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Can I Cancel My MCAT and Postpone It?

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A student surrounded by study books and thinking if he can cancel and postpone MCAT.

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If you are deciding whether or not you should postpone your MCAT, you are not alone! Many students experience the stress and frustration of being in this position, and in fact, it is not uncommon at all.

How Will the USMLE Step 1 Pass Fail System Affect Your Step 2 Score?

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A student studying for the USMLE Step 2 in a library in front of medical textbooks.

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It used to be that USMLE Step 1 was “the big one”, but with it becoming pass/fail, attention has shifted to Step 2. The first thing my brain went to was: “Step 2 scores will be lower in the coming years”. I say this because Step 1 and Step 2...

Standing Out in Residency Applications With a Pass/Fail USMLE Step 1

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A medical resident standing and smiling in front of her peers.

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Although the recent USMLE switch to pass/fail scoring for Step 1 has been regarded as a largely positive change for most students, some of you may be wondering how this change will affect the overall appearance of your residency application. There are several key components to building a stand-out application...

Best Resources to Help You Prepare for Your Surgery Shelf Exam

A sudent looking at a book in the library, one of the best resources for Surgery Shelf Exam.

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If you are preparing for your Surgery Shelf, the first and most important piece of advice I can share with you is to start early! Surgery is arguably one of the most demanding and time-consuming rotations you will participate in during your clinical year of medical school, so the earlier...

A Guide to Swapping Residency Programs

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A group of medical residents in a hospital, wearing scrubs and smiling.

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So, what do residents do when they need to switch programs or specialties for personal reasons? Fortunately, systems and businesses exist to help residents make that transition. 

7 Tips for Studying for the Family Medicine Shelf Exam

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A group of medical school students on their Family Medicine clinical rotation.

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There are few Shelf exams more difficult than the family medicine shelf. The unique thing about family medicine is that it covers – in some way – nearly every topic that you’ll see in your clinical year. There are components of pediatrics, OB/GYN, psychiatry, internal medicine, and surgery. Of course,...

How to Improve Your MCAT Score and Reach Your Target Score

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A frustrated pre-med student studying for the MCAT in a library, sitting in front of a pile of open textbooks.

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One of the most asked questions about tackling the MCAT is how to improve your score and reach your target score. Whether you are in the middle of studying and are not achieving the desired progress or just received a suboptimal score and are considering retaking the exam for a...

Why Is the Medicine Shelf So Hard and What Can You Do to Be Ready?

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A combo of pills which needs to be understood for the Medicine shelf exam.

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With internal medicine having the most applicants for residency positions every year (nearly 27,000 from a total of 51,000 applicants in 2021), it makes sense that clerkship students want to excel on their medicine shelf exam. Additionally, many specialties require an internal medicine intern year before starting the field’s core...

The Questions You’ll See on the MCAT – With MCAT Sample Questions!

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A pre-med student doing MCAT practice questions on her laptop at home.

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The MCAT examination is designed to test your content knowledge in a variety of science subjects as well as your critical reasoning skills. The MCAT is broken down into four sections: General Chemistry/Organic Chemistry/Physics; General Biology/Biochemistry; Psychology/Sociology and CARS (critical analysis and reasoning skills). In this blog post, we will...

What to Focus on In Your Pre-Med Research Position

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A medical student in a lab testing and focusing on pre-med research position.

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Taking a research position to gain research experience is becoming an increasingly important piece of the application package for pre-med students. Along with volunteer experience and shadowing or clinical exposure, it is now one of those factors that are technically optional (i.e., not a hard requirement) but widely recommended and...

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