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The Financial Cost Of Applying To Medical School
If you are currently applying to medical school you are probably encountering a harsh reality: it is not cheap. So what sort of expenses will you be looking at?
In this post I will break down exactly how much I spent during the entire med school application process from the MCAT to deposits holding an acceptance. [...]
How To Use Google Docs To Streamline The Secondary Application Process
Sending primary applications to fifteen medical schools means you will like receive fifteen secondary applications from those schools, provided you meet some minimum requirements for those schools. I used Google Docs to streamline getting these applications done for three reasons: I could work on the essay questions at any computer with internet, the work is [...]
Accepted!… and exhausted
I will be going to medical school.
It feels great to type that. I recently heard back from my first interview and was granted an acceptance. I was also accepted at my second interview.
All the hard work, the long hours studying in undergrad, the revisions of the personal statement, the tedious application process and the nerve [...]
How Many Applicants Get Into Medical School? 2009 Data Released
The AAMC recently released applicant and enrollment data for 2009.
What are your chances of getting into medical school just based on the numbers? About 43.5% based on the 2009 data. The ratio was also 43.5% in 2008.
While the number of slots in schools have increased slightly, so have the number have applicants thus the constant ratio.
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Health Care Reform Primer for Pre Med Students
‘”I am not the first president to take up this cause, but I am determined to be the last.”
- President Obama in his address to congress last night
Health care reform is dominating the American public discourse currently, and with good reason. As future physicians, you have a responsibility to understand these issues. It will affect [...]
