tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16852072512815265302024-03-24T19:32:39.770-04:00MDadmit: Medical Admissions Advice from a Harvard/Stanford MDDr. Suzanne M. Miller, a Harvard/Stanford MD, admissions expert, and best-selling author, has dedicated herself to helping pre-meds and medical students succeed in their journey to doctorhood. Here, Dr. Miller provides tips, updates, and great insight on how to get into medical school and residency. Dr. Suzanne M. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06242262030905183355noreply@blogger.comBlogger286125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-42217132027666818702017-09-07T00:16:00.001-04:002017-09-07T00:16:57.670-04:00Nail Your Medical School Interview<p>Did you know that the medical school interview in the MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR in medical school admissions? I don't want to make you more nervous, but I do want you to be prepared. So I wrote <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nailing-Medical-School-Interview-Comprehensive/dp/1936633116/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8">Nailing the Medical School Interview</a>. It took years to write because the topic is so broad. I am glad it's finally here! I think you'll find the book packed with information but completely digestible. It will prepare you and give you confidence. And it will be the best $10 you've ever spend on interview preparation! Enjoy and let me know how your interviews go. Good luck and get in! --Dr. Miller</p>Dr. Suzanne Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069095229355915218noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-88649912428537225722017-05-31T22:00:00.001-04:002017-05-31T22:00:26.520-04:00AMCAS Opens tomorrow (June 1)<p> </p>
<p>I have a feeling many of you who are applying to medical school this cycle are having a minor (perhaps major) freak out because AMCAS opens tomorrow. You have likely been told that applying "early" makes a different in medical school admissions. It does. But be careful - turning in a rushed application the day AMCAS opens is MUCH worse then turning in a stellar application in a few weeks. In general, turning in your AMCAS by mid June is just fine. And if it's late June and your application is awesome, that is probably ok to. I'll tell you a secret - I applied July 1 and got into many top-10 schools including Harvard (where I attended). So please don't freak out. Focus your energy instead of creating a compelling application. If you are struggling, there are lots of resources available to you at a range of price points:</p>
<p><strong>*The Medical School Admissions Guide</strong></p>
<p>Ebook - https://www.mdadmit.com/collections/books/products/the-medical-school-admissions-guide</p>
<p>Print book - https://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633809</p>
<p>It's not too late for this book to help you. The personal statement and work-activity examples are priceless!</p>
<p><strong>*MDadmit Academy</strong></p>
<p>Online courses where I basically reveal all of my secrets! You are getting the same information as my private clients for a tenth of the cost. At this stage, I think the school list, work/activities, and personal statement videos will be most helpful to you. But there are many more. Check it out, you will love it! </p>
<p>http://mdadmit-academy.teachable.com/</p>
<p><strong>*One-on-One Services</strong></p>
<p>Of course, I am here to help you with my MDadmit consutling services. Reach out if you are looking for that personal touch. My email is info@MDadmit.com.</p>
<p>All my services can be found here: https://mdadmit.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php</p>
<p>I know this is a stressful time in the life if a medical school applicant. Hang in there!</p>
<p>--Dr. Miller</p>
<p> </p>Dr. Suzanne Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069095229355915218noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-80621482778258571552017-05-17T21:59:00.001-04:002017-05-17T21:59:15.993-04:00MedThread Blog Interview<p>Thanks to Austin Hilvert of Med Thread Blog for the recent interview. It was fun!</p>
<p>https://www.medthreadblog.com/single-post/2017/05/15/A-Conversation-with-Suzanne-M-Miller-MD</p>
<p>I haven't thought about why I entered medicine in a long time and it was neat to reminisce. I also enjoyed showing off my new venture - <a href="http://mdadmit-academy.teachable.com/">MDadmit Academy</a> - online courses to help you get it. Check it out!</p>
<p> </p>Dr. Suzanne Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069095229355915218noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-26717634129756309772016-10-05T01:17:00.000-04:002016-10-05T01:17:15.220-04:00Nailing the Medical School Interview is available now!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I am very pleased to announce the publication of a new book:<br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nailing-Medical-School-Interview-Comprehensive-ebook/dp/B01M0CPNQH/" target="_blank"><i><b><span style="color: red;">Nailing the Medical School Interview: A Harvard MD's Comprehensive Preparation Strategy</span></b></i></a><br />
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Miller’s nearly 15 years of experience as a Harvard pre-med tutor, admissions
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plan for how to tackle every aspect of traditional medical school interviews while
giving you a head start on Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) preparation. Book
highlights include: 1. 250+ interview questions with answer examples and explanations.
