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April 17, 2020

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5 Tips for Completing AACOMAS Secondary Applications

5 tips for completing AACOMAS secondary applications

Looking for the best osteopathic med school admissions advice out there? Ace those AACOMAS apps by reading our osteopathic application tips series – each post, another set of 5 expert tips that will help you get accepted. Once you file the AACOMAS application and choose your schools, the process is not yet over. You will… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / AACOMAS, DO Application Series, osteopathic med school

April 13, 2020

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5 Tips for Perfecting Your AACOMAS Personal Statement

The AACOMAS requires one personal statement that is a maximum of 5,300 characters long. Below are five tips to help make your AACOMAS personal statement shine. Perfecting your personal statement Show, Don’t Tell. The first axiom of the personal statement is to “show, don’t tell.” Honest, compassionate, caring, dedicated – you want to show all… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / AACOMAS, DO Application Series, osteopathic med school

April 8, 2020

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5 Ways to Stand Out in the AACOMAS Experience and Achievements Sections

Stand Out in the AACOMAS Experience and Achievements Sections

The Experiences section in the AACOMAS application asks you to list your non-academic work, including healthcare-related work, non-healthcare work, volunteer work, and extracurricular activities. The Achievements section is the space for you to include academic honors, awards and scholarships. Below are five tips for completing this section of the AACOMAS. Categorize your activity by type…. 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / AACOMAS, DO Application Series, osteopathic med school, premed activities

April 3, 2020

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5 Tips for Requesting an AACOMAS Letter of Recommendation (Evaluation)

5 tips for requesting AACOMAS letters of reference

If you are planning to apply to osteopathic schools, the AACOMAS allows you to upload up to six letters of recommendation. The AACOMAS does not allow you to upload different letters for different schools, so make sure that your recommenders know that they should write general letters of recommendation. You should request your letters through… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / AACOMAS, DO Application Series, Med School Letters of Recommendation, osteopathic med school

March 23, 2020

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Ace Your Med School Application 2020 Webinar is Live

Watch our free webinar, Ace Your Medical School Application!

We had a wonderful turnout for our recent live session, Ace Your Med School Application: A Live Q&A with 3 Med School Experts. It was packed with important information, and the attendees asked our panel great questions.  If you couldn’t join us, you don’t have to miss out on all that valuable insight. The session… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / AACOMAS, AMCAS, med webinar

December 1, 2019

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Med School Applications Kick Off: Ten Tips to Get You Through the Season

Med School Applications Kick Off

Medical school hopefuls are getting ready to work on those applications. This can be a hectic time as you try to stay on top of everything. Here are ten tips to help you hit the ground running: Get cozy with the AMCAS/AACOMAS. These two services – the American Medical Colleges Application Service (AMCAS) and the… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / AACOMAS, AMCAS, TMDSAS

July 7, 2019

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Overcoming The Odds: A Story Of Med School Inspiration

Podcast interview with Dr. Diva: A story of med school inspiration

Think a low MCAT score means medical school is out of the picture? Not for Student Dr. Diva. Listen to our conversation with the pink and glitter-loving tomboy with determination and resilience that is nothing short of awe-inspiring. If you are a pre-med, current student, graduate, or even none of the above, you won’t want… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / AACOMAS, osteopathic med school, podcast

June 4, 2019

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Med School Admissions Veteran Shares Her Experience: How to Get In [Episode 314]

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Accepted admissions consultant Cydney Foote sheds light on the medical school application process [Show Summary] Are you not quite ready to submit your AMCAS application? Don’t panic. We’ve got the advice you need to polish off your personal statement, MMEs, and activity descriptions. Listen to the podcast for answers to “How many schools should you… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / AACOMAS, Accepted Admissions Consultant Interview, AMCAS, podcast, secondary essays

May 8, 2019

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Activity Descriptions for Med School: 4 Questions That Will Make Yours Awesome

Activity Descriptions for Med School: 4 Questions That Will Make Yours Awesome!

Having worked in admissions for over a decade, I have probably read thousands of activity descriptions for medical school and related healthcare fields by now. While this part of the application may not seem very important, it can actually be the component that makes or breaks your chance of acceptance. It can be quite damaging… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Grad School Admissions, Medical School Admissions / AACOMAS, AMCAS, premed activities, TMDSAS

April 19, 2019

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5 Dont’s for Your Medical School Personal Statement

What NOT to do in your med school personal statement

The personal statement is the only place in the AMCAS, AACOMAS and TMDSAS primary applications where you get to present yourself directly to the admissions committee. Here, you can persuade them to give you an interview, or – if you’re not careful – unknowingly reveal red flags that undermine your entire application. Since it plays… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / AACOMAS, AMCAS, med application essays

December 20, 2018

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What NOT to Do on the Medical School Coursework Section

What not to do on the medical school coursework section

This part of the medical school application can be time consuming since you will have to enter in the title, units, and grade as well as classification for every college level class you’ve ever taken. It’s easy to make mistakes here since there are so many to list. Besides entering in the basic information about… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / AACOMAS, AMCAS, TMDSAS

December 17, 2018

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Medical School Application Strategy: MD vs. DO Programs

Med school application strategy- MD vs DO Programs

Before you decide whether you want to apply to allopathic (MD) and/or osteopathic (DO) medical schools, I recommend that you shadow both types of doctors. They each represent dramatically different approaches to health and healing. Gaining exposure to both forms of medicine will help you make an informed decision about what types of treatment options you… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / AACOMAS, osteopathic med school, researching med schools, where to apply to med school

November 29, 2018

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AACOMAS Changing Their Grade Forgiveness Policy

As of May 1, 2017, AACOMAS will be calculating all grades into their standard GPA calculation for all applicants. This means that if you received an F or D in a course and retook it for a higher grade, AACOMAS will include all attempts in your GPA. In the past, they would only calculate the… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / AACOMAS, osteopathic med school

November 29, 2018

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Preparing for Your AACOMAS Application? Read On!

If you are applying to an osteopathic program, you should already know the type of student these schools are looking for: one who is concerned about other people and society in addition to being an excellent student and eager learner. But how can you ensure that your application presents these qualities? And what can you… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / AACOMAS, DO Application Series, medical school admissions guide, osteopathic med school

March 15, 2017

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Do You Measure Up to the DO Applicants Who Got Accepted Last Year?

In reviewing the matriculation data for the 2016-17 cycle from AACOMAS, there are several trends that can inform your application strategy and increase your chances of acceptance. Last cycle, 185,602 applications were submitted by 20,720 applicants, and 6,778 were accepted. In other words, 32.7% of applicants matriculated at DO school. Let’s take a look at… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / AACOMAS, MCAT, osteopathic med school, researching med schools

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