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January 11, 2023

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Med School Applications Kick Off: Ten Tips to Get You Through the Season

Med School Applications Kick Off

Getting ready to apply to medical school? This can be a hectic time as you try to stay on top of everything. Here are ten tips to help you hit the ground running: Get cozy with the AMCAS/AACOMAS. These two services – the American Medical Colleges Application Service (AMCAS) and the Association of American Colleges… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / AACOMAS, AMCAS, TMDSAS

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

March 30, 2022

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Reapplying to Med School: Your Primary Application

Reapp Med 5 Primary App

The previous posts have focused on identifying problem areas in your application and offering ideas to help you address them. You might be feeling a bit fragile after such a critical review – if so, then you’re doing it right. This exercise demands that you be ruthless and identify every potential flaw. Your ego might… 

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

April 14, 2021

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What to Include in the Activities Section of the TMDSAS Application

What to Include in the Activities Section of the TMDSAS Application

Similar to the AMCAS application, the TMDSAS has an activities section for you to list all experiences since your high school graduation. They have nine sub-sections that include: Academic Recognition, Non-Academic Recognition, Leadership, Employment, Research Activities, Healthcare Activities, Community Service, Extracurricular and Leisure Activities, and Planned Activities. Unlike the AMCAS application, you are expected to… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / TMDSAS, TMDSAS Application Tips

April 11, 2021

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Writing Your Essays for the TMDSAS (Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service)

Writing Your Essays for the TMDSAS

The Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service (TMDSAS) has its own application process. You can begin filling out their electronic application by May 1 and the deadline to submit their application is October 30. The timeline is similar to the AMCAS application, but a little earlier. On the TMDSAS application there are two required… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / TMDSAS, TMDSAS Application Tips

April 8, 2021

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5 Tips for Submitting Your TMDSAS Secondaries

5 Tips for Submitting Your TMDSAS Secondaries

When you apply to TMDSAS, you can select from thirteen medical schools in Texas to submit your application to. Twelve of these schools require secondaries. The secondary essays are due when you submit your primary application. You submit these essays directly to the schools, at the same time that you submit your primary application on… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / TMDSAS, TMDSAS Application Tips

April 5, 2021

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Collecting Letters of Evaluation for the TMDSAS

Collecting your letters of evaluation for the TMDSAS

There are two options when submitting letters of evaluation to TMDSAS. They request either a committee letter or three individual letters of recommendation. For the committee letter, they will accept three different formats: a committee letter that introduces and includes an unlimited number of letters, a committee letter that includes quotes and excerpts from the… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / Med School Letters of Recommendation, TMDSAS, TMDSAS Application Tips

July 7, 2019

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TMDSAS Personal Characteristics Essay: What Do They Want?

TMDSAS Personl Characteristics Essay What Do the Adcom Want

The Accepted consultants recently had a productive discussion about the Personal Characteristics Essay from this year’s TMDSAS application. Here’s the prompt: Learning from others is enhanced in educational settings that include individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Please describe your personal characteristics (background, talents, skills, etc.) or experiences that would add to the educational experience of… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / TMDSAS

December 20, 2018

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What NOT to Do on the Medical School Coursework Section

What not to do on the medical school coursework section

This part of the medical school application can be time consuming since you will have to enter in the title, units, and grade as well as classification for every college level class you’ve ever taken. It’s easy to make mistakes here since there are so many to list. Besides entering in the basic information about… 

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

January 31, 2018

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Calling All TMDSAS Applicants!

TMDSAS application guide

Stressed about navigating the murky waters of medical school applications? Worried you might not have what it takes in such a competitive environment? At Accepted, we get it, and are here to guide you through the different application processes and hopefully admission to your dream school. If you plan to apply to any of the… 

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