Category: Pre Medicine

A gap year(s) is usually the time between graduating from undergraduate and attending medical school. A gap year doesn’t have to be one year, it can be up to five or more, it's tailored to your journey. The idea is that you aren’t going straight to medical school from undergrad. Many people take gap year(s) [...]

Interviewing is a way for potential medical schools to meet you in person after reviewing your application. That is a great sign when you get an interview because that means they were impressed by your application enough to want to bring you in and meet you. Once you have been granted an interview, it is [...]

Here is a general timeline for applying to medical school   Reference: https://career.berkeley.edu/Medical/AppTime Prior to Applying: Gather Letters of Recommendation and consider giving your letter writers thisAAMC link regarding guidelines and suggestions. Continue with your volunteer, work or research activities. Prepare for the MCAT – Register and choose from approximately 20 dates but should not take [...]

Preparation: When it comes to preparing for the MCAT, there are so many ways to tackle it. I have posted some examples below. Remember, these are just a few of the many ways to approach this exam. The examples below are in no particular order and all of them are the resources I am aware [...]