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Today’s one of those shows where I’m going to be the sole presenter. I actually started preparing this show during the World Series way back in October. Yes, folks, after 108 years of losing, the Chicago Cubs finally won the World Series. At the same time, we were working (and have worked in the past)…
What to do About a Low GPA, an Encore [Episode 201]
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Many of you are planning ahead for your first application this summer and fall. Others are concerned that you may need to reapply because the news you’ve received so far isn’t what you wanted. In either case, if your grades are a concern, this podcast is for you. This week, join us for a rebroadcast…
Numbers Aren’t Everything When You Choose Your Med Schools
After completing the first steps in determining which medical schools you should apply to by analyzing your scores, it is essential that you use these scores simply to guide your decision-making process and not to beat yourself up about the numbers. Separate yourself as much as you can from those numbers. Taking the time to…
Can You Apply to Med School With Low Stats? [Free Webinar Recording]
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Now’s your chance to catch up on the valuable information that Alicia shared during her recent webinar, Get Accepted to Med School with Low Stats. Med school applicants with low GPA and/or MCAT scores – you don’t want to miss this! View Get Accepted to Med School with Low Stats now! Alicia has worked extensively with…
Tips For Applicants With A Low MCAT Score (Part 2)
To learn more about your options without retaking the exam, check out Part 1 of this series. The MCAT score is crucial to making it to the interview stage of the medical school application process. For those with low MCAT scores who want to attend a US allopathic medical school, the only real option is retaking the…
Boost Your GPA for Medical School Acceptance
In our last post, we talked about how to best present yourself in your secondaries and interviews. Today we’ll move forward and discuss ways to boost your GPA, another important feature of your med school application profile. Feeling a bit fragile after these first sections? That’s to be expected – you’ve just undergone a pretty brutal…
Tips For Applicants With A Low MCAT Score (Part 1)
All medical school applicants (or any other professional school applicant) must assess their credentials realistically in order to present themselves best during the application process. Since applicants are evaluated based on specific academic (undergraduate and graduate GPA and MCAT scores) and non-academic (research and clinical exposures, leadership skills, mentoring experiences) criteria as well as on personal attributes…
An M1 Who Smashed Every Obstacle on Her Path to Med School
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 Shantrice…. Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study…
Help Your Child Boost Their Premed GPA
Do you want to help your premed child get into med school…without having to nag or stress them out? This series has loads of concrete, actionable advice that will help your premed discover their competitive advantage and get Accepted! A low GPA is probably the hardest area to improve. This makes sense – it was years in the…
What to Do About a Low GPA [Episode 146]
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This week, join us for a rebroadcast of one of our most popular shows – our discussion of how to address a low GPA. Many applicants are concerned about their undergrad GPAs, and nervous that their GPA might be too low for their target graduate program. If this is you, don’t miss this episode! Accepted’s founder…
How the Adcom Views Multiple MCAT Scores
What really happens with multiple MCAT scores? In 2007, the MCAT was first offered electronically. Prior to this technological shift, the MCAT was only offered a limited number of times a year—as a paper and pencil exam. There was also a restriction placed on the number of times you could take the exam in one…
How to Address a Low MCAT Score
After weeks of patiently waiting, you finally receive your MCAT score, only to realize that it’s much lower than you’d hoped. In this situation, you have several options. First, take some time to think. It’s not a good idea to make a decision immediately after receiving your score. Give it some time. Identify and consider…
Applying to Medical School with a Low Science GPA
The process of applying to medical school is stressful. Applying with a low science GPA can make the process even more nerve-wracking. For over five years with the UC Davis School of Medicine Postbaccalaureate Program, I specialized in helping students with low numbers apply successfully to medical schools across the country. In my last year…
