About the Author

Bijoya Basu

Bijoya Basu (Bijou) graduated Cum Laude from Washington University in St. Louis, receiving her BS in Statistics and in Biology. After graduation, Bijou moved to Maryland where she spent one-year conducting research at the National Institutes of Health before matriculating into graduate school. Bijou is now part of the Case Western Reserve University Medical Scientist Training Program. After completing the first two years of medical school at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Bijou is now working towards her PhD in Genetics.

How to Customize an MCAT Study Schedule

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A student studying with Laptop and bookfor MCAT.

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The MCAT is an important part of your medical school application and allows medical admissions committees to interpret your academic data when comparing you to students from other institutions. The key to success on your exam begins with an effective MCAT study schedule, incorporating a few great MCAT study resources.

You Just Found Out Your USMLE Step 1 Score! Now What?

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A medical school student looking excitedly at a piece of paper after finding out that she passed Step 1.

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Congratulations! You did it! You took USMLE Step 1, the test you spent months studying for, and now you’re anxiously awaiting that email notification telling you that your Step 1 score is available. So now what? 

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