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How do you turn your secondary application into an interview invite and ultimately an acceptance?
Join Linda Abraham for an A-Z discussion about medical school admissions. Listen to the full recording to get the low down on every step of the process from AMCAS essays, to interviews to post-bac options.
00:02:13 – Meet our guest, Alicia Nimonkar, Accepted.com admissions consultant, and former director of UC Davis’ Post-bac program.
00:04:37 – Want to hear a good medical school admissions story? Talk about determination and challenges overcome!
00:10:00 – Key differences between the secondary and AMCAS Applications.
00:13:32 – Last minute tips for those who haven’t yet submitted their AMCAS applications.
00:15:18 – The most common mistakes applicants make in their secondary essays.
00:17:54 – Do this before every interview!
00:21:02 – A very happy problem: What to do about multiple acceptances.
00:23:30 – What should a rejected applicant do? Where do post-bac programs fit in the picture?
00:30:11 – Different types of post-bac programs and how to figure out which is best for you.
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Discussed in the show:
• Secondary Essays 101
• School-Specific Secondary Essay Tips
• Choosing a Post-Bac program
• Register for Secondaries with Sizzle, a free webinar on July 24.
• Alicia Nimonkar’s Bio
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