January is over, most med school interview invitations are out. If you have an invite to interview at a medical school, congratulations! The first thing you should do is read my previous post on interview preparation. Now that you are … Continue reading Interview Communication Skills
For undergraduate students December is exam season. Caffeinated to an unhealthy amount, studying above all else and counting down the days until the semester finishes. Final exams are important since they are worth a large percentage of your final mark … Continue reading Killing your Final Exams
Anyone wanting to go to medical school these days knows you need more than just grades. Getting a 4.0 is not a guarantee for getting into medical school, and there is an increasing emphasis on non-academic work and community service … Continue reading Extracurricular Activities
Summer time is amazing. Not having class, being able to enjoy the weather, being at home, sleeping in, and most of all is having no obligations. For those looking to practice medicine, is there anything you should do in the … Continue reading What to do in an Undergraduate Summer and all about Research
Medical school offers of admission are now out, and many lives have since changed. This post will be addressing the different outcomes, those who got rejections, those who got waitlisted and those with offers of admissions. If you do not … Continue reading Medical School Offers of Admission
Interview season is coming to a close so I feel like it is a good time to discuss the aftermath of the process. Some of you were lucky enough to receive one or more invitations to interview, while others may … Continue reading Waiting for News
Now that interview invite season has arrived, I thought it would be a good time to advise on some tips for preparing for these interviews. While these tips are specific for medical school interviews, some of the overlying advice and … Continue reading Medical Interview Preparation
I recently received an email from a reader who obtained a midterm grade they did not think was very good. This test was worth a sizeable portion of their final grade and they asked me if I had ever received … Continue reading Bad Grades & Self-Care
In my last post I said I would make a future one about OMSAS, I lied. Well med school happened, and I have been drowning in work with the frequent mastery tests and the anatomy and histology bell ringer I … Continue reading Let’s Get Ethical with CASPer
It’s the end of July and those of you writing your MCAT this summer have either already written it, or are scheduled to write it very soon. For those who are scheduled to write it in August or September, you … Continue reading MCAT – The Last Month
