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November 3, 2020

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Facing Adversity as a Med School Applicant [Episode 390]

Facing Adversity as a Med School Applicant

M2 Sotonye Douglas shares how she never lost sight of her dream to become a doctor. [Show summary] Sotonye Douglas describes herself as an “imperfect” medical school applicant who nevertheless became a student at Quinnipiac Netter School of Medicine, overcoming tremendous barriers in the process. An “imperfect” applicant discusses her path to medical school. [Show… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / Medical school reapplication, podcast, Quinnipiac Netter School of Medicine

April 7, 2020

Reading Time: 8 minutes

A Reapplicant’s Route to Med School Acceptance [Episode 361]

Listen to our podcast interview with Zach Donato, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine student!

Zach Donato, who will be starting medical school later this year, reflects on his application experience and his expectations for med school [Show summary] Zach Donato, who is preparing to start medical school, shares his perspective on getting accepted as a reapplicant, staying on top of the application process, and mentally preparing for med school…. 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / Medical school reapplication, podcast, UM Miller SOM

February 21, 2020

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Reapplying to Med School After Being Rejected?

Watch our free webinar, The Reapplicant's Guide to Medical School Acceptance

Our in-depth webinar, The Reapplicant’s Guide to Med School Acceptance, is now available for free on-demand viewing.  This jam-packed hour dives into the most common reasons applicants are rejected from med school, what you can do to objectively assess your failed applications to see where you went wrong, and how to do it right next… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / med webinar, Medical school reapplication

February 12, 2020

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Why Were You Rejected from Medical School?

Why were you rejected from medical school

You worked your tail off as an undergrad to have an amazing GPA, took MCAT review courses to get a high score, participated in hours of clinical experience, and were still rejected from medical school! Where did you go wrong? How can you get it right next time? 3 tips from the Accepted med school… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / Medical school reapplication, medical school rejection

November 7, 2019

Reading Time: 5 minutes

Reapplying to Med School: Evaluating Your Medical School Profile

Reapplying to medical school? Learn how to evaluate your profile!

You knew there was a possibility that this would happen, but that doesn’t erase the sting. What can you do now? How can you move forward? What should you do if all you’ve received are rejections? To start with, know you’re not alone. Last year (2018-2019), only 40.9% of allopathic applicants made the cut. Osteopathic… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / Medical School Reapplicant Advice: 6 Tips for Success, Medical school reapplication, medical school rejection

November 7, 2019

Reading Time: 4 minutes

Reapplying to Med School: Your Primary Application

Reapplying to Medical School Your Primary Application

The next part of your assessment will examine how you presented yourself to the admissions committees. (You can review part 1 of your assessment in our earlier post, Reapplying to Med School: Evaluating Your Medical School Profile.) Keep in mind that this part of your application is necessarily subjective – there are often no right… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / Medical School Reapplicant Advice: 6 Tips for Success, Medical school reapplication

November 7, 2019

Reading Time: 5 minutes

Reapplying to Medical School: Secondaries, Interviews, School Selection & Application Timing

Reapplying to Medical School: Secondaries, Interviews, School Selection & Application Timing

With the multi-staged admissions process, applicants can make an impact at each step – or be weeded out. Your assessment continues by looking at other ways you communicated with the admissions committee, and whether or not they helped you past the next hurdle. Secondaries Your secondary essays go beyond the initial introduction and flesh out your application…. 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / Medical School Reapplicant Advice: 6 Tips for Success, Medical school reapplication, medical school rejection

November 7, 2019

Reading Time: 6 minutes

Boost Your GPA for Medical School Acceptance

Reapplying to Medical School How to Boost Your GPA

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 those intense last few blog posts? That’s to be expected – you’ve just… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / med low stats, Medical School Reapplicant Advice: 6 Tips for Success, Medical school reapplication

March 20, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes

How to Improve and Present Your Experiences for Your Med School Reapplication

Reapplying to Medical School: How to Improve and Present Your Experiences

In the final section of our Medical School Reapplicant Advice: 6 Tips for Success series, we’ll discuss how reapplicants should improve, and then present, their experiences. One last factor that can seriously hurt your chances is a lack of substantive, ongoing experiences. Medical schools want students who are passionate and committed – to the world… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / Medical School Reapplicant Advice: 6 Tips for Success, Medical school reapplication, premed activities

March 14, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes

Improve Your MCAT Score for Medical School Acceptance

Reapplying to Medical School How to Improve Your MCAT Score

Fortunately, it’s easier to tackle a poor MCAT score than a poor GPA. While you should not retake the exam too many times, a better-prepared second or possibly third attempt can be a sound strategy. Many people find that studying independently or with a group of friends works well. Reviewing your old class notes and… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / MCAT, med low stats, Medical School Reapplicant Advice: 6 Tips for Success, Medical school reapplication, optimize your med admissions profile

February 26, 2019

Reading Time: 8 minutes

Rejected From Medical School 3x – Today a Pediatric Resident and Mom [Episode 238]

You’ve taken the MCAT, maybe even applied and been rejected. Discouraged? Don’t be. Hear Dr. Allie’s story. Allie Lyle had wanted to be a doctor since she was 14. More specifically she wanted to be a pediatrician. And she pursued this path diligently. But the MCAT and a few mistakes got in her way. She… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / MCAT, med low stats, Medical school reapplication, Non-Traditional Med School Applicants, podcast

February 26, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Should You Reapply to Medical School?

You’ve taken the MCAT, completed all the pre-reqs, and maybe shadowed a physician, done some research, and volunteered. Now it’s time to make sure you’re all in for the last legs of this long journey. In this series, we’ll discuss how you can continue to navigate your way to a med school acceptance by analyzing… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / Medical school reapplication, Navigate the Med Maze

February 26, 2019

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Help, I Was Rejected by All the Med Schools I Applied To!

Here’s my 2-minute answer to the question I hear every application season: “I was rejected by every single medical school I applied to. What can I change?” There’s a simple 2-step process that rejected med school applicants need to follow: 1. Assess what went wrong, 2. Fix it! What exactly was your application weakness? Did… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / Med Video Tips, Medical school reapplication, medical school rejection, weakness

February 26, 2019

Reading Time: 5 minutes

The Dreaded Med School Rejection: What Now?

The dreaded med school rejection

“Dear Incredibly Hard Working Premed and Hopeful Doctor, Our admissions committee has met, and we regret to inform you that you were not selected as a student for our entering class. There were many qualified blah blah blah…” Ouch. I worked hard. I shadowed. I volunteered. My GPA was great! I gave everything I had… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / Journeys with Joshua, Medical school reapplication, medical school rejection

January 1, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes

Moving Forward After Medical School Rejection

It is devastating to receive a rejection. We actually experience physical pain; the same parts of the brain that are activated when we are kicked or punched, light up when we experience rejection. Given the very real physical and emotional pain of rejection, as anyone who has been through it before can attest, there are… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / Medical school reapplication, medical school rejection

June 7, 2017

Reading Time: 6 minutes

Your Past Doesn’t Define You [Episode 209]

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)… 

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