Journeys with Joshua: Joshua Wienczkowski walks us through med school at East Tennessee’s College of Medicine with his monthly blog updates. Get an inside look into med school down South through the eyes of a former professional songwriter with a whole lot of clinical experience — thanks Joshua for sharing this journey with us! Update:…
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BS/MBA/MD Student Interview with Ajay Major
Get ready to read about Ajay Major, a student in an eight-year combined BS/MBA/MD program at Union Graduate College and Albany Medical College. You can read more about Ajay and his ambitious educational and career goals on his websites MajorAjay.com and in-Training. Thank you Ajay for sharing your story with us – we wish you…
A Non-Traditional Med Applicant’s Journey to Multiple Acceptances
We’d like to introduce you to “D,” a future doctor who has just been accepted into a number of med schools and has a big decision ahead of him: where to attend! Read our interview below to hear all about the challenges and triumphs of a non-traditional med school applicant, and don’t forget to check…
5 Reasons to Start Your AMCAS Application NOW
Six months before the deadline may seem like an awfully long time, but our experience shows us that it’s actually the best time to get started on writing AMCAS essays. Here are 5 reasons why. 1. You want to give your recommenders a copy of your essay with adequate time to write their recommendations. 2….
5 Keys to Concreteness
I like to apply the principles established in Chip Heath and Dan Heath’s Made to Stick to personal statements and application essays. In this post I focus on concreteness. The third of Made to Stick‘s six key principles, concreteness, doesn’t seem to apply to intangibles like leadership, achievement, teamwork, or character – the topics you…
The Medical School Interview: The Interview Itself and Afterwards (Part 3 of 3)
What To Do During The Interview • Make sure you smile. • Maintain eye contact throughout the interview. • Relax as best as you can. A good interviewer will work to help you relax during those initial questions. Ideally you and your interviewer will have a conversation that flows rather than a disjointed and strained…
MCAT Tips and Strategy: An Interview with Don Osborne
If you are a pre-med in denial before the ominous MCAT, prepare yourself for a reality check. The time to start thinking about the MCAT is right now and our latest podcast episode is just what the doctor prescribed. Take the first step now by listening to the full recording of our interview with Don…
Not So Secret Secrets to Nailing the Med School Interview
Journeys with Joshua: Joshua Wienczkowski walks us through med school at East Tennessee’s College of Medicine with his monthly blog updates. Get an inside look into med school down South through the eyes of a former professional songwriter with a whole lot of clinical experience — thanks Joshua for sharing this journey with us! Right…
The Medical School Interview: Interview Preparation (Part 2 of 3)
This is part two of our Med School Interview series. If you missed our first post, check it out here. Individualized preparation for each and every school you interview at is very important. Spend time reviewing the curriculum, the school’s mission, the facilities, the hospitals you will be completing your clinical rotations at, available community…
The Medical School Interview: General Preparation (Part 1 of 3)
The time is finally here and the medical school interview season is now beginning. If you have an upcoming interview, you are one of the lucky ones. Only a small percentage of applicants are interviewed. So if you have made it to this select applicant pool, then your admission chances have definitely increased. Knowing this…
Healthcare Management at Wharton and at Large
Healthcare related opportunities for MBA graduates are on the rise, and the Health Care Management Program is at the cutting edge of preparing students to enter this exciting and dynamic field. Listen to the full recording of our podcast interview with June Kinney to learn more about healthcare management’s past, present, and future. June is…
Med School Applicant Blogger Interview with Chantal Mendes
We’d like to introduce you to Chantal Mendes, a small town girl looking to make a big impact in the medical field. You can read about Chantal’s med school application experience right here and on her blog, Journalist Doing Science. Thank you Chantal for sharing your story with us –we wish you lots of luck…
UC Davis School of Medicine Secondary Application Essay Tips
According to the U.S. News and World Report, UCDSOM is ranked #19 for primary care and #42 for research. This medical school campus is unique in that they have seven student-run clinics: Paul Hom Asian Clinic, Clinica Tepati, Imani Clinic, Shifa Clinic, Joan Viteri Memorial Clinic, Bayanihan Clinic, and the Willow Clinic. Medical students can…
How to Succeed with Your Secondaries
Looking for ways to perfect your med school secondary essays? Check out our most recent webinar, Secondary Essays with Sizzle, for important advice on how to maximize your chances of acceptance to your target med school through persuasive secondaries. View Secondary Essays with Sizzle on-demand now! Accepted.com ~ Helping You Write Your Best
Boston University 2015 Medical School Secondary Application Essay Tips
BUSM’s MD Program offers students the opportunity to work with patients beginning in their first year of medical school. Students will receive their clinical training at the prestigious Boston Medical Center, which has the largest trauma center in the Northeast. Students also have the option of pursuing a Master’s Degree in Public Health. The secondary…
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Secondary Application Essay Tips
This medical school is looking for student leaders from diverse backgrounds who demonstrate a strong scientific foundation, thrive in team settings, and find solutions to complex issues. In this secondary application, I recommend focusing on what makes you a unique applicant – your love of science or learning and how you’ve pursued that interest, your…
How to Create Super Secondaries
Are you looking for an experienced guide to walk you through the med school secondaries writing process? Do you need specific tips about how to approach the questions efficiently and intelligently? Join us for our upcoming webinar, Secondary Essays with Sizzle, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at 10:00 AM PST/1:00 PM EST to learn the…
3 Secondary Essay Tips
If you sent your AMCAS application off promptly in June, you’re now working your way through secondary application essays. Here are some suggestions to help you with a task that looks harder than it is. First, recycle. You will find considerable repetition among the questions posed by your schools, so feel free to reuse essays in…
Early Decision for Medical School: Does It Make Sense For You?
Do you have a dream school, the one place where you’ve always wanted to study medicine, and no other place will do? Do you have a compelling reason for this one program, maybe a spouse whose job requires them to be in this location or your only living family member is in the area? There…
Applying to Med School: How to Juggle Secondaries
Journeys with Joshua: Joshua Wienczkowski walks us through med school at East Tennessee’s College of Medicine with his monthly blog updates. Get an inside look into med school down South through the eyes of a former professional songwriter with a whole lot of clinical experience — thanks Joshua for sharing this journey with us! First and…
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