2. Detailed system for how to approach ethical/behavioral questions. 3. Entire
chapter on health policy topics. 4. Strategies for group and essay questions. 5.
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Dr. Suzanne Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069095229355915218noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-65395600424123404452016-09-29T23:33:00.001-04:002016-09-29T23:34:31.091-04:00MDadmit Admissions Bootcamp date added!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">MDadmit Admissions Bootcamps details: </span></div>
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Can you imagine how much time and energy you will save by strategizing MCAT timing, deciding on recommenders, creating a school list, completing the AMCAS/AACOMAS/TMDSAS work/activities, finishing the personal statement, outlining secondary essays, preparing for interviews, and learning post-interview tactics in TWO days? MDadmit Admissions Bootcamps makes this dream a reality.</div>
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MDadmit Admissions Bootcamps are intimate, intensive, and strategic seminars run by Dr. Miller and her team of experts. Realizing the incredible amount time and energy pre-meds spend on medical school admissions, often because of inexperience with the process, Dr. Miller has created MDadmit Admissions Bootcamps to provide personalized, efficient, and comprehensive admissions help that will give you an advantage in medical school admissions.</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">MDadmit Admissions Bootcamp highlights:</span></span></div>
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<li style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Expertise and real-time feedback from Dr. Miller, CEO of MDadmit, best-selling author, and leading medical school admissions consultant.</li>
<li style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Dr. Miller runs and is present for the entire bootcamp with three professional editors and interviewers assisting.</li>
<li style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px; vertical-align: top;">One-on-one writing sessions with Dr. Miller and expert team of professional editors.</li>
<li style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Essay editing by Dr. Miller and expert team of professional editors.</li>
<li style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Mock interview by experienced university professors with video recording.</li>
<li style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Blend of targeted lectures, interactive workshops, and one-on-one sessions.</li>
<li style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Pre-bootcamp preparation including copy of <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Medical School Admissions Guide: A Week-by-Week Admissions Handbook, 3rd Edition</em> and comprehensive <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">MDadmit Bootcamp Preparation Guide and Workbook.</em></li>
<li style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and plenty of caffeine provided each day.</li>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">You will walk out of a MDadmit Admissions Bootcamp with:</span></span></div>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">Clear understanding of how to approach the MCAT</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">School list (including MD, DO, and foreign schools, if applicable)</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">Recommendation list and approach to recommenders</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">Complete, professionally edited <span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 15.808px;">AMCAS/AACOMAS/TMDSAS</span> work/activities</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">Complete, professionally edited AMCAS/AACOMAS/TMDSAS personal statement</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">Secondary essay outlines</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">Mock interview recording </li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12.16px; line-height: 1.3em;">Plan for post-interview tactics</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">Personalized, clear strategy of how to excel in medical school admissions process</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">All of your questions answered in a personalized, supportive environment</li>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">MDadmit Admissions Bootcamps topics include:</span></span></div>
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<li style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px; vertical-align: top;">MCAT<ul id="ul_height" style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 12px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">
<li id="li_height" style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; height: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Timing</li>
<li id="li_height" style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; height: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Study strategies/courses</li>
<li id="li_height" style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; height: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: top;">When and if to re-take</li>
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<li style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Recommendations<ul id="ul_height" style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 12px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">
<li id="li_height" style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; height: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Who to ask</li>
<li id="li_height" style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; height: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: top;">When to ask</li>
<li id="li_height" style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; height: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: top;">How to ask</li>
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<li id="li_height" style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; height: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: top;">How many schools</li>
<li id="li_height" style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; height: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Where to apply</li>
