Ready, Set, Apply — Writing a Knock-Out Primary App
By: Alessandra Santiago Back in November, we covered the primary application and your personal statement. The written components of your primary application include your 15 extracurricular activities...
View ArticleReady, Set, Apply — Ready to Hit Submit?
By: Alessandra Santiago In our last article, we covered how to approach writing your Personal Statement and Activities Section of the primary application. This week, we will cover how to edit, who to...
View ArticleReady, Set, Apply — So, You’re Thinking D.O.?
By: Alessandra Santiago At this point in the Ready, Set, Apply series, we have only covered material relevant to allopathic medical schools. In this article, we will do a brief overview of some of the...
View ArticleReady, Set, Apply — Let’s Talk Secondaries
By: Alessandra Santiago Let’s talk secondaries. If you’ve followed the Ready, Set, Apply series until this point, you’ll be aware that the primary application opens on May 4, 2020 and you can submit...
View ArticleReady, Set, Apply — When Do You Reapply?
By: Alessandra Santiago For many pre-med students awaiting admission determinations from their medical schools, there can come a point where reapplying becomes a reality. But when do you know for...
View ArticleReady, Set, Apply — Are Your Application Materials Ready?
By: Alessandra Santiago At this point in the series, we have covered everything from writing your Personal Statement to preparing for the secondary applications to selecting your schools. The Primary...
View ArticleReady, Set, Apply — Who Should Edit My Primary App?
By: Alessandra Santiago At this point in the application cycle, it is likely that most pre-meds have a working version of their Primary App materials, including a Personal Statement draft along with a...
View ArticleReady, Set, Apply — Strategizing Your Secondary Prompts
By: Alessandra Santiago In an earlier article of the Ready, Set, Apply series, we introduced how the secondary applications work. Typically, these are a set of essays that pre-med students receive...
View ArticleReady, Set, Apply — Nailing Your Med School Interview
By: Alessandra Santiago For those pre-meds who receive an interview invitation to a medical school, good news! That means you are academically qualified for admission. However, the final decision about...
View ArticleReady, Set, Apply — Before The White Coat Ceremony
By: Alessandra Santiago Congratulations on making it to the end of our Ready, Set, Apply series! We are grateful to have brought you useful content in the lead up to your application cycle, and we wish...
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