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January 17, 2025

The Ideal Medical School Application Timeline (2025-2026)

January 17, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
The Ideal Medical School Application Timeline (2025-2026)

What to do each month of the 2025-2026 application cycle to ensure timely and high-quality materials to help maximize your odds of getting accepted. Plus, the complete list of medical school application deadlines.

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January 17, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 132 Comments
Admissions, Medical School
student portal resources
January 16, 2025

The Best Liberal Arts Colleges for Medical School (2025)

January 16, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
The Best Liberal Arts Colleges for Medical School (2025)

Learn how the best liberal arts colleges prepare their students for med school and determine if this is the right premed education for you

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January 16, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 3 Comments
College, Admissions, Medical School
Medical School Admissions, College Admissions
January 15, 2025

Medical Schools in Florida: How to Get In (2025)

January 15, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian
Medical Schools in Florida: How to Get In (2025)

Learn how hard it is to get into the best medical schools in Florida and strategies to make it happen

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January 15, 2025/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 4 Comments
Admissions, Applications, Medical School
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December 24, 2024

How to Succeed as a Georgia Tech Premed

December 24, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Succeed as a Georgia Tech Premed

Everything to know about the Georgia Tech premed student experience, including premed course requirements, premed extracurriculars and research, and the Georgia Tech premed acceptance rate

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December 24, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian/ Comment
Admissions, Medical School
Georgia Tech, Georgia Tech premed, Georgia Tech prehealth
December 21, 2024

How to Succeed as an NYU Premed

December 21, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Succeed as an NYU Premed

All you need to know about being a premed student at NYU, including NYU premed requirements, majors, extracurriculars, and the NYU premed acceptance rate.

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December 21, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian/ Comment
Admissions, Medical School
nyu, nyu premed, prehealth at nyu
December 11, 2024

Medical Schools in Kansas: How to Get In (2025)

December 11, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian
Medical Schools in Kansas: How to Get In (2025)

What medical schools are in Kansas? Explore the Kansas medical school rankings, plus strategies to get into your top-choice programs

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December 11, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian/ Comment
Admissions, Medical School
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November 12, 2024

Medical Schools in Utah: How to Get In (2025)

November 12, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian
Medical Schools in Utah: How to Get In (2025)

Learn admissions strategies to get into the best Utah medical schools

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Medical School, Applications, Admissions
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October 24, 2024

Medical Schools in Nebraska: How to get in (2025)

October 24, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian
Medical Schools in Nebraska: How to get in (2025)

Learn about your chances of gaining acceptance into medical schools in Nebraska, average GPA and MCAT scores, school profiles, plus strategies for entry

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October 24, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian/ Comment
Medical School, Admissions
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September 30, 2024

How to Spend Your Gap Year Before Medical School

September 30, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Spend Your Gap Year Before Medical School

The definitive guide to choosing the right option and maximizing your admissions odds

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September 30, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 10 Comments
Admissions, Medical School
September 23, 2024

Early Assurance Programs for Medical School

September 23, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian
Early Assurance Programs for Medical School

What are early assurance programs for med school and how competitive are they? Learn how to decide whether an EAP is right for you, plus a complete list of schools that offer early assurance programs

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September 23, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian/ Comment
College, Medical School, Admissions
early assurance programs, eap
September 15, 2024

How to Write a Great Medical School Letter of Intent or Letter of Interest (Example Included)

September 15, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Write a Great Medical School Letter of Intent or Letter of Interest (Example Included)

Learn when and how to send these two types of update letters to get off the waitlist and into your dream school

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September 15, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 73 Comments
Admissions, Medical School
student portal resources
September 05, 2024

MCAT Test Dates 2025: The Complete List (Score Release Dates Included)

September 05, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian
MCAT Test Dates 2025: The Complete List (Score Release Dates Included)

Learn your options for 2025 MCAT test dates, including score release dates, plus when to prep and how to register.

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September 05, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 23 Comments
Medical School, Admissions, MCAT
MCAT, student portal mcat resources
August 16, 2024

How to Get Into Rice University: Strategies and Essays That Worked

August 16, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Get Into Rice University: Strategies and Essays That Worked

How hard is it to get into Rice University? Learn admissions requirements and acceptance rates, plus how to write successful Rice supplemental essays

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August 16, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian/ Comment
Admissions, Applications, College
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August 13, 2024

How to Get Into MIT: Essays and Strategies that Worked

August 13, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Get Into MIT: Essays and Strategies that Worked

How hard is it to get into MIT? Learn about MIT’s application process and successful approaches to MIT’s short-answer essay questions—which are not on the Common App—to improve your child’s odds of being accepted

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August 13, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 1 Comment
Admissions, College
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August 06, 2024

How to Get Into Johns Hopkins: Strategies and Essays That Worked

August 06, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Get Into Johns Hopkins: Strategies and Essays That Worked

Learn the Johns Hopkins University acceptance rate and admissions strategies, plus Johns Hopkins essays that worked

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Admissions, College
July 28, 2024

How to Get Into Duke: Essays and Strategies That Worked

July 28, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Get Into Duke: Essays and Strategies That Worked

How hard is it to get into Duke? Learn the Duke acceptance rate and strategies for applying, plus sample Duke supplemental essays

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Admissions, College
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July 22, 2024

How to Get Into Caltech (Essay Examples Included)

July 22, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Get Into Caltech (Essay Examples Included)

How hard is it to get into Caltech? Learn Caltech’s admission requirements and discover strategies to write great Caltech supplemental essays to increase your chances of being admitted

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July 22, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian/ Comment
Admissions, College
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May 07, 2024

How to Use the Common App Additional Information Section (Examples Included)

May 07, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Use the Common App Additional Information Section (Examples Included)

The definitive guide to knowing what to include (and not include) in the Common App Additional Information section

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May 07, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian/ 65 Comments
Admissions, College
College Admissions, College Essays, Common App
April 19, 2024

How to Succeed as a Carnegie Mellon Premed

April 19, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Succeed as a Carnegie Mellon Premed

Everything to know about being a premed at Carnegie Mellon, including premed extracurriculars and research, premed course requirements, and the Carnegie Mellon premed acceptance rate

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April 19, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian/ Comment
Admissions, Medical School
Carnegie Mellon, Carnegie Mellon premed, Carnegie Mellon prehealth
April 18, 2024

How to Get Into Weill Cornell Medical School: Requirements and Strategies

April 18, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian
How to Get Into Weill Cornell Medical School: Requirements and Strategies

Learn the Weill Cornell Medicine acceptance rate and admissions strategies, plus Cornell secondary essay prompts and sample essays

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April 18, 2024/ Dr. Shemmassian/ Comment
Medical School, Admissions
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