If you’re like most applicants, then not only do you have Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter accounts, but you probably use them on a regular basis to network with friends and colleagues. Here are 4 reasons why you should connect with us: You’ll stay up-to-date on admissions news and events. We’ll keep you posted on application…
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3 Treats that Will do the Trick in Your Personal Statement or Application Essay
In my meanderings on the web, I stumbled across a short video on screen writing. The presenters are two Emmy-winning screen writers, and they know a thing or two about telling a good story. They boil the story-telling stew down to three words — actually 2 do’s and 1 don’t: The do’s: Therefore But The…
Submit a Stellar Application and Save 20%!
Looking for ways to improve your application? How about turning to the pros for 98 winning tips on how to create a dynamite application? That’s what you’ll get when you purchase both of this month’s featured ebooks, Submit a Stellar Application: 42 Terrific Tips to Help You Get Accepted and Submit a Stellar Application II:…
Defaulting on Student Loans Does Not Add Up
Many readers probably know from experience that student loans = an overwhelming amount of stress. But, as it turns out, defaulting on student loans = an even more overwhelming amounts of stress. Forbes recently wrote an article (“Deduct This: The History of Student Loan Interest”) on the history of student loans, which talks about…
Save 20% on June Featured Ebooks for Medical Residency and Fellowship Applicants
There’s only one thing better than a monthly featured ebook…TWO monthly featured ebooks! Between now and Thursday, June 30, 2011, you can save 20% on both Write Your Way to a Residency Match and Write Your Way to a Fellowship Match with coupon code MATCH20. Write Your Way to a Residency Match…
“Students First”: SUNY Upstate Med School Admissions Q&A Next Week!
It is your dream to help make the world a better place. Ideally, you would like to reach this goal by using the skills you’ll learn in medical school. Whether it’s research, healing and treating, or any other health care career, SUNY Upstate believes in “Students First,” assisting each student in achieving his or…
Med School Admissions Tip: Timing is Essential
It is important that your experiences and activities be an ongoing process. Do not start your extracurricular experiences right before applying to medical school. This will be viewed as simply getting the experiences because you have to, instead of doing them because of your own interest or desire. Also, keep in mind that the applicant…
U.S. News’ Best Medical Schools 2012
U.S. News released its 2012 best medical schools report today. The lead article in the med school component of the rankings reports a few of the highlights. You’ll see that Harvard Medical School again snagged the first place spot among the best research universities. While that seems to be pretty constant year-to-year, there were…
You Are Always “On the Record”
Keep in mind that there is always some type of evaluation process taking place, even if it is informal or “off the record.” Always be polite and respectful. If student hosts take you in and allow you to stay overnight in their home, be thankful. Sometimes they are studying for exams, and they are always…
A Six-Item Checklist before Hitting “Submit”
WAIT! Don’t hit “submit” just yet! You may think you’re done with your Round 3 MBA or EMBA application, but it can’t hurt (unless you are literally at the deadline) to go over it one last time to make sure that all elements are intact and that you’re submitting compelling, articulate work that truly represents…
Make the Most of Your Interview Day
Sit in on classes, check out the library or the computer clusters, hang out in the student lounge, or take a walk outside to see what the local community is like. Sitting in on classes is critically important. Not only will you learn how the classes are taught, but you can observe the dynamics between…
Getting to Know the Personal Potential Index
There’s been a whole lot of buzz about the new ETS Personal Potential Index (PPI). We decided to do some investigating of our own to learn more about the innovative applicant evaluation system. We spoke with Kate Kazin, ETS’ executive director for strategic initiatives in higher education, and got the scoop on PPI—the benefits, the…
Do Not Answer Your Interview’s Questions With One-Word Answers
Often applicants are nervous about the interviews. It is okay to be nervous and even to admit that you are nervous, but be careful that your anxiety does not get the best of you. The interview is your chance to really “sell” yourself. Answering your interview questions with one-word answers will not allow your interviewer…
Do Not Give “Canned” Answers to Interview Questions
Although it is important to practice your interviews, interviewers are looking for genuine, unforced answers to their questions. You do not want to sound rehearsed – and please, do not answer their questions with answers that you think they want to hear, instead of what you really think or feel. There might not always be…
Watch Colloquialisms and Profanity in Your Personal Statement
Admissions committees actually do read personal statements. They are a really important aspect of an application. Quoting a profanity in a pertinent personal story can be risky. What seems to you to be a vivid re-creation could actually offend some members of the admissions committee. Why take that chance? You know the words to avoid,…
Be Careful Not to Start Every Sentence in Your Essay or Personal Statement with “I”
Admissions committees want to learn about you, but be careful that it does not sound like bragging. There is a fine line between confidence and overconfidence or cockiness. A narrative about some experience you have dad might make your application stand out, but be careful not to inflate the importance of what you have done….
Be careful not to “pad” your resume with things you think the committee wants to see
Be careful that you are not selecting activities just because you think they will look good on your medical school application. Leadership roles are very important. Spend a significant amount of time doing things that you enjoy — and do them well. Admissions committees are looking for quality over quantity. Find a balance that you…
In your medical school personal statement, do not generalize, criticize doctors
Do not forget that physicians will be reviewing your application; therefore it is probably not a good strategy to suggest that most physicians are incompetent and you are going to be the ideal doctor and will rescue our health care system. Also, be mindful of the fact that the people evaluating your application have many…
Do not make Excuses for Poor MCAT Scores
Right after the MCAT scores are released, phones go wild in medical school admissions offices. It will not help to panic over disappointing scores, or to call or e-mail blaming your scores on “bad sushi” the day of the exam. Take responsibility for your disappointing scores, and be honest with yourself and the medical schools…
Plagiarism in Residency Essays: Just Don’t
The WSJ’s Health Blog recently posted “Study: Medical Residency Applicants and Plagiarism” which cites a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine by a team of researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. The researchers found “evidence of plagiarism” in 5.2% of residency application personal statements by comparing the essays to publicly available material…
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