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2021 MCAT Registration Dates: When Can You Register?
This post was updated on March 26, 2021. If there is one thing the AAMC is known for, it’s keeping pre-med students in suspense. After weeks of vague replies on Twitter, they finally released the MCAT registration date for the 2021 MCAT test dates on Monday afternoon. However, the wait might have been worth it.
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How Gap Years Affect Admissions – October 2020
Find out how Christine Crispen, former Director of Admissions of UCI School of Medicine and a member of the Blueprint MCAT Pre-Med Advisory Council, anticipates admissions committees will consider COVID-19 gap years and what you can do during yours to make your 2021 medical school application stronger!
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How To Get Clinical Experience During COVID
Wondering how you're going to get some clinical experience during COVID? Our Med School Admissions Consultant shares her insights and ideas!
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Should I Take a Gap Year Before Applying to Medical School?
Did COVID MCAT cancelations force you to take a gap year before applying to medical school, or even a second gap year?
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Medical School Applications Are Up Amid COVID Pandemic
With medical school application numbers on the rise, we're beginning to see the effect COVID is having on medical school admissions.
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Should You Take The MCAT Next Year?
It’s possible there is a tiny voice in your head wondering if you should take the MCAT next year. Let’s be honest and talk this through.
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