Breaking up with someone in med school can feel crushing. For many, it’s a time when you’re the most vulnerable. Keeping focused in the aftermath is hard. But, as this article will help to show, good things can come out of it. Here you’ll learn: They key things to remind yourself after a failed med-school …
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Biochemistry is no walk in the park. Using the excellent flashcard app Anki (a med school favorite), it can get a little easier. Suddenly memorizing all those pathways doesn’t seem such a horrendous task. Just as they’ve proven with their great anatomy decks, the Anki community can be relied upon again when it comes to …
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Powerpoint presentations. They’re long, they’re (sometimes) complicated and they’re not usually fun. How to study powerpoints best? Pre-study them first. Ask active questions about the information on the slides. Make quick (but short) flashcards from the key concepts. Med school leans on powerpoint presentations a lot! For students wondering how best to deal with them, …
Getting started in med school, Reddit was one of the best places I found online to get lots of useful hints and tips on how best to study. Instead of writing another article from my perspective, I’ve decided to curate a list of 26 top tips from other med students in the Reddit community. I …
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All med schools require letters of recommendation but not all require them in the same way. For some institutions, especially those in this article, you don’t need a M.D. or a D.O. recommendation letter to make a good application. Here you’ll learn: 10 places that don’t require D.O./M.D. recommendation letters Why some schools have different …
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Want an easy road into med school? Don’t pick biology… According to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), biology majors are among the least likely to gain acceptance to med school (source). Given the fact that biology’s considered a difficult subject, are the easiest majors the better ones to go for? Let’s find out! …
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Active recall is my favorite of all study techniques. It’s no way as comfortable as passively reading or rewriting notes but there’s no way I’d survive as well as I have without it! Reading about how it works can be frustrating. There aren’t that many tangible examples and it can be tricky to work out …
Fun medical schools have a good mix of diversity, things to do and an atmosphere that’s nice to be part of. In this article we’ll cover: Fun med schools in the U.S. What makes med schools fun What to keep in mind while having fun at med school Let’s get going. The Most Fun Medical …
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Chances are, if you’re reading this, you’ve maybe thought about putting a dishonest friend down as a reference on your med school application. “Med schools probably won’t check my activities”, you think. Whoops, that’s where you could be wrong. You could be one of the unfortunate ones that does get checked. In this article you’ll …
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Some med schools prefer to give students laptops or iPads over letting them bring their own. In some cases, this makes a lot of sense; school’s ensure each student has equal access to the same tools. But they’re rarely free. In this article we’ll explore: Med schools that give students laptops or iPads Reasons why …
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