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Is Drop in Foreign Student Visas Due to Trump’s Immigration Policy?

Is drop in foreign student visas due to Trumps immigration policy

According to State Department data, the number of visas given to foreign students was noticeably lower last year after stricter immigration policies were implemented. This has added to the financial challenges that some US colleges and universities are experiencing. Foreign schools have increased their competition with their American counterparts, and some foreign governments have decreased …

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The Inside Scoop on Life as a PA

Student IV Andrea

This interview is the latest in an Accepted 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 Andrea… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as …

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How Important is Research for Medical School Admissions?

How important is research for medical school admissions

Why Medical Schools Value Research Experience Research experience isn’t a requirement for med school admission. You won’t find a section about it on your application, but it is still valued and important. So important, in fact, that at some of the most competitive research-oriented med schools, 80-90% of admitted applicants have at least some research …

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How to Get Into NYIT’s College of Osteopathic Medicine [Episode 250]

Gina Moses Dir Admissions NYIT COM blog

Our guest today, Gina Moses, is the Director of Admissions at New York Institute of Technology’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. Prior to taking this position in 2016, she worked for almost ten years as the Associate Director of Recruitment and Application Services for the American Association of College of Osteopathic Medicine. Gina also worked in …

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The Dreaded Med School Rejection: What Now?

The dreaded med school rejection

“Dear Incredibly Hard Working Premed and Hopeful Doctor, Our admissions committee has met, and we regret to inform you that you were not selected as a student for our entering class. There were many qualified blah blah blah…” Ouch. I worked hard. I shadowed. I volunteered. My GPA was great! I gave everything I had …

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Keeping Healthcare Human: The Arnold P Gold Foundation [Episode 248]

Dr. Dorothy Levine Gold Humanism Society blog

Note to readers: Dr. Arnold P Gold passed away the week before our interview took place. This interview is dedicated to his memory. I’m so pleased to have on the show Dr. Dorothy Levine, Director of the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Dr. Levine earned her bachelors at Princeton, her MD at Albert Einstein, and did …

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Why Should I Apply to Graduate School Now?

Why Should I Apply to Graduate School Now   2

When is the best time to apply to graduate school? This is going to depend on a number of very individual factors – your goals, your experience, your qualifications, and others. Are you ready to take on the application process? Are you ready to go back to school? Can your work-life balance fit school into …

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Optimize Your Graduate School Application: Grades, Scores, Essays, Resume, Activity History, and More [Episode 247]

optimize your grad school application linda abraham

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A PA’s Positive Outlook: If At First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again

PA Jazmine Kwong Western University of Health Sciences

This interview is the latest in an Accepted 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 Jazmine Kwong… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study …

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