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Staying On Track!
Hi! One of the most important aspects of studying is holding yourself accountable and staying on track! I'll be honest sometimes with full time classes in my senior year and with life.. it can be difficult to stay on track with MCAT studying. I decided to color code my days based on my kaplan books to decide what topic I'd…
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MCAT Support
Hi everyone! I am a junior at Harvard studying bioengineering. I know that MCAT prep can be so stressful and I just wanted to remind everyone that there is a whole community of fellow pre-meds willing to support you through your journey. Whether its a coffee chat, study group, or a virtual community like this one, please…
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Free MCAT Event: How To Navigate Med School Admissions Like a Pro
Hey future med students! Are you feeling overwhelmed by the med school application process? Don’t worry—you’re not alone! Join us for a special session featuring two speakers: Dr. Alvin Bisarya, the Head of Pre-Medical Programs at Kaplan, and Dr. Elizabeth Fassas, a PGY-1 at Duke University Hospital and a published author.…
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Feeling lost? Start doing!
As all pre-meds know, making sure that you build a good foundation of shadowing/extracurriculars throughout the summer is essential to building a competitive med school application. When summer started I was not sure where to start and struggled to find a job that would give me clinical exposure without requiring expensive…
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MCAT Encouragement!!
Hi everyone! My name is Josh, and I am a rising senior at the University of Texas at Austin. Early this summer I had taken my first MCAT, and came out of it with a mix of fear and relief as do most people. As awaiting the full month for the results, which feels like forever, I kept busy working as an MA at an orthopedics…
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Emerging Expedition - Adulthood
Hello to my fellow pre-meds and Kaplan community, My summer journeyed deeper into a realm of uncertainty, yet I was advantageous enough to seize the wheel and steer away from the impending crash. My road has been smooth for the past four years, I lingered on my college campus to obtain my degree and work part-time as a…
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Tips to Prepare for Med School Over the Summer! (How I Personally am Preparing!)
Preparing for Medical School can be so anxiety inducing, here are a few tips from a personal standpoint of how I am getting ready for medical school this summer! ★ Take at least 1 hour a day/week to get your mind moving! Whether this is with one of the Kaplan Test Prep Courses, or even an educational game, reading a book,…
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Growth Season: Test Prep & Senior Year Success 📚️
How do I best prepare myself for success? A question I'm sure we've all asked ourselves many times. Whether you're prepping for your MCAT or prepping for a successful summer leading into the next school year, I want to share what has helped me and what I am doing this summer! Hi everyone, I'm Emily, a rising senior at MSU…
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How I use Google Calendar and Notion to balance my life as a pre-med student
Hi everyone! My name is Annie Tran. I go to Indiana University, majoring in human biology. As a pre-med student, I prioritize academics, but I also make sure to dedicate time to my hobbies and social events to avoid burnout. To keep my life balanced and organized, I rely on two tools: Google Calendar and Notion. Google…
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Ask a Medical Student Anything: What should I do over the summer?
Hi there! I’m Madison, a medical student in the Northeast in their fourth year of medical school. Today, I’m going to discuss how you should approach your summer! The medical school application process can be stressful – between undergraduate classes, extracurriculars, research, shadowing, and studying for the MCAT, it is…
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My Pre-Med Summer
Hey all! It's Sydney from The University of Alabama! I'm a SBA at UA about to enter my senior year as a chemistry major on the pre-med track, which basically means I'm at the busiest summer I've ever had. I'm in the middle of the process of applying to medical school, and I hope to have my primary application submitted to…
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My Summer!! #SBAGiveway
My summer so far has been filled to the brim with activities, whether it be studying for the MCAT (which I'm taking in August, wish me luck), shadowing a Neurologist at Jackson Memorial Hospital, or working on campus at the University of Miami! It's been quite a packed summer for me, and stressful at times as the MCAT…
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Happy Monday!
Just a little encourage-mint on this Monday✨ morning :)
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Ask a Medical Student Anything: What do you wish you knew before applying to medical school?
Hi there! I’m Madison, a medical student in the Northeast who just started their fourth year of medical school. I’ve spoken to a number of premedical students over the years, and it made me reflect on things that I wish someone had told me before I applied. I discovered a lot of this stuff from browsing forums, and unless…
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What's your major, and does it matter to admissions?
Hi all! If you haven’t seen me around, I’m Madison, a rising fourth year medical student in the Northeast. Most of my life now is electives, research, studying for Step 2, and making sure my cats don’t cause indescribable chaos – which is a fair bit different from how things were in undergrad! Today, I’m going to talk…
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The MCAT and Lifelong Skills
"Why do I have to learn all this, anyway?" This is the quintessential question we've all asked during prep for the Medical College Admission Test®. The test has four sections: Chem/Phys, CARS, Bio/Biochem, and Psych/Soc. It has four section scores and one summative score created by adding them all together. It has over two…