Blueprint MCAT Blog: Med School Admissions

Should I Apply to Caribbean Medical Schools?

It’s safe to assume there are three things you will hear once you decide you want to become a doctor: It’s hard, you need to study for the MCAT (and that’s not a cakewalk either), and don’t go to a Caribbean medical school. The first two seem like a no-brainer, but you’ll inevitably wonder, are Caribbean medical schools really that bad? READ MORE

Aug 20, 2019

Everything You Need to Know About the CASPer

Did you get an invitation to complete the CASPer? This is not a meeting with the Friendly Ghost! We explain what the CASPer is, who needs to take it, and how to prepare for it! READ MORE

Mar 27, 2019

4 Things Every Pre-Med Needs on Their Application

Holistic review. That’s the keyword to keep in mind when applying to medical school. A lot of important numbers fly around when you’re thinking about med school, like your MCAT score and your GPA, and while these numbers are undoubtedly important, they are all just pieces of an overall larger puzzle. At the end of the day, there are a few things that differentiate good applicants from great applicants, and four things that shouldn’t be missing from any medical... READ MORE

Feb 26, 2019

3 Steps to Writing a Strong Medical School Personal Statement

High MCAT scores and a high GPA alone won't get you into medical school. Read on to learn how to write an admissions-worthy personal statement. READ MORE

Jan 14, 2019

A Simple Medical School Admissions Timeline

Jul 09, 2018

3 Ways to Kill Your Chances at an Acceptance at Your Med School Interview

by Ryan Gray, MD of The Medical School Headquarters While this may be stretching the truth a little bit, you need to go into your interview day with the thought that your acceptance to that school is yours for the taking. You need to assume that the interview can only hurt you. If you go READ MORE

Apr 13, 2018

4 Tips to Make Your Med School Interview Day Less Stressful

by Dr. Ryan Gray of Medical School Headquarters The medical school interview is the last big hurdle between you and an acceptance to medical school. You already survived your premed classes. You suffered through primary and secondary applications. You emptied your bank account on an MCAT prep course, applications, and traveling to your interview day. READ MORE

May 04, 2017

Applying to Medical School with Low Stats

Next Step partnered with Linda Abraham of Accepted to bring you this webinar discussing the challenge of applying to medical school with low stats. Pre-meds know that their MCAT scores and GPA are key pieces of their medical school application. So, what happens if one or both of those stats is lower than the average READ MORE

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