When is the Best Time to Submit the AMCAS Application 2022?
When is the Best Time to Submit the AMCAS Application 2022? Admission into medical school is no walk in the park. The average medical school acceptance rate is 6.3%, and schools ranked below the top 50 can have acceptance rates of 1%. Applicants to medical school soared by a record-setting 17.8% for the 2021-22 school […]
Average MCAT Scores for the Top 30 Medical Schools
Average MCAT Scores for the Top 30 Medical Schools Every medical school wants to admit students who are prepared for the academic rigor of the next four years. A high undergraduate GPA and strong MCAT score show med schools that you can handle what’s ahead. But every school varies in what they consider a “strong” […]
Are You Ready to Take the MCAT?
Are You Ready to Take the MCAT? If you are planning on applying to medical school, the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is a hurdle that many pre-med students dread. This standardized, multiple choice test has been a part of medical school admissions in both the United States and Canada for over eighty years. Because […]
Majors for Law School: What Should I Study if I Want to Go into Law?
Majors for Law School: What Should I Study if I Want to Go into Law? An interest in law school after graduation often comes with the question of whether there is such a thing as correct majors for law school while in college. JD candidates often opt for economics, political science, or even philosophy, but […]
A Step-by-Step Guide Finding Your Passion in High School
A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Your Passion in High School What is one thing that all top schools look for in an applicant? Passion. Displaying passion on your college applications is a major key to getting in, and figuring out what you’re passionate about should start early on in high school. Are you ready to […]
High School Class Rank: How Much Does It Matter?
High School Class Rank: How Much Does it Really Matter? As you prepare to apply to college, you have to maintain excellence in both your academics and your extracurriculars. One part of your academic achievements includes your high school class rank. Admissions officers want to see how you’ve fared in comparison to the rest of […]
How to Get Clinical Experience as a Pre-Med Student
How to Get Clinical Experience Medical school admissions committees like to see that applicants have spent time becoming familiar with the actual practice of medicine. Clinical shadowing has become a popular way to assess a desire to practice medicine. However, students may have difficulty finding opportunities to shadow physicians for a variety of reasons including […]
Preparing for Medical School: What You Need to Apply
Preparing for Medical School: What You Need to Apply So, you want to go to medical school. Whether you’ve just arrived on your undergraduate campus as a freshman or it’s mid-senior year when you decide you want to take the plunge – you need a plan. It is definitely never too early, nor too late, […]
Can You Get into College with a Low GPA?
Can You Get into College with a Low GPA? Getting a low GPA will definitely dishearten you and may lead you to believe that you might not be able to get accepted by your dream college. The question on your mind at this point may be can you get into college with a low GPA? […]
Do I Need a Perfect SAT Score to Get into A Top School?
Do I Need a Perfect SAT Score to Get into A Top School? A big misconception about top schools is that you can only get into an institution such as Harvard if you have a perfect SAT score and GPA. If this was true, every spot in the incoming freshman class – all 1,650 – […]