Now’s your chance to learn the ins and outs of the mysterious Multiple Mini Interview, during TOMORROW’S webinar, Multiple Mini Interview: Method or Madness? During the webinar you’ll learn the history of the MMI, as well as important tips for tackling questions at each interview station. This isn’t your typical interview, so you won’t prepare…
MEDICAL SCHOOL ADMISSIONS
Hey You – Yeah, You with the Medical School Interview Invite…
Unless your wife is about to go into labor (or is already IN labor), then you should not under ANY circumstance answer your phone, or even leave your ringer on, during your medical school interview. Seem obvious to you? Then you’re one step ahead of med school applicants who let their phones ring and then…
It’s Not Fair! How to Deal with Dings
It may or may not be fair, but many of you are going to get at least a few rejections. What are you going to do about them? First and foremost—if you’ve gotten dinged at your top choice school, that doesn’t mean that you’re never going to get in. It doesn’t even mean that you…
Application Boxes Should Do the Heavy Lifting
For one of Accepted’s first forays into video, I decided to focus on application boxes, the mundane, pedestrian elements of an application that frequently are not given appropriate attention. Please watch the video to see how you make the ordinary into extraordinary, value-added elements of your application. Since this is our first attempt at providing…
Yale 2015 School of Medicine Secondary Application Essay Tips
Ranked in the top ten for research, Yale School of Medicine requires that each student complete a thesis, based on their own research interests, to graduate. For this purpose, the first two years of the curriculum are flexible and student-directed. Based on the school’s goals (located in the Student Handbook), as well as their curriculum,…
Identity, Community, and the World of Med School Admissions
Meet the doctor who is on a mission to spread the word that med school admission is an attainable goal (and he’ll help you get accepted, too). Listen to the recording of our conversation with Dr. Ryan Gray, founder of The Medical School Headquarters for some great advice and an insider’s perspective on the world…
Interview with a Duke University School of Medicine MD/PhD Student
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 Rui Dai… Accepted: First, some basics: Where are you from? Where and what did you study as an undergrad? What is…
3 Personal Statement Tips for Non-Traditional Med School Applicants
Are you a non-traditional med school applicant? How should you approach the personal statement? Use these 3 tips to help you navigate the med school application personal statement – non-trad style! 1. Look at the app holistically. Don’t launch into your life story before thinking about how your application should look as a whole. Yes –…
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…
Med School Blogger Interview: Ryan’s Journey
Next up in our series of featured med school bloggers is Ryan Nguyen, a medical student at the Western University College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. He blogs about his medical school experiences at WhiteCoatDO and also ran PracticalPremedfrom 2010-2012 to document his application journey and strategies. Enjoy Ryan’s thoughtful answers and use them…
Insights, Advice and Experiences of a Non-Traditional Med Student
Former songwriter, future doctor, Joshua Wienczkowski has a thing or two to say about the med school admissions process and the med school experience. Listen to the recording of our entertaining and informative conversation for excellent advice and insights from a medical school insider. 00:02:56 – Joshua’s journey to Tennessee and medical school. 00:06:23 –…
Shaping the Evolution of Humanity’s Health: Harvard Medical School 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 top medical schools and the med school application process. And now, introducing Noor… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as an…
MCAT Mania: How to Prepare
The big MCAT change is coming right up. Whether you are rushing to take the test before MCAT2015 or you are concerned about taking the new 6-hour exam, our latest podcast interviewee has some great advice for you. Listen to the recording of our conversation with Megan Galvin, the National Program Director for Examkrackers to…
Excited for the Challenge: Interview with an MSU CHM Accepted Student
We’d like to introduce you to Emma Schlager who will be beginning med school at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in the fall. Thank you Emma for offering valuable med school application advice and for sharing your story with us – we wish you loads of luck! Accepted: We’d like to get to…
Otto Shill: Second Year Med Student and Entrepreneur at Heart
Get ready to read about Otto Shill, a student at the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine (AZCOM) who is passionate about medicine (obviously), marketing, volunteering, and spending time with his wife and kids. Read on to hear about Otto’s med school adventure and for details about an upcoming pre-med conference he’s running through AZCOM’s Student…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Kisses of Death for Your Grad School Application
Guest post by Dr. Drew Appleby, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis and Dr. Karen Appleby, Idaho State University. Dr. Appleby and Dr. Appleby surveyed psychology graduate admissions committee chairs and discovered 5 types of errors that applicants make and that decrease their chances of acceptance to graduate psychology programs. The authors labeled these mistakes Kisses of…