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How to Make Your Experiences As a Pre-Med Count for Your Medical School Application

With the competitiveness of medical school admissions, pre-med students are constantly looking for ways to “get ahead” and improve their application. We commit hundreds of hours to volunteering and gaining clinical experience while taking on a full course load. We conduct research and work part-time while also taking anatomy and organic chemistry. We work hard—really

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How Many Hours of Clinical Experience Do You Need for Med School?

There are so many things that you need to include for admission to medical school that it can feel overwhelming at times. From your MCAT scores and transcripts to GPA, personal statements, and essays, your application covers a broad range of materials that all work to show schools that you’re serious about their healthcare programs

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20 Medical School Interview Questions You Should Prepare For

You’ve finally made it to your first round of interviews with medical schools. You persevered through the MCAT and those challenging pre-med courses and came up with a few effective strategies to ace your exams. Similar to your coursework so far, it’s essential to be strategic when approaching your medical school interviews. It’s common for

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10 Reasons to Apply Early to Med School

The early bird gets the worm. You snooze, you lose. Day late and a dollar short. There are a dozen different ways to say the same thing: don’t procrastinate! This tried and true advice holds up in almost everything, but it is especially important for MCAT prep and med school applications!  Whether you’re going MD

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Top Med Schools in New York

New York is brimming with excellent colleges, a vibrant cultural scene, and abundant opportunities. If you are in the hustle of applying to medical schools, New York is the ideal choice for several reasons.  New York has 18 prestigious medical schools. This means it has the highest number of medical schools compared to any other

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Best Med Schools in Texas

Welcome to the Lone Star State, the land of barbecue, Tex-Mex, oil rigs, and the largest horse population in the US. The four years of medical school play a crucial role in your career as a medical professional. Texas has some of the best medical schools in the country (and some that offer the lowest

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Top Med Schools in Colorado

Welcome to Colorful Colorado, home to the Rocky Mountains, the Mile-High City, and Coors Light.  If you’re an aspiring medical professional, we understand the importance of selecting the best medical school. While there aren’t that many med schools in Colorado to choose from, the select two offer quality education. In this guide, we’ll discuss the

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How Long Should a Med School Personal Statement Be?

The part of applying to medical school that can be the most intimidating isn’t the prep classes or even the MCAT itself. For many students, it’s the personal statement segment of the application that can be the most daunting. The personal statement asks applicants to answer the very open-ended question “why do you want to

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