This interview is the latest in an Accepted blog series featuring interviews with med school applicants and students. And now for a follow up interview with Allie, a third-year med student at University of Louisville School of Medicine. We first met Allie two years ago – you can read our first interview with her here.) Accepted: Last…
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Studying Abroad: A Growing Trend for Inbound and Outbound Students
While parents cling to their young ones, these budding, college-bound individuals are setting their sights farther than ever for educational prospects according to the latest report from Annual Open Doors. There has been a 10% increase to the number of foreign students who have chosen to study in America, and Americans are fleeing the nest…
Recommended Reads from Your Medical School Mentor
While this may be a hectic time for you with academic deadlines and national holidays, if you have some free time, I recommend checking out the books recommended below. They may give you more insight on the various branches of the medical profession and keep you motivated during application season when tensions are running high. I…
Reapplying, Time Off, and Multiple Acceptances: Med Student IV
This interview is the latest in an Accepted.com blog series featuring interviews with medical school applicants and students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at the med school application process. And now, introducing Allie… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as an undergrad? Do you hold…
A Growing Trend: Developing Med School Education Through Art
As medical students hone their skills towards precision, exactitude and professionalism, the unwitting side effect is that these same traits are carved into their character. Doctors frequently become stoic, emotionless and even callous when it comes to delivering a prognosis or relating to a patient’s illness. While this can be a necessity when constantly facing…
MCAT2015 Experience: Princeton, ExamKrackers & Lots of Practice
This interview is part of a new series, featuring interviews with MCAT2015 test takers, offering readers an inside look at the exam experience and some of the top MCAT test prep services out there. And now for a chat with Rachel who scored a 26 on the old MCAT and a 515 on the new exam. Accepted: We’d…
How Do We Look?
We’ve given our site a facelift, and – if we don’t say so ourselves – we think we look great! But re-doing a site is like a remodeling project. When it’s finished and most of the work looks fantastic, there is a usually a list of items that aren’t quite right or need to be…
Making the Switch from Marketing to Med School
This interview is the latest in an Accepted.com blog series featuring interviews with medical school applicants and students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top medical schools and the med school application process. And now, introducing Clare… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as an…
How to Deal with Deadlines
You don’t want to feel rushed (stress can lead to mistakes) and you don’t want to miss your deadline. So what can you do to stay on top of your game and submit your applications before the buzzer? 1. Set yourself a schedule and work backwards from your deadlines. Allow time for holidays, sleep, exercise, and…
Hispanic Med School Students Living the Dream
The Chicago-Sun Times (“Hispanic Students Filling Medical Schools Nationwide”) looks at the story of Anthony Acosta, a young Hispanic fourth-year medical student at University of Illinois who is the first member of his family to complete medical school. Acosta is living his family’s dream by becoming a doctor, but he is also fulfilling a larger…
Adcoms’ New Tool to Detect Plagiarism in Essays
Rather than go through the hassle of writing your application essays yourself, especially since you’re not the most effective or practiced writer (or since you don’t have enough time), why not have someone who really knows how to do it well write them for you? That someone could be a friend or colleague who’s offered…
U.S. News 2013 Medical School Rankings
U.S. News provides two overall rankings of medical school: research and primary care. Here are the ten best in each category. 2013 Rank Best Medical Schools: Research 2012 Rank 1 Harvard 1 2 Johns Hopkins 3 3 University of Pennsylvania 2 4 Stanford 5 5 UC San Francisco 5 6 Washington University (St. Louis) 4…
Medical School Admissions Navigation Tips: Is My Profile Competitive?
Whew! You’re in the midst of applying to medical school, and it’s time to write your AMCAS and non-AMCAS personal statements. But first, before you start filling in the boxes on that medical school application, stop. Take a deep breath. Let’s assess your status: You have your GPA. You studied for and took the MCAT….
Learning By Osmosis: Premeds, Med Students Take It All In! [Episode 125]
Dr. Rishi Desai believes that people should teach what they are good at and study in the way they learn best. And here’s the cool part: His work makes that possible. Tune in to our conversation with the doctor who is changing the face of medical education! Rishi’s Story (2:38) Commiserating with a self-conscious…
Med School Blogger Interview: Little White Coats’ Journey
To launch our new med school bloggers series, we have Rick Pescatore, a current osteopathic med student and the author of the blog Little White Coats. Enjoy Rick’s thoughtful answers and use them to help you make your way through the med school admissions process. Accepted: First, can you tell us a little about yourself…
Med School Blogger Interview: ShoTyme Doc
Next up in our series of featured med school bloggers is ShoTyme Doc, author of the blog Journey of an Aspiring Doctor, father of five, and med school applicant. Enjoy ShoTyme’s thoughtful answers and use them to help you make your way through the med school admissions process. Accepted: First, can you tell us a…
Medical School Student Interview: Ari’s Journey
Next up in our series of med school applicants and current students is Ari Shapiro who just completed his second year of med school at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Enjoy Ari’s thoughtful answers and use them to help you make your way through the med school admissions process. Accepted: First, can you tell…
Med School Blogger Interview: Mrs. Mommy MD’s Journey
Next up in our series of featured med school bloggers is Jasmine Johnson, author of the blog The Mrs. The Mommy, The M.D., mother, wife, and last but not least, future doctor/med student. Enjoy Jasmine’s thoughtful answers and use them to help you make your way through the med school admissions process. Accepted: First, can…
Med School Blogger Interview: Steven’s MD Journey
Next up in our series of featured med school bloggers is Steven, author of the blog MD Journey and student at Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. Enjoy Steven’s thoughtful answers and use them to help you make your way through the med school admissions process. Accepted: First, can you tell us a…
Video, Let’s Get Technical
Paper application? That’s like, so yesterday. Now you Gen X, Y and Millennial candidates get a chance to wow the admissions committee with your dope multimedia “skillz.” This blog post is excerpted from Accepted.com’s special report, Audio & Video in Admissions: Get Ready for Prime Time which discusses how to successfully create a one- to two-minute…
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