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August 2017 |
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Tips from Admissions on Maintaining Professionalism Throughout Your
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Once you have taken the MCAT exam and perfected and submitted your application, you're well on your way through the medical school application process. The next step is the interview. Being invited to interview is an indication that a medical school is interested
in understanding more about the person behind the application. While academics and experiences carry weight in the decision making process, an interview is a chance for medical schools to look at the intangible qualities not captured on paper. Professionalism
is one of those important qualities and can easily make or break an otherwise outstanding interview. To help you put your most professional foot forward and avoid any missteps, we asked admissions officers to reveal their best tips for before, during, and
after your interview. |
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5 Tips for Finding and Working with a Mentor
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A mentor can be key in helping you throughout your journey to medical school. Whether a physician, medical student, or a professor, a mentor is someone who has experience in the medical field and can listen, relate, and be supportive as you navigate this process.
To help you identify and build that relationship, we've developed 5 tips. |
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Selecting a Medical School: 35 Questions I Wish I Had Asked
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An interview is an opportunity not just for the medical school to get to know you better, but also for you to get to know the school better. As a place where you will spend the next four or five years, an interview is a great source to gather the information
you need to help you decide whether that particular medical school is right for you. Not sure what to ask? Here are 35 questions these medical students wished they had asked during their interview.
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Inspiring Story Highlight: Yasaman Ataei |
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"I was told no school would look favorably on a non-native speaker applicant with a low verbal score. Now I'm a student at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine."
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Read about Yasaman Ataei's path to medicine
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Pre-Med Bloggers Wanted! |
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Do you like to write?
Aspiring Docs Diaries is looking for pre-meds to blog about their experiences, whether it's something you learned from a patient interaction, what keeps you motivated, a challenge you've overcome, or a story about why you want to be a doctor. To be considered,
submit a draft or an outline of your ideas to the editor at
[log in to unmask]. |
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FIRST's Financial Tip of the Month |
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Knowing the difference between a
federal loan and a private loan might save you money. |
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Brought to you by
FIRST (Financial Information, Resources, Services, and Tools) ¡V an AAMC service that provides free resources to help you make wise financial decisions.
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Important Dates |
August 10
AAMC AMCAS Ask Admissions Webinar: Next Steps After Submission, 7:00 PM-8:00 PM EST. For more information and to register,
click here. |
August 11
MCAT Test Day |
August 12
National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) Scholar's Day 2017, 1:00-4:00 PM EST in Washington, DC. For more information and to register,
click here. |
August 18 and 19
MCAT Test Days |
August 22
MCAT Score Release for July 21 and 22 examinees |
August 24
MCAT Test Day |
August 29
MCAT Score Release for July 27 and 28 examinees |
September 1
MCAT Test Day |
September 23
National Association of Minority Medical Educators (NAMME) National Conference in Long Beach, CA, 9:00 AM-4:30 PM PST. For more information and to register,
click here. |
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