What You Ought to Know about Med School before Submitting an Application for Admission
November 1st, 2009 by Medical School Application Specialist
Is it your fervent dream to get into med school? If yes, it is very important for you to know some things about med school before you submit a personal statement. You will then know what to expect and how you can prepare for the worst.
Course requirements [...] Continue Reading…
Personal Statement Medical School: Convincing Readers That Med School Is for You
October 27th, 2009 by Medical School Application Specialist
Passion is one of the most important elements the admissions officers are looking for in the personal statement. This is why in writing your personal statement for medical school, you have to state the reason you chose that specific program. Aside from this, you have to show [...] Continue Reading…
Med School Personal Statement: Moving on from a Bad Start
October 20th, 2009 by Medical School Application Specialist
Writing your med school personal statement could be very daunting. You have to choose the perfect topic, and you also have to select experiences that could fit in the limited pages of your personal statement. What’s disappointing is that you chose a specific topic but you realized [...] Continue Reading…
Critique of Med Ed Blog
October 20th, 2009 by Medical School Application Specialist
Med Ed Update perfectly fits into my concept of a “professional blog.” It is a collection of news and blog articles about the goings on in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. The blog caters to the university’s medical education community, keeping its audience updated on [...] Continue Reading…
The Secret Formula for an Effective Application Essay
October 13th, 2009 by Medical School Application Specialist
Is it your dream to become a med school student? If yes, you can better your chances of becoming one through your application essay. All you need to know is the secret in writing a med school admissions essay. This secret formula would make your med [...] Continue Reading…
How NOT to Write Your Medical School Essay Like a Medical Journal
October 9th, 2009 by Medical School Application Specialist
Sure, you?re applying for medical school. But it doesn?t necessarily mean your medical school application essay has to be laden with medical terms and other types of jargon only medical practitioners would know. After all, you?re just applying for med school. You have years to learn all of those [...] Continue Reading…
How to Avoid Plagiarism when Using Quotations in Your Application Essay
When writing your medical school application essays, there are many ways for you to catch the attention of your readers as you present a personal side of yourself. One of these ways is to include quotations in your essay. These quotations can be from a favorite mentor, a famous [...] Continue Reading…
Gaining Entry Using Medical School Essays
Preparing Your Medical School Application Essays as You Apply to Schools with the Most Competitive Medical Specializations in the US
Applying to any medical school is hard enough. Applying to the best medical schools with the most competitive specializations in the country, where competition is the name of the game, [...] Continue Reading…
Focusing on Personality in Application Essays
Focusing on Your Personality as a Future Doctor in Your Medical School Application Essays
Getting into medical school is no piece of cake, starting with the admission essay alone. Admissions to medical schools tend to become very competitive, as more and more people develop an interest in the medical profession [...] Continue Reading…
Application Essay about Being a Family Doctor
Effectively Discussing Your Reasons Why You Want to Be a Family Doctor in Your Medical School Application Essays
Getting into medical will take more than impressive admission test results and a long list of extracurricular activities and undergraduate accomplishments. Exemplary grades and MCAT scores are not the only requirement to [...] Continue Reading…