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AMCAS Work and Activities Example

AMCAS Work and Activities Examples: How to Stand Out

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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MMI Schools - Cracking Med School Admissions Tips and MMI Practice Tests

MMI Schools: Tips to Ace Each Medical School’s MMI

There is a lot of overlap in what medical schools ask in their Multiple Mini Interview stations. However, a MMI school does ask more questions related to its mission and what it looks for in its students. For example, there are some medical schools, such as Stanford and Duke, that value innovation and leadership. Therefore,

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Medical School Secondary Essays: Popular Essay Prompts and Tips To Answer Them

Medical School Secondary Essays: Popular Prompts and Tips To Answer Them

After your AMCAS primary application is transmitted, you will begin to receive medical school secondary essays. While most schools send secondaries to all applicants, certain med schools will screen applicants by academic metrics like GPA and MCAT score and/or content listed on your primary application before extending secondaries. Regardless, submission of your secondary is a

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AMCAS Most Meaningful Experience

AMCAS Most Meaningful Experience: What You To Need To Know for 2021

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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How To Write A Personal Statement For Medical School

How To Write A Personal Statement For Medical School

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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AMCAS Application Guide

AMCAS Applicant Guide 2021

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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AMCAS Work and Activities Example

AMCAS Work and Activities Examples: How to Stand Out

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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MMI Schools - Cracking Med School Admissions Tips and MMI Practice Tests

MMI Schools: Tips to Ace Each Medical School’s MMI

There is a lot of overlap in what medical schools ask in their Multiple Mini Interview stations. However, a MMI school does ask more questions related to its mission and what it looks for in its students. For example, there are some medical schools, such as Stanford and Duke, that value innovation and leadership. Therefore,

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Medical School Secondary Essays: Popular Essay Prompts and Tips To Answer Them

Medical School Secondary Essays: Popular Prompts and Tips To Answer Them

After your AMCAS primary application is transmitted, you will begin to receive medical school secondary essays. While most schools send secondaries to all applicants, certain med schools will screen applicants by academic metrics like GPA and MCAT score and/or content listed on your primary application before extending secondaries. Regardless, submission of your secondary is a

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AMCAS Most Meaningful Experience

AMCAS Most Meaningful Experience: What You To Need To Know for 2021

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

Read More »
How To Write A Personal Statement For Medical School

How To Write A Personal Statement For Medical School

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

Read More »
AMCAS Application Guide

AMCAS Applicant Guide 2021

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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