Unlike other pre-health admissions exams like the OAT and DAT, the MCAT is not offered throughout the entire year. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) selects about 20 MCAT test dates each year and they are all between the months of January through September. You will want to plan your MCAT studies according to […]
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7 Steps to Acing Your Med School Interview
This blog post originally appeared on Accepted Admissions Blog. Congratulations! You have been identified as one of the most promising applicants for medical school this application cycle. Follow these seven steps to ensure that you ace your interview and receive an acceptance: Step 1: Celebrate! While you may be nervous about embarking on the next step of your […]

How to Prepare for Medical School Secondaries
Secondaries are coming up fast! Processed AMCAS applications will be sent to medical schools starting June 30th. Click for more on how to prepare.

Personal Statement for Medical School
Personal statements for medical school allow a wide range of freedom and topics.This post will discuss what to do with the personal statement.

Common Medical School Interview Questions
While the MCAT and GPA are key factors in getting into medical school, the interview is what will get you into medical school. The interview helps medical schools assess personal qualities and interpersonal skills that are absolutely crucial to your success in medical school and beyond. This post will go over some common medical school interview […]

Medical School Interview Tips
Hooray! After years of studying in college, preparing for the MCAT with Magoosh, and going through the medical school application process, you’ve received your first invite to interview at a medical school! Now the hard part is over and you just need to ace the interview…right? After getting an interview, the interview itself actually matters MORE […]

MCAT Score Release Schedule
The way that MCAT score release works is unique among the other pre-health exams. When you take the GRE, PCAT, DAT, or OAT, you receive an unofficial score report right when you finish taking the exam. With the MCAT, you have to wait about a month before you get your score report. MCAT Score Release […]

What Are The Most Important Criteria For Medical School?
The MCAT is a huge part of medical school admissions, but it’s just a piece of your application. These are the most important criteria for medical school.

Is Research for Medical School Required?
Many students do research for medical school, but does time in the lab guarantee you a spot in the class?

Getting Strong Letters of Recommendation for Medical School
We all know that GPA and MCAT score are the two biggest factors that influence your med school acceptance chances. Admissions committees also highly value the quality of your letters of recommendation when they are looking over applications. Letters of rec provide the reader a chance to gauge your interpersonal skills, work ethic, critical thinking […]