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September 7, 2022

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How to Shadow a Doctor

How to Shadow a Doctor

When looking for activities to include on your AMCAS application, shadowing is a powerful way to demonstrate your interest in and realistic knowledge of the field of medicine. Shadowing as many different kinds of doctors as you can is helpful; the only way to know whether you will enjoy a career in a particular area… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / optimize your med admissions profile, premed, premed activities, premed clinical experience

June 3, 2022

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Applying to Medical School: Selecting Extracurricular Activities

Applying to Medical School Selecting Extracurricular Activities

When considering your goal of attending medical school, you need to choose extracurricular activities that you will enjoy and that will also help you highlight the characteristics that med schools are seeking. 3 strategies for choosing the right extracurriculars Below we will provide you with strategies for finding and selecting activities that will set your… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / optimize your med admissions profile, premed activities

May 31, 2022

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How to Write Essays That Will Get You Into Medical School: An Expert’s Take [Episode 472]

Madison Searle May 2022

All you need to know about med school admissions [Show Summary] Madison Searle, a published writer, graduate application advisor, and former director of an undergraduate Honors Center at a leading Public Ivy, shares his tips and strategies for medical school applications that lead to acceptance.  Madison Searle, Accepted medical school consultant, talks about how to… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions, Other Healthcare Admissions / med application essays, podcast, premed activities

May 23, 2022

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Activity Descriptions for Med School: 4 Questions That Will Make Yours Awesome

Activity Descriptions for Med School

Having worked in admissions for over a decade, I have probably read thousands of activity descriptions for medical school and related healthcare fields by now. While this part of the application may not seem very important, it can actually be the component that makes or breaks your chance of acceptance. It can be quite damaging… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Grad School Admissions, Medical School Admissions / AACOMAS, AMCAS, premed activities, TMDSAS

May 18, 2022

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2022-23 AMCAS Work and Activities Section: What to Include (With Examples)

what to include amcas activities experiences section

The AMCAS Work and Activities Section is where you can share all of the awards, memberships, research, clinical experiences, paid employment, publications, leadership, extracurricular activities and volunteer work you received or participated in during college and after. To give you a better idea of what to include in this section of the application, I am… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / AMCAS, premed activities

May 17, 2022

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Teamwork in Medical School Admissions: How to Show You’ve Got It

Teamwork in Medical School Admissions

In this post: Why do medical schools value teamwork? What is teamwork in medicine? Patients and families as team members Teamwork and safety How to show teamwork in your application 10 ways to show your teamwork skills Why do medical schools value teamwork? When the Institute of Medicine published their 2000 report, “To Err Is… 

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Article by Suzi Schweikert / Medical School Admissions / med application essays, premed activities, teamwork

April 14, 2022

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5 Ways to Stand Out in the AACOMAS Experience and Achievements Sections

aacomas experience achievements sections

The Experiences section in the AACOMAS application asks you to list your non-academic work, including healthcare-related work, non-healthcare work, volunteer work, and extracurricular activities. The Achievements section is the space for you to include academic honors, awards and scholarships. Below are five tips for completing this section of the AACOMAS. Categorize your activity by type.The… 

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Article by Mary Mahoney / Medical School Admissions / AACOMAS, DO Application Series, osteopathic med school, premed activities

March 27, 2022

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How to Improve Your Experiences for Your Med School Reapplication

Reapp Med 4 Experiences

In this section of our Medical School Reapplicant Advice: 6 Tips for Success series, we’ll discuss how reapplicants can improve their service experiences. Another factor that can seriously hurt your chances is a lack of substantive, ongoing service experiences, both clinical and non-clinical. Medical schools want students who are passionate and committed – to the… 

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

May 13, 2021

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5 Tips for Writing About Extracurricular Activities You Started at the Last Minute

5 tips for writing about extracurricular activities you started at the last minute

You are this close to finishing your application, but in the section that asks you about your extracurricular activities, you freeze up. I don’t really have any extracurricular activities, you think. What should I do now? How will I be able to stand out from the competition? We’re glad you asked. Team Accepted has worked… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / college application essays, grad application essays, law application essays, mba application essays, med application essays, premed activities

February 24, 2021

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Should I Take a Gap Year Before Medical School?

