Med school life
Most Common Secondary App Questions Who’s ready for secondarie? I couldn’t wait to get my hands on my secondaries when I applied. Variations of the below questions occurred over and over again in the 18 secondaries I received! (Not flexing here lol, pretty sure a lot of schools just auto send secondaries to everyone that … Read more
How many med schools should you apply to? There’s no magic number, but I will break down my own stats! I applied to 18 total MD and DO programs. I submitted 12 secondaries and received 5 total interviews at both MD & DO programs. I ended up attending only 2 interviews, because once I … Read more
I know a lot of you have felt stuck with this part of the med school application process so I made a checklist for you! Run your personal statement by this test: Do you have an enticing opening statement? Start strong- first impressions count! Does everything tie back into the main question- why medicine … Read more
Medical school application tips and what I would do differently: Create a folder on Google drive to store your personal statement and activities/experiences essays. I liked using Google drive because I could easily share the docs I created to get quick edits/suggestions. Also great to use if you are apply to both MD and DO … Read more
How I prepped for the MCAT & my big takeaways: Because I took the MCAT 2 years after graduating I had a lot to relearn! I studied for 8 months while also working 2 jobs and taking 3 med school prerequisites (Biochem, Orgo lab and Genetics). The last 3 months of prep I … Read more