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If you’re reading this blog, congrats! You most likely submitted your primary application and are now thinking about writing secondary essays for medical school. You’re probably well aware by now that applying to medical school is a long, grueling process. After spending sleepless night after sleepless night perfecting your personal statement and experiences section

You’ve uploaded your transcript, MCAT score, extracurricular information, personal statement, and finally clicked the submit button on the AMCAS. You might want to use the next couple of weeks off to relax. I wouldn’t recommend it, considering your medical school secondary essays are right around the corner.

You’ve gathered your transcripts, drafted your personal statement, committed to some impressive extracurricular activities, and are all set to apply to medical school with high hopes. But then, you see your MCAT score and your heart sinks. It’s far below the median scores for all of the top medical schools.

You’ve got the grades, you’ve got the MCAT score, you’ve got the extracurriculars. But so does almost every other candidate. It’s easy to get lost in the shuffle when you’re applying to medical school alongside thousands of other brilliant

Whether it’s always been your dream since you were a kid or a revelation that came to you when you were in college, you’ve decided you want to attend medical school. However you arrived at your decision, once you are finished with undergrad and maybe taken a gap year or two, you are faced

When reviewing your medical school application, you have to make sure there aren’t any obvious red flags. With experience screening thousands of applications, it becomes easy for admissions committee members to easily pick up on signs that point towards a difficult or undesirable

So, you’ve networked like a boss, blown everyone’s socks off in the interview, and landed the summer internship of your dreams. Everything should take care of itself now, right? Well…

The grueling medical school admissions process demands years of dedication. As you strategize how to spend your time before medical school, there are many experiences you’ll want to get under your belt: research, patient interaction, volunteer hours, and more. But that’s just your work outside of the classroom! Let’s not forget about the prerequisite courses for medical school.

It’s no secret that the medical school application process is a long and difficult road. Although many pre-med students now take gap years before medical school, their college experience is usually focused around the end game of becoming doctors. If you have had your eye on this goal, you know that the challenge of earning your white coat is just beginning.

We all know that your GPA and MCAT score are important metrics when applying to medical schools. But it’s your medical school personal statement that makes you truly stand out as a dynamic human being who is more than just numbers. While there’s a lot of opportunity within the personal statement to show who you are, why you’re unique, and why you’re passionate about medicine, there are also a lot of potential mistakes you can make.