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What GPA/MCAT combo will get me admission to medical school?

By |2022-02-17T16:57:02-07:00June 15th, 2020|Pre Med Undergrad|

A GPA MCAT combo of 3.7/32 will give you a 75% chance of at least one acceptance. But there's a lot of anecdotal evidence that with lower numbers on both fronts (a 3.6/30) you could still get through with great ECs, LORs, and an excellent personal interview!

Medical School Application Timeline

By |2020-09-22T16:52:00-06:00June 7th, 2019|AMCAS Application|

Med school application process: from MCAT prep through med school interviews School's starting, and for a lot of you that means getting serious about MCAT prep and thinking ahead about your med school applications. While some of you have been studyingferociously for months, I would imagine that the majority of you med school hopefuls are just starting [...]

Gap year a good idea…or not?

By |2019-04-01T16:24:38-06:00August 26th, 2018|AMCAS Application, Medical School|

When is a gap year a good idea? What you really want to know is, how will adcoms view a gap year, and as such, when is a gap year a good idea? Which of these assumptions will they make: (1) it's evidence of personal failure (assuming you didn't get an acceptance the first time [...]

Shadowing hours, other ECs for med school

By |2022-02-17T16:10:35-07:00June 1st, 2018|Pre Med Undergrad|

Shadowing hours, research hours, clinical hours and volunteer hours are not just the icing on the cake, but part of the main course you are serving up to the adcoms when you submit your med school application. Yes, your GPA and MCAT score are the first thing they see, and either or both can exclude [...]

Is there still a chance I could be accepted to medical school for this year?

By |2018-04-18T20:18:45-06:00March 16th, 2018|Medical School|

Re-evaluate your application to find weak areas. You’ll have several months and maybe a year or more to get involved in activities, courses and jobs to supplement your resume and improve your standing the second time around. Use your time wisely.

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Getting the most of gap years in your medical schooling

By |2018-04-18T21:29:10-06:00March 12th, 2018|AMCAS Application|

How do med students go about getting the most of gap years? If you're considering a gap year before applying for medical school, you gotta make it count. You'll need to spend your time filling any holes in your application. Here are some solid gap year ideas to get you going... Use gap year to [...]

How do I write a personal statement for my med school application?

By |2018-04-18T20:17:45-06:00June 9th, 2017|AMCAS Application|

A personal statement is your chance to sell yourself to the admissions committee (adcom) at the medical schools you want to attend. Yes, it's a bit of a brag. You’re putting together the rationale for the adcom committee—and the medical school—to include you in a very select group of students that will both represent and [...]

Med school application process: what’s the cost?

By |2022-02-17T11:48:44-07:00June 3rd, 2017|AMCAS Application|

Will it break the bank? Getting accepted to med school takes stellar grades, a great MCAT score, and unique volunteering and research experience, among other things (check out specifics here). But besides brains, determination and a little bit of luck, the med school application process is guaranteed to set you back a few pretty pennies! [...]

How can I build my medical school resume during the summer…

By |2018-04-18T21:11:26-06:00October 1st, 2016|Pre Med Undergrad|

...can it happen at the beach? Building your medical school resume during the summer is a great idea. Sadly, it may require less beach time and more serious focus than the term "summer break" implies! Beach-based resume building Getting good grades in your pre-med classes is only half the formula for getting into the med [...]

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Can I get into medical school with an F, a W, FW, Drop, or I on my undergrad transcripts?

By |2018-04-18T20:18:54-06:00April 21st, 2016|Pre Med Undergrad|

Be assured that a very strong application with a stellar MCAT score, good GPA, and great EC’s and LOR's, will likely overcome one or two of these stink-bombs. Most likely, it won’t spell the end to your medical school dreams.

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