Dr. Rachel Rizal and Dr. Rishi Mediratta, your Cracking Med School Admissions application advisors, have literally read tens of thousands of AMCAS Work and Activities descriptions. We strategize new ways to help our students stand out on their AMCAS Activities section each year. We update this “AMCAS Work and Activities Examples” blog post several times […]
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“Why do you want to be a doctor?” and “Why medicine?” are two of the trickiest questions to answer on medical school application essays and medical school interviews. The first time you will confront “Why do you want to be a doctor?” is in your medical school personal statement. You should also convey your interests in
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For some students, choosing between a career in medicine and one in science seems like an impossible task. Many times, students will engage in research during college and develop an interest in medicine and do not want to give up the ability to do both by pursuing either a PhD or MD. Recognizing this desire,
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Out of all your AMCAS work and activities, you can choose 3 activities as your most meaningful experiences. You have an extra 1325 characters to write about your most meaningful activities. Many applicants are uncertain how to approach these additional remarks and simply treat them as extended activity descriptions. However, making the most out of
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With the AMCAS application opening for submissions, many applicants ask themselves “how many medical schools should I apply to” and face the daunting task of building a medical school list. While many aspects of applying to medical school may be similar to how you applied to college, medical school applications require more strategic planning and
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When the Cracking Med School Admissions team gives talks at universities around the United States, one topic we often discuss at length is how to make your medical school application stand out. Our goal as your advisers is to help you submit as strong of a medical school application as possible so that you can
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Table of Contents Add a header to begin generating the table of contents Your medical school personal statement is a golden opportunity in the medical school application process to strategically direct the attention of admissions officers. You can create your own highlight reel of all your relevant personal experience, best character traits, community service, life
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If you plan on applying to medical school in the upcoming cycle, then you’ve probably heard of the Medical School Admission Requirements (MSAR) website. Owned and operated by the AAMC, this site and useful resource costs $28 for one-year access to its troves of data. “Wait a minute!” you say. “I’m going to be spending
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With medical school applications opening soon, it is imperative to plan ahead and start early to maximize your chances of receiving an acceptance. In this post, we outline a definitive Medical School Application Timeline 2021 with all of the information and dates you need to keep in mind if you want to apply next cycle!
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Every year, around 40% of applicants who apply to medical schools do not receive a single acceptance and will need to re-apply. If you find yourself in this group, do not worry! Many medical students and physicians practicing today did not get in on their first try. And if you are able to reflect on
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Deciding where to apply to medical school is an extremely important, and very challenging part of the application process. It takes a lot of time and can be expensive – not only because of the application fees themselves, but from campus visits as well. The decision is ultimately yours to decide which schools will be
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The AMCAS is medical schools’ first chance to get a glimpse of who you are, and it’s a standardized application that is used by many schools at once, so getting it right is a critical first step to get into medical school. Writing the AMCAS application can be a DAUNTING experience. But don’t worry! The Cracking
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Letters of recommendation are an extremely important component of your medical school application. Our goal is to help you request for the best medical school letters of recommendation so you can get accepted to your dream medical schools. This blog post will focus on three topics: How to Ask For Medical School Letters of Recommendation
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Whether you’re a pre-med applying for a competitive summer internship, planning to take a gap year, or applying to medical school, you’ll need fantastic letters of recommendation. The Cracking Med School Admissions team strives for our advisees to have ONLY strong letters of recommendation. Not just “good” or “okay” ones. But EXCELLENT. In this blog
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For those of you who plan on applying to medical schools this coming cycle, you may have come across the LizzyM or other med school chances calculator. What is the LizzyM Score? The LizzyM is a med school chances calculator that was created by contributor LizzyM on the blog Student Doctor Network. Using your GPA,
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