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July 28, 2025

How to Get Into the USC Keck School of Medicine: Requirements and Strategies

July 28, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Get Into the USC Keck School of Medicine: Requirements and Strategies

Learn what it takes to get into the USC Keck School of Medicine, admissions strategies, plus the Keck secondary essay prompts and sample essays

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Medical School, Admissions
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July 25, 2025

How to Get Into the Lewis Katz School of Medicine: Requirements and Strategies (2025)

July 25, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Get Into the Lewis Katz School of Medicine: Requirements and Strategies (2025)

Learn the Lewis Katz School of Medicine’s requirements, acceptance rate, and admissions strategies, plus an LKSOM secondary essay examples

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July 19, 2025

How to Get Into Emory Medical School: Requirements and Strategies

July 19, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Get Into Emory Medical School: Requirements and Strategies

Learn the Emory Medical School ranking and admissions strategies, plus how to approach the Emory secondary application essays (examples included)

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July 19, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 1 Comment
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July 17, 2025

How to Get Into Tufts University School of Medicine: Requirements and Strategies

July 17, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Get Into Tufts University School of Medicine: Requirements and Strategies

Learn the requirements for Tufts University School of Medicine, admissions strategies, plus Tufts secondary essay prompts and sample essays

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July 17, 2025

How to Get Into Tulane Medical School: Requirements and Strategies

July 17, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Get Into Tulane Medical School: Requirements and Strategies

Learn Tulane Medical School ranking, acceptance rate, and admissions strategies, plus a sample response to the “Why Tulane Medical School” essay prompt

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July 12, 2025

How to Get Into UCLA Medical School: Requirements and Strategies

July 12, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Get Into UCLA Medical School: Requirements and Strategies

Learn the UCLA Medical School acceptance rate and admissions strategies, plus sample UCLA secondary essays

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July 11, 2025

How to Get Into Georgetown Medical School: The Ultimate Guide

July 11, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Get Into Georgetown Medical School: The Ultimate Guide

Learn the Georgetown Medical School acceptance rate, admissions requirements, and read Georgetown secondary application essay examples

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July 09, 2025

Medical School Secondary Essay Prompts (2025-2026)

July 09, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
Medical School Secondary Essay Prompts (2025-2026)

A complete list of med school secondary prompts to help you get ahead and stay organized during your admissions process

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July 09, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 16 Comments
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July 03, 2025

How to Get Into Kaiser Permanente Medical School: Requirements and Strategies

July 03, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Get Into Kaiser Permanente Medical School: Requirements and Strategies

How hard is it to get into Kaiser Medical School? Learn requirements, acceptance rate, and strategies for getting into California’s newest medical school

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July 03, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 12 Comments
Medical School
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June 27, 2025

How to Get Into UCSF Medical School: Requirements and Strategies

June 27, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Get Into UCSF Medical School: Requirements and Strategies

Learn the UCSF acceptance rate, admissions requirements, and strategies, plus UCSF secondary essay examples

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June 27, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 2 Comments
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June 26, 2025

How to Get Into Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine: Requirements and Strategies

June 26, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Get Into Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine: Requirements and Strategies

Learn the Mayo Medical School acceptance rate, requirements, and admissions strategies

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June 25, 2025

How to Get Into Johns Hopkins Medical School: Requirements and Strategies

June 25, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Get Into Johns Hopkins Medical School: Requirements and Strategies

Learn the Johns Hopkins Medical School acceptance rate, admissions strategies, and read a sample Johns Hopkins secondary essay

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June 25, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 5 Comments
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June 13, 2025

How to Get Into Harvard Medical School: Requirements and Strategies

June 13, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Get Into Harvard Medical School: Requirements and Strategies

Learn how to gain admission to one of the most prestigious medical schools in the country, plus a Harvard Medical School personal statement example

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June 13, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 58 Comments
Medical School
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May 28, 2025

How to Ace Medical School Interviews (Questions Included)

May 28, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Ace Medical School Interviews (Questions Included)

100+ common medical school interview questions, plus time-tested approaches to answering questions like “Tell me about yourself” and “What is your biggest weakness?”

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May 28, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 27 Comments
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May 23, 2025

MMI Interview: The Ultimate Guide (150 Sample Questions Included)

May 23, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
MMI Interview: The Ultimate Guide (150 Sample Questions Included)

Learn the different types of MMI interview questions and how to answer them. Plus, 150 MMI interview questions and the complete list of medical schools that use MMI.

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May 23, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 6 Comments
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May 17, 2025

How to Become a Medical Scribe as a Premed

May 17, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Become a Medical Scribe as a Premed

Discover how to get a job as a medical scribe and become a competitive medical school candidate

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May 17, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 2 Comments
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May 15, 2025

How to Succeed as a UNC Premed

May 15, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Succeed as a UNC Premed

Everything you need to know about premed at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, including UNC premed requirements and the best premed extracurriculars

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May 15, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 2 Comments
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May 15, 2025

How Much Do Doctors Make? (2025)

May 15, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
How Much Do Doctors Make? (2025)

Learn exactly how much doctors make including the differences in salary by specialty, location, race, and gender as well as if it's better to be self-employed

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May 15, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 1 Comment
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May 03, 2025

How to Become an EMT as a Premed: Everything You Need to Know

May 03, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Become an EMT as a Premed: Everything You Need to Know

Discover the EMT training requirements and learn how to get EMT certified so you can be a competitive medical school applicant

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May 03, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 1 Comment
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May 02, 2025

PA vs MD: The Biggest Differences

May 02, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
PA vs MD: The Biggest Differences

Discover the differences in PA vs. MD salary, lifestyle, and job role to determine which career is the right fit

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May 02, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian/ Comment
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