Author Archives: Liza
Posted on January 21, 2015 by Liza
Stress is ever present in our busy, frantic lives. Premed students juggle heavy course loads, extracurricular activities, and clinical experiences–sometimes with a job or two thrown in. Medical students are under a considerable amount of stress, having to master a … Continue reading →
Posted on January 5, 2015 by Liza
In the 2014 application cycle, medical schools on the US mainland with the fewest applicants were: 1. University of Mississippi = 334 applicants. In-state applicants comprised 99.7% of the total group and 100% of matriculants were state residents. Bottom line: … Continue reading →
Posted on December 22, 2014 by Liza
I recently saw a posting on the Premed Life website which gave a list of the top 25 colleges and universities, ranked by the number of medical school applicants. As expected, many large universities are on the list (UCLA, the … Continue reading →
Posted on November 13, 2014 by Liza
An article published in 2013 in Academic Medicine posed a novel and interesting way to select medical students based on their tolerance for ambiguity (TFA). The upcoming changes to the 2015 MCAT, with its inclusion of new sections on behavioral and … Continue reading →
Posted on November 5, 2014 by Liza
The Association of American Medical Colleges has announced that applications to medical school hit an all-time high of 49,480 in the last application cycle (2014). This represents a 3.1% increase in applicants over the prior year. Diversity has also increased; … Continue reading →
Posted on October 28, 2014 by Liza
Applications to the nation’s osteopathic schools have increased again this year. In fact, since 2002 applications to DO schools have increased steadily; there were approximately 7,000 applicants to DO schools in 2002 and by 2012 that number had nearly … Continue reading →
Posted on October 9, 2014 by Liza
October 15th is fast approaching! Why is this significant in the life cycle of a medical school applicant? Because it’s the first day that medical schools are allowed to issue acceptances. According to the “Application and Acceptance Protocols,” which … Continue reading →
Posted on September 18, 2014 by Liza
Every premedical student needs to be well organized. In addition to taking the required classes, premeds must fit in a plethora of activities, prepare for and take the MCAT, and plan for the application cycle. As a premed coach … Continue reading →
Posted on June 18, 2014 by Liza
The AMCAS, AACOMAS, and TMDSAS are considered the “primary” applications in the medical school application process. Each of these is a centralized processing service for allopathic, osteopathic, and the Texas public medical schools, respectively. Applicants submit their information to these … Continue reading →
Posted on May 14, 2014 by Liza
Applications to medical school have reached an all-time high, according to information released by the Association of American Medical Colleges. Applicants in the 2012-2013 cycle increased by 6.1 percent over the previous year t0 48,014. This beats the record set … Continue reading →