Should I take a gap year

According to a 2021 study conducted by the American Medical Association, 68.5% of first-year medical students surveyed took gap years. Most students who took gap years did so for 1-2 years (44.8%), followed by those who did so for 3-4 years (15.2%), followed by those who did so for 5 plus years (8.5%). Clearly, the… 

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Article by Mary Mahoney / Medical School Admissions / optimize your med admissions profile, premed, premed activities, premed gap year

January 21, 2021

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Predoc & Premed Summer Undergraduate Research Programs

Predoc Premed Summer Undergraduate Research Programs

Often, top medical schools in the U.S. offer predoc and premed summer undergraduate research programs. We’ve compiled an all-you-need-to-know chart that includes school name, deadlines, and links to the specific predoc/premed programs for more information. Why do these undergraduate research programs exist? The purpose of these programs is to expose ambitious, talented college students to… 

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Article by Accepted / Grad School Admissions, Medical School Admissions / optimize your med admissions profile, PhD, premed, premed activities, premed research

April 12, 2020

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How Can I Continue Volunteering in the Age of COVID-19?

Volunteering in the age of Covid 19

Many of our Accepted clients are asking how they can continue their volunteering given that many of their previous positions now only allow essential personnel in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. We’ve put together the table below to help in your efforts to find new volunteering positions. If you know of other helpful… 

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Article by Herman Gordon / Medical School Admissions / COVID-19 med, premed activities

August 27, 2019

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Encore: Writing for Medical School: Personal Statements, Activities, and Secondaries [Episode 327]

Podcast interview with Linda Abraham Writing Essays for Medical School Applications

I am taking a week off for family time this week. As a result I decided to air an encore of our most popular med podcast so far in 2019, and it is: Writing for Med School, which I presented at the end of January. It’s an excellent time for this podcast. Many of you… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / med application essays, podcast, premed activities, when to apply to med school

May 2, 2019

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How to Choose the Best Experiences for Your AMCAS Application

How to choose the best experiences for your AMCAS application

It’s that time of year when premeds across the world are gathering everything they need to put on their AMCAS application. In this article, I’ll walk through one facet (one of the largest) of this dainty little application, the experiences section. I will outline what makes a good experience to write about, which ones should be deemed… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / AMCAS, Journeys with Joshua, premed activities

February 19, 2019

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The Importance of Clinical Exposure

navigating med maze clinical exposure

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 your profile, creating… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / Navigate the Med Maze, premed activities

February 17, 2019

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What I Learned from My Shadowing Experiences

Caring about patients

As a pre-med, I was grateful to shadow seven physicians in different medical environments. Some were primary care doctors, others were D.O. physicians. I even had the opportunity to learn alongside an orthopedic surgeon. People constantly say shadowing is important for resumes, applications, and medical school acceptances– and that’s true. But shadowing is more than… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / optimize your med admissions profile, premed, premed activities, premed clinical experience

February 11, 2019

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Writing for Medical School: Personal Statements, Activities, and Secondaries [Episode 296]

med school application talk with linda abraham e1548875399578

Accepted Founder Linda Abraham Talks Med School Admissions [Show Summary] Are you planning to apply to medical school this year? Worried about the personal statement, most meaningful experiences, activity descriptions, and secondary essays? They can be challenging! Let’s learn about the who, what, when, where, and why of impressive, engaging writing that will get you… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / med application essays, podcast, premed activities, when to apply to med school

January 25, 2019

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How Important is Volunteering for Medical School Admissions?

How Important is Volunteering for Medical School Admissions

Volunteering is crucial for medical school applicants. Here’s why: Med schools aren’t just looking for science geeks who’ve never stepped outside the lab. They’re looking for students who will not just succeed in the classroom, but who have also had rich and varied experiences that will make them stand out as interesting and passionate individuals… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / optimize your med admissions profile, premed, premed activities

January 21, 2019

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How to Show that YOU Want to be a Doctor

How to Show that YOU Want to be a Doctor

“My mom is a doctor, my dad is a doctor. How can I prove to the med school admissions committees that I really want to be a doctor?”  Concerned that your application doesn’t demonstrate the extent of your personal commitment to medicine? An experienced admissions consultant can guide you as you craft an application… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / med application essays, Med Video Tips, premed, premed activities

December 19, 2018

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What Do Scribes Do – And How to Become One [Episode 191]

iv Matthew glowinsky

Medical schools across the board want to know that the people they admit know what they’re getting into and have an understanding of clinical practice based on personal experience. Clinical exposure is virtually a requirement for acceptance to ALL U.S. medical schools. A great way to get such exposure is by working as a scribe…. 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / optimize your med admissions profile, podcast, premed, premed activities

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