Preparing to apply to medical school can be daunting…

Let’s break it down

Experiential pillars of a strong med school application:

  • Clinical experience

    Gaining hands-on exposure to working in a hospital or in similar health care settings is an experience that’s hard to replicate. Medical schools agree. There are many ways that students get involved and gain patient-care experience. To get help figuring out what the best path for you is, fill out the form below:

    Clinical form

  • Shadowing physicians

    Shadowing physicians is important to understanding what roles different specialties of physicians play in a patient’s care. Shadowing is a more temporary and informal way to gain patient-care exposure. For students that don’t have personal connections to physicians, it can be difficult to know how to start shadowing. To find out what your options are, fill out the form below:

    Shadowing form

  • Service

    Similarly to admissions to college and other professional schools, medical schools like to see that their applicants are committed to service. Showing this commitment looks different for each applicant, and doesn’t have to be related to medicine. The most important part is to get involved with something you’re passionate about. For some insight into what this could look like for you, fill out the form below:

    Make It

Academic pillars:

Of course, getting good grades and a competitive MCAT score are important. However, your mental health and well-being is the

Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.