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March 25, 2025

How to Get Into Eastern Virginia Medical School: Requirements and Strategies

March 25, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Get Into Eastern Virginia Medical School: Requirements and Strategies

Learn the Eastern Virginia Medical School ranking and admissions strategies, plus a sample EVMS secondary essay

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March 25, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian/ Comment
Admissions, Applications, Medical School
Medical School Applications, Medical School Admissions
February 13, 2025

Does Undergrad Prestige Matter for Med School?

February 13, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
Does Undergrad Prestige Matter for Med School?

Learn about the ways in which medical schools consider the prestige of your undergraduate institution when making admissions decisions

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February 13, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 75 Comments
Admissions, Applications, Medical School
Medical School Admissions, Medical School Applications
January 18, 2025

Tuition at Every Medical School in the United States (Updated in 2025)

January 18, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
Tuition at Every Medical School in the United States (Updated in 2025)

How much does medical school cost? Learn the medical school tuition and fees for every school in the United States, from the highest to the lowest.

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January 18, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 10 Comments
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January 16, 2025

The Best Liberal Arts Colleges for Medical School (2025)

January 16, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
The Best Liberal Arts Colleges for Medical School (2025)

Learn how the best liberal arts colleges prepare their students for med school and determine if this is the right premed education for you

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January 16, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 3 Comments
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Medical School Admissions, College Admissions
January 15, 2025

Medical Schools in Florida: How to Get In (2025)

January 15, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
Medical Schools in Florida: How to Get In (2025)

Learn how hard it is to get into the best medical schools in Florida and strategies to make it happen

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January 15, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 4 Comments
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September 25, 2024

The Best MCAT Prep Books in 2025 (and Other Resources)

September 25, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian
The Best MCAT Prep Books in 2025 (and Other Resources)

Learn which MCAT prep books are the best so you can maximize your score in the least amount of time

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September 25, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 41 Comments
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April 03, 2024

How to Get Into Tulane Medical School: Requirements and Strategies

April 03, 2024/ 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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March 20, 2024

Casper, Snapshot, and Duet: Everything You Need to Know (2025)

March 20, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian
Casper, Snapshot, and Duet: Everything You Need to Know (2025)

Learn how to prep for the newest Casper exams including when you should take them, how they're scored, if they're required, and how to prepare for each

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March 20, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 33 Comments
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March 19, 2024

How to Get Into Georgetown Medical School: The Ultimate Guide

March 19, 2024/ 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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March 19, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian/ Comment
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Medical School Applications, Medical School Admissions
March 04, 2024

Does Taking Prerequisites Online Look Bad to Medical Schools?

March 04, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian
Does Taking Prerequisites Online Look Bad to Medical Schools?

Do top-tier US medical schools accept online classes—and does taking medical school prerequisites online affect your odds of getting in?

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March 04, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 7 Comments
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Medical School Applications, Medical School Admissions
February 09, 2024

Old MCAT to New MCAT: Score Conversion and MCAT Percentiles

February 09, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian
Old MCAT to New MCAT: Score Conversion and MCAT Percentiles

An old MCAT to new MCAT conversion table, plus MCAT percentiles to see how you compare with other test-takers

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February 09, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian/ Comment
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Medical School Admissions, Medical School Applications, MCAT
December 27, 2023

Medical School Acceptance Rates by Race (2025): Does Ethnicity Play a Role?

December 27, 2023/ Dr. Shemmassian
Medical School Acceptance Rates by Race (2025): Does Ethnicity Play a Role?

Learn how much race matters when applying to medical schools and how diversity is achieved through admissions

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December 27, 2023/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 48 Comments
Admissions, Medical School
Medical School Admissions, Medical School Applications
April 02, 2021

How to Write a Great Research Assistant Cover Letter (Sample Included)

April 02, 2021/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Write a Great Research Assistant Cover Letter (Sample Included)

A step-by-step guide to writing an effective cover letter for a research position, including a full-length sample

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April 02, 2021/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 2 Comments
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Medical School Applications, Medical School Admissions
February 19, 2021

How Long is the MCAT? A Complete Time Breakdown

February 19, 2021/ Dr. Shemmassian
How Long is the MCAT? A Complete Time Breakdown

A complete section-by-section MCAT time breakdown, plus answers to frequently asked test day questions

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February 19, 2021/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 4 Comments
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MCAT, Medical School Applications, Medical School Admissions
February 11, 2021

Ross University School of Medicine: What You Need to Know

February 11, 2021/ Dr. Shemmassian
Ross University School of Medicine: What You Need to Know

Is Ross University a good medical school? Learn the Ross Medical School acceptance rate, admissions requirements, and strategies to get accepted

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February 11, 2021/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 4 Comments
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Medical School Applications, Medical School Admissions