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November 20, 2023

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When Will Medical Schools Give You an Answer?

Sadly, the frustrating fact is that there’s no rule governing how much time a medical school has to respond to your application. However, we’ll try to answer some of the big questions on med school applicants’ minds, including: I submitted my primary but haven’t received a secondary yet. Many schools send out secondaries as soon as… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / after you submit med, Baylor, Boston University Medical School, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University, Columbia University, Dell Med, duke university medical school, gcsom, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Hofstra Northwell Medical, Icahn SOM, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, mayo clinic, med letters of interest, Med Video Tips, Medical School Interview, New York Medical College, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Rush Medical College, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Tulane School of Medicine, U of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, UC Davis School of Medicine, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, University of Penn. Medical School, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Vermont, University of Wisconsin Madison, USC Keck School of Medicine, UVM medical school, UWSOM, Washington University School of Medicine, Weill Cornell

February 27, 2023

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The CASPer Exam: A Situational Judgement Test

The CASPer Exam: A Situational Judgement Test

In 2010, McMaster University, the Canadian university that created the MMI (multiple mini interview) format, implemented a new test called CASPer (Computer-Based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics). This situational judgment test (SJT) assesses core competencies related to social intelligence and professionalism, including collaboration, problem solving, empathy, and ethics.  As of this date, nearly 600 programs… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / Albany Medical College, CASPER, Drexel Medical School, Hofstra Northwell Medical, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, New York Medical College, NYU Medical School, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, rutgers medical school, Texas A&M College of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, UT College of Medicine, UWSOM

May 8, 2022

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7 To-Dos for Canadians Applying to U.S. Med Schools

7 To Dos Canada 2022

Each year, Canadian medical school hopefuls look across the border for their medical education. While there are obvious challenges (adapting to a different health care system, returning to a Canadian residency, and much higher education costs), the higher acceptance rates at U.S. programs (about 36.2% overall per AAMC, as compared to around 19.6% in Canada)… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / Alpert Medical School, Baylor, Boston University Medical School, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Columbia Medical School, Dartmouth Geisel Med School, duke university medical school, George Washington School of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Harvard Law School, Harvard Medical School, Icahn SOM, international student, Johns Hopkins Medical School, MD/PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin, MSU CHM, New York Medical College, Non-Traditional Med School Applicants, Northwestern Feinberg, osteopathic med school, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, rutgers medical school, Stanford University School of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Tufts University School of Medicine, U of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, UC Davis School of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Weill Cornell, Yale School of Medicine

March 25, 2022

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Medical Schools That Prefer Committee Letters (and Which Don’t!)

Allopathic Com Letters Mar 2022

Collecting letters of recommendation is a stressful part of the medical school application process. To make it easier for you to decide which letters to collect, I did the research! (You’re welcome.) There is an exciting development this year—there are no longer any medical schools that require a pre-health committee letter of recommendation from your… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / Albany Medical College, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Baylor, Boston University Medical School, California Northstate University College of Medicine, California University of Science and Medicine, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University, Columbia Medical School, Drexel Medical School, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Hofstra Northwell Medical, Icahn SOM, Letters of Recommendation, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, med letters of interest, Med School Letters of Recommendation, New York Medical College, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, rutgers medical school, SKMC, Tulane School of Medicine, UM Miller SOM, UMMS, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Weill Cornell

June 29, 2021

Reading Time: 24 minutes

How To Get Accepted to University of Illinois College of Medicine [Episode 423]

Podcast interview with Dr. Leila Amiri

All about the University of Illinois College of Medicine’s admissions process [Show summary] During this episode, Dr. Leila Amiri who is the University of Illinois College of Medicine’s Assistant Dean of Admissions and Recruitment, not only dissects the UI COM admissions process but also provides a wonderful and experienced perspective on the overall medical school… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk Podcast, Medical School Admissions / Med Adcom Podcast, optimize your med admissions profile, podcast, University of Illinois College of Medicine

July 22, 2020

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How to Approach VITA, AAMC’s New Video Interview

How to approach VITA AAMCs new video interview

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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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / AAMC, Baylor, California Northstate University College of Medicine, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University, COVID-19 med, East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine, Hofstra Northwell Medical, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Medical School Interview, Morehouse School of Medicine, New York University Long Island School of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, rutgers medical school, San Juan Bautista School of Medicine, St. Louis University School of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, UC Irvine School of Medicine, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA/Drew, University of Alabama School of Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, University of Hawaii Burns School of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, University of Michigan Medical School, University of Minnesota Med School, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, University of Texas School of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Washington State University Floyd College of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Western Michigan University Stryker School of Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

August 19, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes

Allopathic Medical School Interview Styles: From Traditional to New Approaches

Allopathic Medical School Interview Styles

Your interview is the next and hopefully final step in your journey to medical school acceptance. Are you ready for it? Before prepping for your interview, you’ll need to know what type of interview you’ll be having. There are four main types of medical school interviews that you can expect at an allopathic med school:… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / Albany Medical College, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Baylor, Boston University Medical School, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Columbia Medical School, Drexel Medical School, duke university medical school, George Washington School of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Hofstra Northwell Medical, Icahn SOM, Indiana University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Medical College of Wisconsin, Medical School Interview, Morehouse School of Medicine, Multiple Mini Interview, New York Medical College, Northwestern Feinberg, Penn State College of Medicine, rutgers medical school, SKMC, Tufts University School of Medicine, UCLA/Drew, UM Miller SOM, UMMS, University of California, University of Illinois College of Medicine, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota Med School, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Weill Cornell, Yale School of Medicine

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