Springtime is often the most frustrating part of the application process, with seemingly interminable waits, alternate lists growing longer, and waitlists stubbornly refusing to move. Fortunately, the AMCAS Application and Acceptance Protocols (sometimes referred to as the “Traffic Rules”) keep things rolling along – at least for allopathic medical school applicants. While some dates have …
Life happens. After all your efforts to get accepted to medical school, sometimes the timing just doesn’t work. Over the years, I’ve worked with many clients who, after receiving an acceptance, found themselves in a difficult position when it came to actually starting their medical studies. Receiving a Fulbright scholarship to study abroad, finishing a …
Sadly, the frustrating truth is that there’s no rule governing when a medical school must respond to your application. However, in this blog post, we’ll try to mitigate some of that frustration by answering some of the big questions you might have as an anxious med school applicant, including the following: When to Expect Secondaries …
[powerpress] What to do if you have no interviews [Show summary] What do you do if you still haven’t heard back from medical schools by Thanksgiving? In this episode, podcast host Linda Abraham shares how students can pursue parallel tracks to expand their opportunities. Linda Abraham’s advice for med school applicants who still haven’t received …
After all the hectic measures you’ve taken to get your primary application and secondary applications submitted, there may be a long period of time before you hear back from medical schools. It’s partly due to the time of year – all those fall and winter holidays – and the thousands of applications that they have …
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