10 Reasons People Get Rejected from Medical School
Whether you didn’t receive that medical school acceptance letter, or perhaps you just want to fend off such a rejection, this blog post should serve you well. Poor Metrics: Low undergraduate GPA & MCAT At a minimum, one must reach your target medical school’s average GPA, and score in the middle 50% of MCAT scores[…]
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The Basics for Writing a Winning Personal Statement
Approach your personal statement as an opportunity to: Connect with the Reader What do you want to tell a total stranger about yourself? Articulate What Matters to You The enlightened reader wants to see inside your soul. They want to know what interests you, what challenges you, what inspires you, and what will be your[…]
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How to Get Into Harvard Medical School
Who Belongs? Who Gets In? Defacto Mission Statement: At its finest, Harvard Medical School attracts and supports those that strive to improve the human condition from disease, illness and injury. To study medicine at Harvard is to prepare to play a leading role in this journey. Harvard Medical School excels in both teaching and innovating[…]
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How to Get into Top Medical Schools
Perhaps, both your parents, an older sibling and an uncle are medical doctors. Perhaps your mother is a pediatrician performing well baby checks for parents who want their children healthy. Perhaps your father is a general surgeon, performing appendectomies and cholecystectomies. It could be that your uncle is an oncologist, treating patients with various stages[…]
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