Med School
10 Things You Can Do Today to Improve Your Medical School Application
Applying to medical school is tough. Really tough. There are more qualified applicants than there are spots. The number of applicants is increasing every year (and subsequently, the number of qualified applicants) while the number of medical school spots isn’t keeping pace. But if you want it bad enough, with a lot of hard work [...]
Stanford Admissions Video – Medicine, Business, Education and Law
Thanks to Gagan, one of our readers, who suggested sharing the following video: “February 8, 2011 – The deans of four Stanford graduate schools discussed the values of a liberal arts major and how that might impact a student who is interested in applying to professional school. They also talked about how their admission process [...]
Is there a “perfect” medical specialty?
It’s day 3 since I started my 30 posts in 30 days challenge and I’m already behind pace since this is my second post.. oh well, just gotta double up one of the days! Last night I was having dinner with a fellow medical student and friend of mine from undergad, and one of the [...]
Medical School Rejection: Having a Healthy Attitude
In recent days, Canadian medical schools have begun spreading joy (through interview invites) and crushing dreams (through rejections) among students everywhere. Great for those invited to interviews, but feelings of disappointment, sadness, and sometimes anger for those who received bad news. As we all know, it’s never fun to be rejected for anything. When you [...]
Now that I’m half way through 2nd year of med school, here’s what I’m thinking
When I think back to where I was at this time last year, my world was pretty different. Not just my surroundings, but also inside as well – the thoughts, attitudes, beliefs, and feelings in my head. When it comes to medical school and my impending career, it was no different. Medical education Last year: [...]
The Giant Med School Admissions FAQ
Over the past year and a bit, I’ve gotten a lot of questions about the medical school admissions process. As you can imagine, a lot of students have the same questions. I figured it would make a lot more sense to just compile these common questions and my answers for everyone to see. Overtime, as [...]
A List of Med Student Awesome
Recently, I found myself waiting for someone at Mount Sinai Hospital. To my joy, there was a Chapters bookstore on the main floor (a bookstore in a hospital! How awesome is that?) So there I was, in all my frazzled med student glory, with my coat and backpack on, wearing sweatpants and Uggs, as I [...]
5 Reasons Why a Med Student Should Have a Smart Phone
The Importance of Prioritizing
For those of you who have followed this blog over the past few years, you might recall my 3rd year of undergrad when York went on strike for a few months. When the strike was over and school finally resumed at the beginning of 2009, we had to make up a lot of lost time, [...]
How To Get That A+ In Every Course
Shelly here. Hello medhopeful readers…! First of all, I apologize for not posting at all this summer. To make up for it, I promise to post regularly, starting now. School has started up again, and seeing the first year medical students in our building definitely makes me feel like an old school veteran. Next year [...]
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