Prewriting Secondaries for Medical School
It’s June, and you’ve submitted your application to medical school. Perfect, but are you feeling restless now? Many applicants feel…
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How to Write the “Why This Medical School” Secondary Essay
One of the most popular secondary questions asked by medical schools is “why our program?” Saying why you’re attracted to…
What NOT to Write in Your Medical School Secondary Application Essays
Since the number of secondary applications that you receive can be overwhelming, you may be tempted to take a few…
Five Tips for Completing AACOMAS Secondary Applications
Looking for the best osteopathic med school admissions advice out there? Ace those AACOMAS apps by reading our osteopathic application…
Reapplying to Medical School: Secondaries, Interviews and School Selection
In this final part of your assessment, we will look at all the other ways you communicated with the admissions…
Starting Your Secondaries? STOP! Watch This Video First
Our recent masterclass, How to Create Successful Secondary Applications, included a practical breakdown of the most common med school secondary…
5 Fatal Flaws to Avoid in Your Medical School Application Essays
Your medical school personal statement is your first chance to let the adcoms see who you are beyond your stats.…
3 Tips for Writing the Optional Essay in Medical School Secondary Applications
Many medical schools include an optional essay in their secondary applications. Obviously, this “optional” essay is not required, and the…
A Medical School Admissions Expert’s Guide to Postbacs and Med Schools [Episode 376]
Could a postbac program boost your chances of acceptance to medical school?[Show summary] Dr. Barry Rothman, an Accepted consultant with…
Applying to Med School During COVID-19 [Episode 372]
What unique challenges can this year's med school applicants expect to face, and how can they be overcome? [Show summary]…
Get a Head Start on Your Med School Secondaries
Right now, most premeds are counting down the days until May 28th, when the 2021 AMCAS application will open. After…
Successful Medical School Secondary Application Strategies
Use the following strategies to get organized and to help you write better secondary essays. Taking the time to think…
Med School Admissions Veteran Shares Her Experience: How to Get In [Episode 314]
Accepted admissions consultant Cydney Foote sheds light on the medical school application process [Show Summary] Are you not quite ready…
Accepted to Med School in Mid October: How Did He Do It? [Episode 288]
Interview with Ryan Crane, Entering Medical Student [Show Summary] Ryan Crane already knows he is going to medical school next…
Secondary Essays: Completing the Jigsaw Puzzle
By the time admissions people start reading the secondaries they already know a little bit about you. They have seen…
Will Your Secondaries Score Interviews?
The thing we hear again and again from our med school experts is that the biggest error applicants make…
Secondary Application Tips: The Experts Speak
Congrats! You’ve completed your AMCAS app and are starting to hear back from med schools. It’s not time to sit…
4 Tips for Writing Successful Secondary Essays
If you sent your AMCAS application off promptly in June, you’re now working your way through secondary application essays. When…
How to Write Succinct Secondary Essays
As you start to work on your secondary essays, one of the things that will become clearer and clearer is…
Prepare for Secondaries and Interviews
This post is the last in our series on applying to med school in the most efficient and timely manner.…