<li id="li_height" style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; height: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: top;">MD, DO, and foreign options</li>
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<li style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px; vertical-align: top;">AMCAS work/activities<ul id="ul_height" style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 12px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">
<li id="li_height" style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; height: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Which activities to include</li>
<li id="li_height" style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; height: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: top;">How to choose ‘most meaningful’ activities</li>
<li id="li_height" style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; height: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: top;">How to categorize, title, and calculate hours</li>
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<li style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px; vertical-align: top;">AMCAS Personal Statement<ul id="ul_height" style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 12px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">
<li id="li_height" style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; height: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Creating the "hook"</li>
<li id="li_height" style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; height: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Overall essay structure</li>
<li id="li_height" style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; height: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Developing the admissions narrative</li>
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<li style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Secondary Essays<ul id="ul_height" style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 12px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">
<li id="li_height" style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; height: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Most common secondary topics</li>
<li id="li_height" style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; height: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: top;">How to write hundreds of essays efficiently</li>
<li id="li_height" style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; height: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Merging secondary essays into overall admissions story</li>
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<li style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Interview<ul id="ul_height" style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 12px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">
<li id="li_height" style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; height: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: top;">How to prepare</li>
<li id="li_height" style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; height: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Most common, most difficult, and ethics/policy interview questions</li>
<li id="li_height" style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; height: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: top;">MMI interview explanation and strategy</li>
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<li id="li_height" style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; height: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Thank you notes</li>
<li id="li_height" style="background: url("../images/bull_2.gif") 0px 6px no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; height: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Update letters/letter of intent</li>
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Dr. Suzanne Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069095229355915218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-87768637478193207342016-06-14T01:07:00.002-04:002016-06-14T01:07:16.860-04:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello Pre-Meds!<br />
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I am about to start working on the new edition of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633809" target="_blank">The Medical School Admissions Guide: A Harvard MD's Week-by-Week Admissions Handbook</a>. I'd love to hear about anything you'd like added to the book or suggested improvements. I want to create the most helpful products for pre-meds and can't do it without you!<br />
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My ears are open:)<br />
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Feel free to send an e-mail to me at info@MDadmit.com.<br />
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Can't wait for your input.<br />
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Thanks!<br />
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--Dr. Miller</div>
Dr. Suzanne Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069095229355915218noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-75901054153150848562014-04-15T23:30:00.000-04:002014-04-15T23:30:10.558-04:00Best-Selling Author and Harvard MD Announces 3rd Edition of Acclaimed ‘The Medical School Admissions Guide’<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Best-Selling Author and Harvard MD Announces 3<sup>rd</sup>
Edition of Acclaimed ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Medical School
Admissions Guide’</i></span></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sharing the week-by-week plan that got her into
Harvard Medical School, Dr. Miller’s ‘The Medical School Admissions Guide’ has
become a global best seller. Today, following a recent update, Miller announces
the release of the book’s third edition.</span></i></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Washington, DC –</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">US medical schools have one
of the most competitive graduate admissions processes in the world. With less
than half of the 40,000 annual US medical school applicants gaining acceptance
each year, understanding the complex admissions process and getting an edge
over other candidates has never been more vital. Dr. Suzanne M. Miller has already
helped pave the way for thousands of successful applicants with her acclaimed
book ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Medical School Admissions Guide,’
