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Mastering USMLE Step 2 Preparation in 10 Steps

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A medical student creating their Step 2 CK study plan on a calendar.

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Your dedicated Step 2 CK study time is approaching, and you need an effective study plan to keep yourself on track. It can be difficult to adjust to a premade schedule, especially when it does not account for your weaker subjects or the amount of study time that you have...

6 Reasons to Retake the MCAT

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A group of pre-med students retaking the MCAT in a prometric testing center.

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Despite months of studying, the day of the MCAT may not go as planned and leave pre-medical students considering whether a retake is necessary. Though the AAMC allows taking the MCAT up to three times per year, it is best practice to minimize the number of times this exam is...

How Important is Your MCAT Score for Medical School Admissions

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The MCAT is one of the most difficult standardized tests you will take, and it is a key component of medical school applications. However, its importance for medical school admissions, and specifically its value to admissions committees, remains shrouded in mystery. Placing too little or too much emphasis on the...

Best Tips for Honoring Your Surgery Clerkship

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Doctors performing surgery on a patient in an operating room.

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Surgery is a challenging but rewarding specialty and you should expect your clerkship to be the same. Surgery is also unlike other specialties you will rotate through and if you want to receive honors, you will need to take a different approach than you did for other clerkships. You will...

Re-Applying for the Match in Your Residency Interviews

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An applicant at her medical school interview.

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Imagine this… it’s 9:59 AM on the Monday of Match Week. You’re sitting at your desk or with your loved ones, nervous, waiting for an email notification from the NRMP that will determine your future career. Thoughts are racing through your mind. “Will I match? What will I do if...

6 Tips for Contacting Medical Residency Programs for an Interview

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A doctor shaking hands with a prospective resident at their residency interview.

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After ERAS submission, it is time to prepare for residency interviews. If it has been 4-6 weeks after application submission and you have not heard back from your top programs, you should consider contacting them for an interview. Crafting a professional residency thank-you email to ask a residency program for...

8 Overlooked Aspects of MCAT Prep

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A premed student studying for the MCAT on her laptop in a library.

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A premedMost key aspects of MCAT prep receive due attention, but there are several important factors that are often overlooked. These include study and preparation tips as well as strategies for maximizing test day performance. It is often difficult to make sense of all the available information from so many...

MCAT: How to Prepare/What to Expect For Test Day

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A row of computer booths for MCAT Test Day.

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After endless weeks of studying, the day to take your Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is in sight. This can feel like the most important test of your life up to this point, especially if you have been dreaming of becoming a doctor for a while. There is no more...

Congratulations! You Matched to Residency – Now What?!

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An excited new resident speaking on the phone after having learned that she matched for residency.

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After years of medical school, months of interviews, and countless nights of worrying about your Rank Order List for residency matching. You open your NRMP results envelope on Match Day and a wave of emotion washes over you. You matched to residency!  Matching to residency was the goal that always...

2023 Residency Application Timeline

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Student happy to receive any email that she has been matched into residency.

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Perhaps the most exciting and nerve-wracking time in medical school is the MATCH. After years of hard work and sacrifice, the time has finally come to go through the application and interview process all over again, just as for medical school. However, this time is much more exciting. This time,...

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