The 2012 U.S. News Medical School Rankings have been released! I picked up a copy to see how the University of Pennsylvania fared. U.S. News has again ranked University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine #2, much to my delight (we will never pass Harvard due to the
Read more →Questions about health care reform and the health care system are among the most common questions asked at medical school interviews. These topics are incredibly confusing, both because of the system is bewilderingly complex and because of the flux created by health care reform. However, there are
Read more →An intriguing article in the NY Times highlights major potential trouble for Caribbean medical schools. The jist: The for-profit, often unaccredited Caribbean medical schools pay hospitals in New York state to allow their students to complete rotations in the American hospitals. This has upset the deans of
Read more →When should I submit my medical school application? Pre-medical students ask me this all the time. While the answer is, as you might expect, unique for every student, in this post I will provide the best possible advice on submitting your AMCAS application. The Prepera Rules: Submitting
Read more →The New York Times recently published an article about a unique program offered at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City called the “Humanities and Medicine Program”. Labelled the “best kept secret” in medical school admissions, this program admits selected students who study the humanities
Read more →The simplest questions often have the most difficult answers. When I was interviewing for medical school, I remember fearing that dreaded question: “So, Tell me about yourself” What kind of a question is this? What do I say? What don’t I say? Why did they ask me
Read more →The 2011 US News Graduate School Rankings showed up at my local Barnes and Noble today. I picked up a copy to see how the University of Pennsylvania fared. Before I begin, a few things must be made clear – students and their families put way too much
Read more →Last week Congress passed a bill, coupled to the healthcare reform bill, that promises to revamp the student loan industry. Essentially, the bill calls for #1 increases in the amount of funding for Pell Grants and #2 for limiting the roll of commercial banks in the student
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