Miscellaneous, AMCAS, Application Timeline, Choosing Med Schools
By: Ryan Kelly
Imagine a private gathering of medical school admissions officers, perhaps in an ivory tower somewhere. This conclave of academic gatekeepers, mostly from prestigious schools, is meeting behind-the-scenes to discuss candidates and divvy them up amongst their programs.
Sound corrupt? Sure does.
Interviewing
By: Ryan Kelly
Oh good, we’re glad to see you’re making your travel checklist for your medical school interview.
Just kidding! These items are taken from Zombie Apocalypse Gear: 25 Essentials for Survival. Is the interview trail that bad? Of course not. But when preparing for the trip, pre-meds might feel anxious, pressed for time, paranoid - worried that forgetting one small thing could mean the end of the world.
Download your Essential Medical School Interview Travel Checklist.
Interviewing
By: Ryan Kelly
Warning! Warning! There’s a dangerously adaptive, highly resistant viral outbreak in your vicinity. It’s up to you, and a small courageous team of healthcare professionals, to isolate and nullify the threat. You must act quickly before the virus spreads and infects the majority of the population.
What will be your first steps of action, before the well-being of humanity is compromised?
Secondaries
By: Ryan Kelly
Remember Valentine’s Day when you were a kid? If your grade school was anything like mine, we had to give Valentines to every other kid in the class. The night before, I often ran into my classmates at the Hallmark store, buying packs of the Muppets/Harry Potter/My Little Pony collection, all with the same puns on them. “I’m ready to Kermit to you,” or “I Adumbledore you,” or “Valentine, you are Twilightlicious.
Personal Statement
By: Ryan Kelly
“Voila! Magnifique! It’s perfect - my masterpiece, my opus - it’s finally complete!”
I’ve never once heard these words come out of a pre-med’s mouth. Since the personal statement is challenging and the stakes are high, pre-meds usually struggle to know when their essays are finished.
This doubt can cause them to overthink, share their essays with too many people, and make unnecessary changes that reverse their progress.