</i>the best-selling medical school admissions guide on Amazon for years.
Today, she is delighted to announce the release of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">‘The Medical School Admissions Guide</i>’<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">s’</i> new (third) edition.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">‘The
Medical School Admissions Guide: A Harvard MD’s Week-by-Week Admissions
Handbook, 3<sup>rd</sup> Edition,’</span></i><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">
offers a step-by-step guide for how to excel in the competitive, complex, and
often stressful medical school admissions process. Given the ever-changing
nature of medical school admissions, the guide contains information on the new </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt;">MCAT2015, recent
application changes, and additional examples from successful applicants.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Dr. Miller has written the guide to be useful for
anyone applying to medical school, from a college undergraduate to a
non-traditional pre-med who has been out of school for years. The guide’s
information comes as a result of the author’s decade of experience as a Harvard
pre-med tutor, admissions interviewer, and medical school admissions
consultant. Dr. Miller is also a practicing emergency physician and faculty
member of multiple universities. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">“I remember how stressful
it was to be a pre-med. At the time of my application, I had wished there was a
book that could break up the monstrous process looming ahead of me into
digestible bits, while also providing real-life application examples from
previous medical school applicants. Thus, I wrote <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">‘The Medical School Admissions Guide,’</i> the book I had wanted so
desperately when I was applying to medical school,” </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">says
Dr. Miller, who has now written five books on pre-med and medical admissions
topics. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">She continues, “If you follow
this guide, you will be prepared for every step in the process, hit each
deadline with ease, and create your best application.”</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt;">The newly updated 3rd edition of
Dr. Suzanne M. Miller's acclaimed ‘The Medical School Admissions Guide’
includes MCAT2015 insights, recent medical school application changes, and
additional examples from successful applicants. As with previous best-selling
versions of ‘The Medical School Admissions Guide,’ this 3rd edition contains
the weekly, step-by-step plan Dr. Miller used to get into Harvard Medical
School. She has since utilized the strategy to help hundreds of applicants gain
entry into medical school first as a Harvard pre-med tutor and then as CEO of
MDadmit, a medical admissions consulting service. Following this handbook's
advice will provide you a distinct advantage in the competitive medical school
admissions process as it prepares you for every step and helps create your best
application.</span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">1. </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt;">Weekly, easy-to-follow
advice on navigating the complex admissions process.</span></i><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
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and TMDSAS work/activities, secondary essays, and letter of intent/update
letters.</span></i><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
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applicants, DO schools, foreign schools, and military/public health service
options.</span></i><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Having garnered consistent
five-star reviews, Dr. Miller believes the book offers a vital insight into a
process that is getting tougher by the day. “I have clients with 4.0 GPAs and
MCAT scores in the 40s who sought my services after they did not get in. It
seems like everyone has impressive grades, important research experiences,
interesting extracurriculars, and life-changing community services and clinical
experiences. Getting the edge has never been more important,” she adds.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">‘The Medical School Admissions Guide: A Harvard MD’s Week-by-Week
Admissions Handbook, 3<sup>rd</sup> Edition,’ </span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">published
by MDadmit, is available now from Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633809/">http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633809/</a>
and Barnes & Noble: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-medical-school-admissions-guide-suzanne-m-miller/1119020260?ean=9781936633807">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-medical-school-admissions-guide-suzanne-m-miller/1119020260?ean=9781936633807</a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">. </b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">More information can be
found on Dr. Miller’s blog: <a href="http://mdadmit.blogspot.com/" title="Go to http://mdadmit.blogspot.com/">http://mdadmit.blogspot.com/</a></span></h1>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">About Dr. Suzanne Miller</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt;">Dr. Suzanne M. Miller
was raised near Washington, DC and studied history and science at Harvard
College. While attending Harvard Medical School, she began admissions
consulting as a Harvard pre-medical tutor and then co-chair of the Eliot House
Pre-Medical Committee. After receiving her MD, she trained at Stanford
University in emergency medicine.<br />
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Dr. Miller continues to work as an emergency physician and professor both
nationally and internationally while running MDadmit, a medical admissions
consulting service. She is also proud to lead the successful MDadmit Admissions
Bootcamps. Dr. Miller enjoys teaching, traveling internationally, and serving
as a physician for Racing the Planet adventure races, activities that have allowed
her to make footprints on seven continents.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Please find Dr. Miller's bio highlights and awards at <a href="http://mdadmit.com/who-we-are" title="Go to http://mdadmit.com/who-we-are">http://mdadmit.com/who-we-are</a>
and press page at <a href="http://www.mdadmit.com/press-room">http://www.mdadmit.com/press-room</a>.
