A Med School Memoir

remembering med school in real time

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Are you ready for med school?

August 16th, 2009 5 Comments

Judging from my blog stats, it would look like a lot of folks who come here are still premeds and interested in going to med school.  My most popular article thus far is a guide on how to not be a premed douchebag, and right below that are all other premed-related articles.  So, in the [...]

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Some advice on the AMCAS

May 23rd, 2008 4 Comments

Well, it’s that time of year. The AMCAS is open for this year’s round of applicants, and before long they will begin accepting submissions. If you’re planning on attending an allopathic medical school in the US next year, this torturous little web-app will likely become the bane of your existence at some point in [...]

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May 15th

May 15th, 2008 No Comments

Today is May 15th. That’s the day that med school applicants with multiple acceptances must officially give up all but one acceptance in order to begin the winding-down of the application process. From what I understand, this day is especially stressful for lots of people torn between attending two or more good schools.
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Let The Countdown Commence…

May 13th, 2008 No Comments

Holy crap. Where does the time go? This time last year, I was nervously preparing to take the MCAT, and now, here I am, posting to my med school blog about how I’m nervously preparing to begin med school. What a difference a year makes.
So, it’s now May 13th. That means [...]

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