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Preparing for Medical School

MCAT scores and medical school success: Do they correlate?

The MCAT is key to earning admission to medical school. How well the test score predicts your med school career is a bit more complicated. Find out why.
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Preparing for Medical School

The expenses in the medical school application process can add up

Between registration fees, test prep and interviews, you will spend plenty applying to medical school. Look at it as an investment in your future.

Medical School Life

Medical student leadership opportunities

Take on leadership opportunities at the local, state or national levels to represent medical students and address their concerns.
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Medical School Life

How to get involved in advocacy work as a medical student

Looking to advocate for change as a med student? Here’s some advice from medical students who are making a difference.
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Preparing for Medical School

Preparing for your MCAT? Persistence, patience can pay off

The MCAT is not easy. One medical student whose persistence in exam prep paid off offers this advice to those aspiring to be physicians.
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Preparing for Medical School

Which undergrad majors are best for med school?

Identifying the coursework that will make you the best medical school applicant—and eventually help you succeed as a medical student—is an inexact science.
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Medical School Life

3 tips for getting the most out of feedback in medical school

Feedback is crucial to a physician’s training, but it is often vague or clouded by discomfort. These practices can add specificity and accountability.
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Medical School Life

Ears to you: Which podcasts are medical students listening to?

From the clinical to the topical to the sensational, here’s a look at some of the podcasts medical students are listening to.

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