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May 8, 2022

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7 To-Dos for Canadians Applying to U.S. Med Schools

7 To-Do's for Canadians Applying to U.S. Medical Schools

Each year, Canadian medical school hopefuls look across the border for their medical education. While there are obvious challenges (adapting to a different health care system, returning to a Canadian residency, and much higher education costs), the higher acceptance rates at U.S. programs (about 36.2% overall per AAMC, as compared to around 19.6% in Canada)… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / Alpert Medical School, Baylor, Boston University Medical School, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Columbia Medical School, Dartmouth Geisel Med School, duke university medical school, George Washington School of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Harvard Law School, Harvard Medical School, Icahn SOM, international student, Johns Hopkins Medical School, MD/PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin, New York Medical College, Non-Traditional Med School Applicants, Northwestern Feinberg, osteopathic med school, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, rutgers medical school, Stanford University School of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Tufts University School of Medicine, U of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, UC Davis School of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Weill Cornell, Yale School of Medicine

March 25, 2022

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Which Allopathic U.S. Medical Schools Prefer Committee Letters?

Which Allopathic U.S. Medical Schools Prefer Committee Letters?

Collecting letters of recommendation is a stressful part of the medical school application process. To make it easier for you to decide which letters to collect, I did the research! (You’re welcome.) There is an exciting development this year—there are no longer any medical schools that require a pre-health committee letter of recommendation from your… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / Albany Medical College, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Baylor, Boston University Medical School, California Northstate University College of Medicine, California University of Science and Medicine, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University, Columbia Medical School, Drexel Medical School, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Hofstra Northwell Medical, Icahn SOM, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Med School Letters of Recommendation, New York Medical College, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, rutgers medical school, SKMC, Tulane School of Medicine, UM Miller SOM, UMMS, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Weill Cornell

January 13, 2022

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Tuition-Free Medical School: Everything You Need to Know in 2022

Tuition-free medical school- Everything you need to know in 2022

The financial realities of a top-notch medical education are definitely having undesirable consequences for society and young physicians. And some of those consequences are directly opposed to the stated goals of most medical schools.  What are the realities? The cost of a medical school education keeps rising. Today, four years of med school can easily… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / gcsom, Icahn SOM, Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, Med Financial Aid, NYU Medical School, paying for med school, Stanford University School of Medicine, UWSOM, Weill Cornell

September 22, 2021

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Encore: What Life at Icahn Is Like as a Med Student, Parent, and More [Episode 436]

What Life at Icahn Is Like as a Med Student, Parent, and More

Welcome to the 436th episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Thanks for joining me. I’m actually taking a week off for family time this week. As a result, I decided to air an encore of one of our most popular shows of 2021 so far, and that show is, What Life at Icahn Is Like as… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / Icahn SOM, podcast

June 28, 2021

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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Secondary Application Essay Tips [2021 – 2022]

Icahn School of Medicine secondary essay tips

“At the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, we are dramatically advancing the art and science of medical care through an atmosphere of intense collaborative learning, social concern, and scholarly inquiry.” Icahn is known for its progressive stance towards education. They have an early admission program for sophomores in college, called the FlexMed Program,… 

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Article by Suzi Schweikert / Medical School Admissions / 2022 Med School Applications, Icahn SOM

January 5, 2021

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What Life at Icahn Is Like as a Med Student, Parent, and More [Episode 399]

What Life at Icahn Is Like as a Med Student, Parent, and More

How this non-traditional medical student transitioned into medicine as a second career [Show summary] Efrat Bruck is an M4 at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, as well as a parent and MCAT video creator for Khan Academy with a nontraditional path to medicine. She shares how the program has given her the flexibility… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / Icahn SOM, Non-Traditional Med School Applicants, podcast

September 25, 2019

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Comparing In-State and Out-of-State Medical School Acceptance Rates

Comparing in-state and out-of-state medical school acceptance rates

You’re applying to medical school. You know the drill – you have the best chance of getting into your home state med programs AND they’ll be your most affordable option (usually). But what if you apply and don’t get into the in-state schools? Or what if your state doesn’t have the best programs for you?… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Icahn SOM, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Northwestern Feinberg, NYU Medical School, paying for med school, Stanford University School of Medicine, Weill Cornell, where to apply to med school, Yale School of Medicine

August 19, 2019

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Allopathic Medical School Interview Styles: From Traditional to New Approaches

Allopathic Medical School Interview Styles

Your interview is the next and hopefully final step in your journey to medical school acceptance. Are you ready for it? Before prepping for your interview, you’ll need to know what type of interview you’ll be having. There are four main types of medical school interviews that you can expect at an allopathic med school:… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / Albany Medical College, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Baylor, Boston University Medical School, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Columbia Medical School, Drexel Medical School, duke university medical school, George Washington School of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Hofstra Northwell Medical, Icahn SOM, Indiana University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Medical College of Wisconsin, Medical School Interview, Morehouse School of Medicine, Multiple Mini Interview, New York Medical College, Northwestern Feinberg, Penn State College of Medicine, rutgers medical school, SKMC, Tufts University School of Medicine, UCLA/Drew, UM Miller SOM, UMMS, University of California, University of Illinois College of Medicine, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota Med School, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Weill Cornell, Yale School of Medicine

May 29, 2019

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Family Practitioner, Author, Advocate: An Interview with Dr. Alexa Mieses [Episode 303]

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Interview with Dr. Alexa Mieses, family medicine resident, mentor & writer [Show Summary] Do you want to be a clinician? Are you concerned about your ability to gain acceptance to med school? Listen in to today’s interview with the author of The Heartbeat of Success: A Med Student’s Guide to Med School Admissions, Dr. Alexa… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / duke university medical school, Icahn SOM, MD/PhD, med school life, podcast, residency

December 19, 2018

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3 Tips for Applying to Early Admissions Programs for Medical School

If you are absolutely certain that you want to pursue a medical education, applying to early admissions programs (EAPs) can give you the freedom to pursue any major. The Icahn School of Medicine’s FlexMed Program accepts students in the second semester of their sophomore year from all majors—the more diverse, the better. Flexmed’s only requirements… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / early decision, Icahn SOM, optimize your med admissions profile, premed, when to apply to med school

December 26, 2016

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Life as a Med School Student and Nigerian Olympic Star

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 Chierika Ukogu… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / Icahn SOM, med school student interview

May 21, 2015

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Meet An Underrepresented, Highly Motivated MD/MPH Student

This interview is the latest in an Accepted.com 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 Alexa Mieses… Accepted:  We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / Icahn SOM, med school student interview, Med student blogger, MpH

April 29, 2015

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Writer, Designer, And MS1 At The Icahn School Of Medicine

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This interview is the latest in an Accepted.com 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 Amy Yao… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as… 

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