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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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7 Medical School Acceptances: The Early Bird’s Story

7 Med School Acceptances Early Birds Story

Cydney Foote, one of Accepted’s most experienced medical school admissions consultants, worked with a client, Ben (not his real name). Ben started working on his personal statement in February and received medical school acceptances by October. He certainly had good grades and MCAT results, but he also actively maximized those assets by applying early. Read …

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Pediatrician and Social Entrepreneur: Meet Dr. Anne Steptoe [Episode 246]

Dr. Anne Steptoe MedServe blog

Our guest today, Dr. Anne Steptoe, earned her BA in Classics and English at Harvard in 2009. She then worked for two years as a Health Policy Senior Analyst at Mass General Hospital and attended medical school at Brown. Along the way to her current position as a pediatrics resident at UNC Chapel Hill, she …

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An International Med Student’s Outlook on Momhood and Medicine

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.  Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as an undergrad? UAG …

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Med School Admissions Advice for Nontraditional Applicants: The Experts Speak

Med School Admissions Advice Non Traditional Applicants

Are you a nontraditional medical school applicant? If you’re not fresh out of college, or have a more distinctive background, then the answer is yes, but don’t despair – a medical education and career can still be in your future! Here’s some advice for you from the experts: • Consultant Dr. Barry S. Rothman, PhD …

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Keeping Up with Dr. Andrea Tooley – Ophthalmology Resident and Soon-To-Be-Fellow [Episode 244]

Dr. Andrea Tooley Opthamology Resident Mayo Clinic blog

Dr. Andrea Tooley is currently an ophthalmology resident at the Mayo Clinic who will soon start a fellowship in oculoplastics in NYC.[powerpress] I know you’re a returning guest, but can you tell us a little about yourself? Your background, where you grew up, went to college and medical school? [1:22] I am originally from Sarasota, …

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