Turn Your Setbacks Into A Competitive Advantage; How to Get a Headstart Studying for the MCAT; Are You Ruining Your Chances of Getting Great LORs?

 

 

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3 Ways to Turn Your Setbacks Into a Competitive Advantage
Getting offered interview slots for medical schools you've applied to is a huge honor. Getting offered acceptance letters to those schools is an even bigger honor. But what happens when you don't get offered those interview or acceptances during your first round of applications? Continue reading >>>

 

How to Get a Head Start on Studying For the MCAT
There's so much to learn when it comes to the MCAT that getting yourself a head start can be an excellent idea. Continue reading >>>

 

Pre-meds: Track your vitals. The new online portfolio from the AAMC and NBME. Learn more at pivio.org

 

5 Obvious Ways to Ruin Your Chances of Getting Great LORs
It's never too early to start thinking about your letters of recommendation (LORs) for medical school. Here are five easy ways to ruin your chances of getting great (not good) ones. Continue reading >>>

 

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Session 96: Dr. Rivera, Director of Admissions at NYU, talks about their innovative 3-year MD program and what it means for the future of medicine.  

Listen to this week's podcast: NYU's 3-Year MD Program - A Discussion With Their Dean