95 of the Most Common Medical School Interview Questions
Preparing for medical school interviews is overwhelming. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of questions that might come up in any school’s interview process. Knowing exactly what to expect is a great place to begin your interview preparation. With that in mind, we have compiled a list of 95 common medical school interview questions for […]
Medical School Interview Checklist
After sending in your secondaries and waiting anywhere from weeks to months, you finally hear back. You’ve received a medical school interview invitation. Congratulations! Your chances of admission are looking significantly more favorable than they were a couple of seconds ago. You’ve made it this far, and you know you’re closer to that childhood dream […]
Pre-Med Essentials Checklist for Every Year of College
You might have taken some high school courses to prepare for a future career in medicine, but now it’s time for the big leagues – the ever-stressful pre-medical student life at college. With so many requirements to check off your list before medical school, you need to map out the next four years right from […]
MD vs. DO Schools: What’s the Difference?
You probably know by now that the medical school admissions process is not easy by any means. From an increasing number of applicants every year, to over half of the entire applicant pool receiving only rejections last year, it might be time to look at some other options. To stay on the safer side, consider a few […]
Medical School Prerequisite Course Checklist
Covering your bases with the prerequisite courses for medical school requires advanced planning. Before you hit submit on your AMCAS, double check that you’ve truly done all of the prerequisite courses for medical school. At top medical schools, your application will go through a pre-screening process to verify that you’ve done the necessary prerequisite courses for medical school before even reading your application. Don’t just […]
Acceptance Rates and Median Numbers for the Top 100 Medical Schools
The landscape for medical school admissions is undoubtedly getting increasingly tough. You can never take your place in medical school for granted. Part of optimizing your chances at medical school is making sure that your numbers are strong enough to fit their standards. So take a look at the table below, where we have outlined […]
MD-MBA Programs: What to Know about the Application Process and Programs
Over your time in college as a pre-med student, you might have discovered that you’ve got a knack for business-oriented courses. Or, you might have always wanted to venture into healthcare management in the future. Either way, you could be wondering whether a combined MD-MBA degree is right for you. The medical school admissions process […]
Researching the Right Medical School
There are a lot of medical schools to choose from as you try to find the right one. To help you narrow down your options we have created a checklist that features different points of consideration when researching which medical school is right for you. As you start looking across the over-200 schools that exist […]
How to Get it Right the Second Time: A Reapplicant’s Guide to Medical School Admissions
Donald Gusfa is a second-year DO student at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Due to insufficient shadowing experience the first time around, Donald had to boost his profile and reapply before he was admitted. In this interview, he discusses how he enhanced his application after being denied, how to stay motivated when […]
Interview with a DO Student: Understanding Osteopathic Medicine and Navigating the Application Process
Donald Gusfa is currently a second-year student at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. After completing his undergrad at Michigan State in Microbiology, Gusfa worked on building his application profile and applied only to DO schools. In this interview, he discusses what attracted him to the DO philosophy, what the hardest part of […]