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Georgetown University School of Medicine: Secondary Application Essay Tips [2022 – 2023] & Podcast Interview

Are you interested in Georgetown University’s School of Medicine? In this blog post, we give our advice on tackling the school’s secondary essays and interview Dr. Ellen Dugan, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Admissions. [powerpress] Georgetown University School of Medicine 2022 – 2023 secondary application essay questions Given the Jesuit influence at Georgetown and its …

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Reapplying to Medical School: Secondaries, Interviews and School Selection

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In this final part of your assessment, we will look at all the other ways you communicated with the admissions committee. With the multi-staged admissions process, and an increasingly longer application season, applicants have multiple opportunities to make an impact – or be weeded out. Therefore, it’s important to evaluate whether or not your interactions …

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All You Want to Know About Georgetown Medical School’s Admissions [Episode 459]

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[powerpress] Interested in a spot in Georgetown University SOM? [Show Summary] Dr. Ellen Dugan, Georgetown Medical School’s Senior Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid, describes how cura personalis, or care of the whole person, drives the Georgetown experience and curriculum.  Interview with Dr. Ellen Dugan, Georgetown Medical School’s senior associate dean for admissions [Show …

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No Med School Interviews: What Now? [Episode 445]

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[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 …

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4 Tips for Discussing Failure at Your Med School Interview

4 Tips for Discussing Failure at your Med School Interview

Inevitably, you will be asked to describe a time when you have failed. It’s a common medical school interview question, and it’s a tough one. This post will help you prepare for this question.  Strategies for tackling the failure question When selecting an example to discuss, consider the following strategies: Choose a recent example. It’s …

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“Fools Rush In”: An Important Lesson for Your Med School Interview

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He was a World War II veteran, a member of the Greatest Generation. Although he undoubtedly carried painful memories in his heart from those difficult days, he was always smiling; he had a winning smile that could light up a room. He could captivate that same room with entertaining jokes that would leave everyone begging …

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Nervous about Med School Interviews in the Time of COVID-19? Help Is Here!

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Our recent live Q&A session, Med School Interviews During COVID-19, was incredibly informative. Dr. Rothman and Dr. Gordon, two of Accepted’s med school admissions experts, provided clear and helpful answers to attendees’ questions about how to successfully navigate med school interviews in a virtual environment.  Just because you might not have been able to join …

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Medical School Interviews During COVID-19: What You Need to Know

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This is a particularly challenging year for med school interviews, not least due to the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the unavailability of testing in the spring. Now comes the newest change, entirely virtual interviews and in some cases a video interview: AAMC’s Video Tool for Admissions (VITA) program, which launched this year to …

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Medical School Interviews: 7 Things You Need to Know

Medical school interviews 7 things you need to know

Think you know everything there is to know about interviewing, and that interview prep and mock interviews just aren’t for you? “It’s sad to see an applicant do well throughout the entire application process, only to crash and burn during their interviews,” says Accepted consultant Dr. Barry Rothman. “Many applicants assume that an interview is …

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How to Approach VITA, AAMC’s New Video Interview

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To address the novel challenges the pandemic has created, the AAMC will be using a video recording in place of in-person interviews. They are calling it the AAMC Video Interview Tool for Admissions (AAMC VITA). It is being offered at no cost to applicants since it is a pilot program and will be available from …

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