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5 Things High School Students Should Know About Medical School
|It’s never too early to start preparing to become a doctor. Nevertheless, preparing does not mean worrying. Here are 5…
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Weekly Weigh-in: Most “Meaningful” Activities
Welcome to PDr’s Weekly Weigh-in! Each week, we ask medical students and physicians to weigh in on some of our…
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Applying to Medical School
Write About Your Hobbies on the Medical School Application
A medical school’s atmosphere, its charm, is defined by the energy and passion that the students embody. Students are encouraged…
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Applying to Medical School
Tips from a Medical School Admissions Officer
A student admissions officer from a prominent NE medical school helps elucidate the admissions process at his school. Process Overview At…
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How a Pre-Med Can Impact Medicine
By Evan Laveman When you’re a premed student you don’t know enough to contribute medically, yet there are plenty of…
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Applying to Medical School
How To Write About Extracurriculars
As a new application cycle starts this spring, applicants around the nation are beginning to fill out the Work/Activities sections.…
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Sororities and Pre-Med Sororities
Over the past few years, I’ve noticed a tendency for medical school applicants to downplay their sorority involvement when submitting…
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How to Write a Cold Email As a Pre-Med
Are you interested in shadowing a doctor, but don’t know where to start? You do not know how to write…
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Non-Traditional Student Personal Statement Example
Because many medical school applicants today are non-traditional students, we wanted to provide a successful non-traditional student personal statement example.…
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Applying to Medical School
Does Social Media Influence Medical School Admissions?
Does social media influence medical school admissions? Do admissions officers look through your profiles to uncover reasons to not accept…
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