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Virtual Interview / Meeting Must Haves

Virtual Interview / Meeting Must Haves

Since the pandemic started, interviews have been virtual for university, residency, etc. I just went through pediatrics residency interviews, which were virtual, and while I can’t predict whether next cycle’s interviews will be virtual, I…

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How to Stay Sane while Studying for a Big Exam

How to Stay Sane while Studying for a Big Exam

Whether it’s the US Medical Licensing Exams (USMLEs) like in my case, or another standardized exam – studying for these tests is a PROCESS. …
Interview Questions – College

Interview Questions – College

I’ll go ahead and say it- I’m not the most eloquent or the best under pressure. So interviews, as you might imagine, …
Interview Questions – Med School

Interview Questions – Med School

I’ll go ahead and say it- I’m not the most eloquent or the best under pressure. So interviews, as you might imagine, …
How to Prepare for Clinical Rotations

How to Prepare for Clinical Rotations

To start, I’m not writing this post because I feel like I was the best prepared student for clerkships or because I feel …
On Productivity

On Productivity

This article is a tough one for me to write because I feel a little like a fraud- I’m not always the most …
How to decide on a medical specialty

How to decide on a medical specialty

Pre- Clinical Years In my own experience, it’s hard to know for sure what you enjoy prior to clinical rotations, but I do …
Personal Safety on Campus & In Cities

Personal Safety on Campus & In Cities

Growing up in Chicago, my parents always emphasized the importance of personal safety and paying attention to everything happening around you. I always knew …
How to approach research ~stuff~ (Part 2)

How to approach research ~stuff~ (Part 2)

Part 1 of this post on research covered the questions of how important research is when applying to med school or residency, how to find …
How to approach research ~stuff~

How to approach research ~stuff~

Earlier this week, I presented some research at a conference for the first time, and I wanted to talk about how to approach research …
How I Study During Rotations

How I Study During Rotations

When I started my rotations in January, I felt so overwhelmed. Because my class takes the USMLE Step 1 after our clinical year, I hadn’…
How to pick which medical school to attend

How to pick which medical school to attend

It’s officially that time of year when medical school applicants get to compare their admissions offers (if they’re lucky) and make a …
6 Ways I Deal with Failure

6 Ways I Deal with Failure

Whether you’ve experienced minor setbacks or life-altering failure, we all feel discouraged from time to time. That said, relying on healthy coping strategies …
Undergrad vs. Med School Admissions

Undergrad vs. Med School Admissions

One thing many students don’t realize is that the college application process in the US is different from the medical school application process. …
How to eat healthy as a student

How to eat healthy as a student

I wanted to get this post up before the new year, when many people make it a goal to eat healthy. Eating healthy is …
Med School interview Tips

Med School interview Tips

The way I see it, there are two components to answering questions during an interview- the content of your answers, and the delivery. Both …
Med School Interview Questions

Med School Interview Questions

These are all of the med school interview questions I prepared for. Some people may think this is overkill. Maybe they’re right. All …
3 Tips to convince a med school that they are “The One”

3 Tips to convince a med school that they are “The One”

Another application cycle is upon us- I can’t believe AMCAS opens in just a week! After the preliminary AMCAS application is submitted, schools …
AMCAS Personal Statement Tips

AMCAS Personal Statement Tips

The personal statement is the last hurdle you have to jump before submitting your AMCAS application. In some ways it’s a pretty dreaded …
High Value Resources for Pre-Med Students

High Value Resources for Pre-Med Students

So many pre-med students have reached out to me for advice on how to best equip themselves for the medical school application process. I …
Co-curricular Activities for High School Students

Co-curricular Activities for High School Students

For the last six months or so, I served as an alumni interviewer for Princeton, my undergraduate university.  Interviewing students from different cultural and …
Co-curricular Activities for Pre-medical Students

Co-curricular Activities for Pre-medical Students

Okay. So, everyone knows great grades and MCAT scores are really important for getting into medical school. And everyone also knows that rest of …
MCAT II

MCAT II

So, my last post seems to have opened a can of worms relating to the MCAT, because I received a whole slew of other …
MCAT I

MCAT I

Alright, this post was a long time coming..the classic ‘med school blogger gives MCAT advice’ post. I’m going to try to make …
High Value Resources- Academics & College Admissions

High Value Resources- Academics & College Admissions

Hello friends! Over the last few years, many high school students have approached me for advice on academics and on the college application process. …
Interview Tips

Interview Tips

Since October, I have had the privilege of interviewing many high school students applying to Princeton University. Each student I’ve spoken with has …