Blog for Medical, Dental and Vet School Applicants

Getting Ready for Behavioral Interview Questions for Medical School Admission Interviews

Leave a Comment / Interviewing, Medical School / By Dr. Eaton

Some medical schools have already started sending out interview invitations and many more will join in during the coming weeks. As you prepare for your first interview, you’re likely to think about answers to the typical med school interview questions such as “Why do you want to be a physician?” and “What are […]

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How to Prepare for the MCAT

Leave a Comment / MCAT / By Michael Mullen

We welcome the following guest blog post from Michael Mullen of Varsity Tutors. Michael outlines some great tips for preparing for the MCAT. — So, you’ve worked hard in college – you’ve earned good grades, volunteered in a clinic, shadowed a doctor or two, and read about healthcare policy until your eyes bled. But alas,

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Ten Pitfalls of the Medical School Application Process

Leave a Comment / Medical School / By Dr. Eaton

The AMCAS application goes online May 8 for the 2013-2014 admission cycle. As you’re gearing up to apply, check out this article I wrote: Ten Avoidable Pitfalls of the Medical School Application Process

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Making your List of Medical Schools

Leave a Comment / Medical School / By Dr. Eaton

One of the areas of the medical school application that I’m commonly asked about is the list of schools. Many applicants are unsure of how many schools to apply to, what the differences are among schools and which schools to target to maximize their odds of admission. Here’s a few tips to help you to compile a

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Q&A with Varsity Tutors

Leave a Comment / Medical School / By Dr. Eaton

Varsity Tutors invited me to participate in their “Ask a Medical School Admissions Expert” series. My Q&A with them has now been posted on their blog. It provides a good overview of some of the most important aspects of the medical school application process. Click to Read the Varsity Tutors Interview

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Succeeding as a Premedical Student

Overview of the Medical School Application

Advice for Medical School Reapplicants

4 Comments / Medical School / By Dr. Eaton

Being denied acceptance to medical school is disappointing. However, by identifying your weaknesses and correcting them, your next cycle could be the one the one that ends in an acceptance. After an unsuccessful application cycle, the first thing to do is determine what went wrong. Take an honest look at your application, or even better,

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Gaining Dental Experience as a Predental Student

Leave a Comment / Dental School / By Dr. Eaton

After grades and DAT scores, dental experience is one of the most important areas of the application. Volunteering, working or shadowing in a dental practice allows an applicant to determine if dentistry is truly the right profession and demonstrates to dental schools that the applicant has made an informed choice. Yet applicants are often unsure

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Choosing a Medical School

Leave a Comment / Medical School / By Dr. Eaton

12/5/11 With so much focus on simply getting in somewhere, it is easy for applicants to forget that they may end up with a choice of schools. Some schools began offering acceptances as early as October 15, and with each week that passes, more positions have been offered. (If you don’t have a spot yet, remember that interview season

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