Benefits of Joining Study Group Sessions in Medical School

Filed under medical school survival tips with No Comments, October 21st, 2008 by admin

Got a study group invitation lately? Well, if you did, then you should say yes right away. Joining study group sessions is not only a great opportunity to meet potential partners, but it is also a good chance to improve your study habits and academic perforamce. And in the stress-filled world of medical school, study [...]

Tips on Medical School Admission Interviews

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It is generally known that well-written sample medical school personal statements will help you get admitted to the medical school of your choice. But what are the other requirements for admission? Aside from your sample medical school personal statements, another medical school admission requirement that you need to worry about is the interview. Here are [...]

Government or Private Hospitals: Where to Work after Medical School

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After graduating from medical school, you have to make another difficult decision: the choice between practicing in government hospitals and in private hospitals. The choice between the two, of course, is subjective. It all depends on what matters to you most – equipment, facilities, or salary. So, which one is better: a government hospital or [...]

Paying off Student Loans in Medical School

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Just because you received your medical school diploma while wearing a graduation cap and gown, it doesn’t mean that you have to forget about your student loans. Yes, your student loans – the mere reason you were able to make it all the way to graduation. You don’t need to be a hot shot celebrity [...]

Top Five Things to Look for in a Medical School

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Every aspiring doctor wishes to be great, and one way of achieving greatness is to choose the right medical school for you. Choosing a medical school should not be based solely on your parents’ personal wishes or the annual ranking of the country’s top medical schools. It should always be about proper education and all [...]

Juggling Motherhood and Medical School Work

Filed under medical school survival tips with No Comments, October 9th, 2008 by admin

You have the power to turn your dreams into reality, even if it means juggling your responsibilities as a mother and a medical student. Having a baby is never enough reason to give up your dreams of being a great medical practitioner. If you have been dreaming of having an M.D. after your surname ever [...]

Alternative Careers for Medical School Graduates

Filed under College Admission Tips,General with No Comments, October 7th, 2008 by admin

After four years of spending lunch breaks with cold cadavers in medical school, you may come to a point when you think that, probably, “this doctor thing is not for me.” So, what are you going to do? Apologize to your parents for your very expensive tuition for the past four years? Regret getting absorbed [...]

People to Go to for Letters of Recommendation

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Letters of recommendation are very important in college admissions. Not only will they provide a third-person perspective of you but they will also reveal the information that you forgot to include in your application form or admission essay. The key to submitting great letters of recommendation is to select the right people to write them [...]

Top Five Movies about Medical School

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Some films are made to depict reality. There are movies about war, love, rock bands, pro-golfers, high school, and medical school. Yes, medical school. Is there a better way to present life’s biggest challenges than to feature a group of sleep-deficient medical students undergoing quarter-life crisis? Here are the top five movies that will help [...]

The Foreign Students Guide to Applying at US Medical Schools

Filed under College Admission Tips with No Comments, September 29th, 2008 by admin

American and foreign students are given equal opportunity in US medical school admissions. It is because the admissions committees of medical schools consider academic excellence and medical school potential as criteria in looking future medical students. However, admission requirements for American and foreign students are not always the same. If you are a foreigner who [...]