Now that you’ve finished your primary application, it’s time to gear up for secondary essays. After your primary application gets verified, your email inbox will flood with secondary applications. So how fast should you be submitting medical school secondaries? Read…
Prewriting Secondaries: 7 Common Responses to Prepare
Is prewriting secondaries worth it? Now that application services are open to submissions, secondaries will start flooding your inbox once your application has been verified! Writing never came easy to me. As a premed, most of the writing I did…
Avoid These 5 Things When Writing About Clinical Experiences
The medical school application gives students plenty of opportunities to write about clinical experiences. It’s important that you detail your experiences in the right way so that medical school admissions can get a unique perspective on what you learned. So…
Should You Retake the MCAT? Ask Yourself These 7 Questions First
The thought of taking a seven and a half hour exam sends a chill down most spines. The thought of putting yourself through that more than once… Well it’s not a thought most people like to have. To retake the…
How to Write About Hobbies in Your W&A Section | 5 Insanely Helpful Tips
When I was drafting my Work and Activities section, I was a little torn as to whether or not I should include a hobby. I think that sometimes there’s pressure to leave this one out unless you’re a professional tennis…
Is a Plant-Based Diet for You? 5 Things to Know Before You Try It
Five years ago, I came across a documentary on Netflix titled Forks Over Knives and was inspired to give the plant-based lifestyle, also known as veganism, a try for eight weeks. Recently, Jake S. requested a post detailing my experience…