortunately that’s more difficult to come by for PA applicants since the Central Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA) does not provide data on applicants or matriculants for individual PA programs, but…
What’s on YOUR Bucket List? A Veterinary Student Shares How She’s Seized Every Opportunity to Hit Her Goals
Learn how real students navigate their way through the graduate school admissions process and grad school itself with our What is Graduate School Really Like? series. Meet Shelby, a busy third-year veterinary student and yoga instructor! Shelby, thank you for sharing your story with us! I understand you initially considered a career as a medical…
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