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Are you having trouble figuring out what to ask for this holiday season, since you rarely buy anything for yourself in the name of delayed gratification? If so, you’re probably a medical student who could use a nice holiday gift.ā¦
If your Step 1 exam is scheduled in 2026, you may be wondering whether you need to be following conventional advice about Step 1 dedicated periods. Should you follow the detailed study calendars that abound online? Should you use theā¦
You may have heard that the Step 2 passing score just increased from 214 to 218 starting July 1, 2025. So as a medical student preparing for the exam, what does this mean for you? With Step 1 changing toā¦
There are a fortunate few who graduate medical school without incurring any debt. They manage to do this through a combination of financial aid, academic or merit-based scholarship, military service, dual degree or specialty programs, or even parental assistance. Howeverā¦
While some med students may feel relief from Step 1 going pass/fail, others may still be wondering, “What happens if I fail Step 1? Without a score, how will I know how to improve when I retake the exam?” Whetherā¦
In recent years, the role Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) plays in the residency application process has changed. When it transitioned from a scored assessment to a pass/fail test in January 2022, the change alleviatedā¦
Happy Valentine’s Day from Blueprint Prep!Ā The season of love has us thinking about how we can spread the love year-round, through all the ups and downs you face during med school. What better way than some good old-fashioned “open when”ā¦
This post was originally published in August 2022 by a Blueprint tutor. So, all of your hard work and medical school prep have paid off. Now you are currently enrolled in, or have been accepted to, a medical schoolā congratulations!ā¦
After successfully completing college and all the classes and extracurricular activities it entails, now itās time to prepare yourself for the next step: medical school. But what, exactly, will that be like? And what do you learn in medical school?Ā ā¦
Justine FalconeĀ andĀ Patrick CurtinĀ contributed to this post. When under the care of a physician, receiving treatment in the ER, or establishing care with a PCP, most people don’t ask the physician what degree they have. In fact, many non-medical people andā¦