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No Extracurricular Activities For Med School? Here’s What to Do…

Failed to rack up any volunteer and shadowing hours as extracurriculars for med school? You wouldn’t be the first! But still, you’re panicked and you want to know what to do… No extracurricular activities for med school? Do this… Contact as many clinical volunteering placements as you can. Search out doctors in your area (or …

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How Many Hours of Research for Medical School Is Best? (Explained)

Research. Sounds both intimidating and boring right? Read around various student forums etc. and you’ll see it’s a fundamental part of med school applications. A necessary evil you’ll need to rack up hours doing… Or is it? How many hours of research for medical school do you actually need? Contrary to popular belief, you don’t …

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How To Write The Best Diversity Essay in Medical School (Explained)

Don’t be fooled into thinking your diversity essay in medical school should only be about your race or gender. It’s more than that. It’s intended as an exploration of yourself. Putting one together, especially if you feel there’s nothing particularly “unique” about you, is hard. In this article, I’ll try and help with that. We’ll …

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Varna Medical University: 10 Things You Need To Know Before Studying Here (2021)

I’ve been a medical student at Varna (Bulgaria) for four years. I’ve learned a lot in that time and am happy to put this together in the hope it helps future students or anybody else thinking about studying here. Back when I was first starting out, there was very little honest information available like this. …

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