It is absolutely vital that you illustrate how your experience uniquely impacted your journey to medicine. Like I said in the last post, you want each entry to be memorable and catered to your personal experience. There are a lot…
Recipe: Dalgona Coffee
I pretty much never say no to coffee in any form! Making my coffee is something I look forward to every morning. Even though I consider myself a coffee enthusiast, I do get bored of my morning drink from time…
Mistakes to Avoid in Your W&A Section: Mistake #1
With the med school applications opening up soon, I’m starting a series on the five most common mistakes to avoid when writing your Work and Activities entries. Everyone loves to emphasize the personal statement. While it is definitely important, the…
Recipe: Banana Bread
There’s nothing like the smell of banana bread baking in the oven on a Saturday morning. Usually I tend to go for something more savory for breakfast but this morning I was craving a warm slice of banana bread with…
What’s the Best Pre-Health Major? Spilling it here.
I’ve wanted to become a physician since I was nine years old. When it came time to apply to college, I decided that the natural major to apply under was Biology. As a senior in high school, I wasn’t very…
Do’s & Don’ts: Should You Take an MCAT Review Course?
So as a little background information, I took the MCAT twice. The first time around, I took a review course that met three times per week for a total of 8 hours (2 two-hour sessions and 1 four-hour session per…
