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5 Tips to Get Superb Letters of Evaluation
Tweet Share on Facebook April 25, 2011 CommentThe core components of your med school application—premed coursework, the MCAT, and your personal statement—tend to be regimented affairs. With the possible exception of the personal statement, they don't leave much room for maneuvering or strategy. But one component of the application stands out because of the flexibility it affords: the letters of evaluation (LOE).
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Tips for Nontraditional Applicants
Tweet Share on Facebook April 18, 2011 CommentFor years, medical school admissions committees divided applicants into two pools: the "traditional" applicants, or those applying during their junior year of college, and "nontraditional" applicants, or—to put it simply—everyone else. Until recently, those in the traditional category had a leg up in the admissions process. However, the scales are now tipping towards nontraditional applicants.
The difficult admissions process can be even more daunting if you've taken any amount of time off between college and medical school. Many people out of school struggle with getting letters of recommendation, writing essays, or preparing for the MCAT without the benefit of college premed resources and advising.
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Avoid 4 Medical School Admissions Myths
Tweet Share on Facebook April 11, 2011 Comment (3)When you decide to apply to medical school, it seems that everybody has tips on how to succeed in the application process. It can be very difficult to know if you're putting your best foot forward in a process riddled with multiple forms, deadlines, requirements, and—the most nebulous of them all—myths.
So, what is truth, and what is fiction?
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4 Steps to Take Before Medical School
Tweet Share on Facebook April 4, 2011 CommentFor a pre-medical student, there is truly nothing that compares to the moment that you find out that you've been accepted to medical school. The memories of the hyper-caffeinated all-nighters spent working in the library and the parties that you missed because you had a biochemistry exam fade away, and you realize that it was all worth it.
Once you've posted your news on Facebook and texted your friends and family (in that order), take a moment to reflect upon the fact that no matter what happens during the rest of the admissions process you are one step closer to your goal, and you will eventually be a doctor.
