For this section of our What to Expect After Medical School series, I’ll provide a brief run-down of what happens after you graduate from medical school. As you have probably realized by now, medicine requires a commitment to lifelong learning. There will always be new procedures, new medications, and new lab tests to learn about….
Endocrinologist, Writer, and Bollywood Critic Tells Her Story [Episode 280]
Interview with Dr. Farah Naz Khan, Endocrinology Fellow at Emory University School of Medicine [Show Summary] Dr. Farah Naz Khan is not only a physician, but also an engineer and Bollywood expert. Listen in as she shares why she started with an engineering degree before going on to be a doctor (and the positives in…
William G. McGowan Charitable Fund Announces Fellows
The William G. McGowan Charitable Fund recently announced its eighth class of McGowan Fellows. The Chicago-based family foundation recognizes students from top business schools across the U.S. who are dedicated to societal issues and ethical practices. The McGowan Fellows Program, established in 2010, honors the legacy of William G. McGowan, the pioneering entrepreneur who embodied…
MBA Admissions: UC Berkeley Haas and Finance
This post about Haas and finance is part of a series of interviews of top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the interviews exploring the elements at each school that support career goals in finance, consulting, general…
MBA Admissions: UC Berkeley Haas and Entrepreneurship
This post about Haas and entrepreneurship is part of a series of interviews of top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the interviews exploring the elements at each school that support career goals in finance, consulting, general…
Save 20% on June Featured Ebooks for Medical Residency and Fellowship Applicants
There’s only one thing better than a monthly featured ebook…TWO monthly featured ebooks! Between now and Thursday, June 30, 2011, you can save 20% on both Write Your Way to a Residency Match and Write Your Way to a Fellowship Match with coupon code MATCH20. Write Your Way to a Residency Match…
Plagiarism in Residency Essays: Just Don’t
The WSJ’s Health Blog recently posted “Study: Medical Residency Applicants and Plagiarism” which cites a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine by a team of researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. The researchers found “evidence of plagiarism” in 5.2% of residency application personal statements by comparing the essays to publicly available material…
Happening @ Accepted.com
On Friday I promised a whole new Accepted.com,and it’s up! Please check it out. We know there a few items to clean up, but please let us know what you like and dislike. You can let us know in comments below or just by contacting us. We have also implemented a change that many of…
What Does It Mean to Write from the “Inside Out”?
After devoting many days and countless revisions to his 250-word Stanford GSB Reliance Fellowship essay, the blogger at MBAdreamz concludes: “The mantra for writing essays should be bringing one’s ‘INSIDE OUT.’ The more one knows and reveals (about himself) in the essays, the more comfortable and confident he would be with the essays.” Having worked…
Surviving the Scramble
March 19th—Match Day—is just around the corner, and many residency hopefuls are biting their nails as the NRMP’s algorhythms work their magic. There’s not much else to do, after all the applications are submitted and interviews concluded and thank you notes written. Now it’s just a waiting game. The majority of applicants will hear “Congratulations,…
USC Marshall 2009 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips.
UPDATE: THE TIPS FOR USC MARSHALL’S 2010 MBA APPLICATION ARE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE. PLEASE POST QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO THE NEW POST. USC Marshall 2009 MBA Application Deadlines Deadline Notification *Early Nov 1, 2008 Dec 15, 2008 Round 1 Dec 1, 2008 Feb 2, 2009 Round 2 Jan 15, 2009 Mar 30, 2009 Round 3…
The Stanford Reliance Dhirubhai Fellowship
All Indian students considering applying to the Stanford MBA program should check out the new Reliance Dhirubhai Fellowship. The scholarship covers everything for up to 5 Indian students to attend Stanford GSB, and the top 50 finalists for the Fellowship will even receive a break on applying – taking the GMAT and submitting Stanford’s application…
MBA Admissions Chats: Haas, Wharton, Consortium,
During this week’s upcoming Haas MBA admissions chat, Stephanie Fujii, Senior Associate Director of MBA Admissions at the Haas School of Business, will answer your questions about Haas’ top MBA program and its focus on innovation and leadership. Please join us tomorrow Tuesday November 20 at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET/6:00 PM GMT for an…
Write Your Way to a Fellowship Match
I am please to announce that Cyd Foote and I have published a new ebook, Write Your Way to a Fellowship Match. This succinct, 38-page guide contains: 16 Steps to an exceptional personal statement. 7 mistakes not to make in your personal statement. 4 proven tactics for foreign medical school graduates. 5 criteria for choosing…
Residency Match
I would be remiss if I ignored the Match last Thursday. It was a very exciting day for many applicants, including clients who found out where they would spend the next two years. A few articles capture the excitement of the day, such as "They Day They Get Their Orders" in the NY Times. The…