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Her progress can also be followed on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MDadmit?ref=ts">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/mdadmit">Twitter</a>.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Contact</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Dr. Suzanne M. Miller</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">202.738.4353</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt;">Reviews</span></b><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt;">‘The
Medical School Admissions Guide, 3rd Edition’</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt;"> is already receiving stellar
reviews:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt;">“Buying this book is one of the
most cost-effective things any pre-med could possibly do. Dr. Miller's
week-by-week guide sets itself apart from other books in this category by
breaking the application process down in to weekly, bite-size steps, that are
easy to follow yet add up to an impressive final application. This third
edition has kept pace with the ever-changing requirements (MCAT 2015!!) and
deadlines of the admissions process. Dr. Miller's personal experience and
expertise shine through and the examples provided - of personal statements,
AMCAS work/activities, secondary essays, and letters of intent - are all from
real-life applicants - many are from traditional pre-meds but also a good
number are from non-traditional applicants. Seeing how a diverse group of
applicants approach and frame their application 'story' has been priceless. It
also has sections on DO schools, foreign schools, military and public health
service options. I could not recommend this book highly enough.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt;">“The guide is for both traditional
and nontraditional applicants, I myself was a nontraditional applicant, so I
found the abundance of examples to be helpful -- most books seem to be written
ex de facto for traditional premeds… with this guide alone, I was able to keep
pace with the full process of the AMCAS (primary, secondary, interview brain storming,
and post interview strategies). At first, the timeline and examples in the book
may seem daunting to emulate, but this reflects how competitive and how diverse
top medical schools expect from their applicants to be. And on each of my five
interviews, I met applicants who had backgrounds just as grandiose as those in
the book, so it's a good barometer for your competition/cohort. Now that I've
been through the process, was sent 8 interview invites, attended 5 (accepted
into all 5 programs, all US MD), and offered a few scholarships, I'd say this
book did a good job at painting my narrative in a cogent manner to argue my
admittance and keeping me informed about the "little things" that
matter which I never considered. I would highly recommend this book for any
premeds close to applying in need of an actual guide of how it really is, and
how you're really expected to put your application together at a professional
level.”</span></div>
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Dr. Suzanne Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069095229355915218noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-20986761299695243812014-04-01T07:00:00.000-04:002014-04-01T07:00:14.230-04:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I wanted to say thank you to the Doctor or Bust blog for it's recent review of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week-/dp/1936633809/" target="_blank">The Medical School Admissions Guide</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://doctororbust.wordpress.com/2014/03/28/msag-dont-apply-without-it/">http://doctororbust.wordpress.com/2014/03/28/msag-dont-apply-without-it/</a><br />
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I love seeing pre-meds succeed, and Doctor or Bust is another glowing example!<br />
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Get going and get in!<br />
<br />
--Dr. Miller<br />
<br />
<br />
Suzanne M. Miller, MD, FACEP<br />
Emergency Physician<br />
CEO, MDadmit Medical Admissions <br />
<a href="http://www.mdadmit.com/" target="_blank">www.MDadmit.com</a><br />
<a href="tel:415.939.5251" target="_blank" value="+14159395251">202.738.4353</a><br />
<br />
Author of:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank"> </a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Pre-Med-Harvard-Preparation-Students/dp/1936633558/" target="_blank">How to be Pre-Med</a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week-/dp/1936633809/" target="_blank">The Medical School Admissions Guide</a><br />
<a href="http://www.howtobepremed.com/how-to-get-into-medical-school-with-a-low-gpa" target="_blank">How To Get Into Medical School with a Low GPA</a></div>
Dr. Suzanne Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069095229355915218noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-69632969727687653742014-03-31T03:52:00.000-04:002014-03-31T04:00:19.799-04:00New Edition of Best-Selling Medical School Admissions Guide Now Available<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Greetings pre-meds!<br />
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MDadmit is very proud to announce the new edition of Dr. Suzanne M. Miller's best-selling <i>The Medical School Admissions Guide: A Harvard MD's Week-by-Week Admissions Handbook</i> now available at:<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week-/dp/1936633809/">Amazon</a><br />
<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-medical-school-admissions-guide-suzanne-m-miller/1119020260?ean=9781936633807">Barnes and Noble</a><br />
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What's new? It's the newly updated 3rd edition of Dr. Suzanne M.
Miller's acclaimed <i>The Medical School Admissions Guide</i>, complete with
MCAT2015 insights, recent medical school application changes, and
additional examples from successful applicants.
As with previous best-selling versions of <i>The Medical School Admissions
Guide</i>, this 3rd edition contains the weekly, step-by-step plan Dr.
Miller used to get into Harvard Medical School. She has since utilized
the strategy to help hundreds of applicants gain entry into medical
school first as a Harvard pre-med tutor and then as CEO of MDadmit, a
medical admissions consulting service. Following this handbook's advice
will provide you a distinct advantage in the competitive medical school
admissions process as it prepares you for every step and helps create
your best application.
Book Highlights include: 1. Weekly, easy-to-follow advice on navigating
the complex admissions process. 2. Multiple examples of successful
personal statements, AMCAS and TMDSAS work/activities, secondary essays,
and letter of intent/update letters. 3. Special sections on
reapplicants, non-traditional applicants, DO schools, foreign schools,
and military/public health service options.
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Dr. Suzanne Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069095229355915218noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-23898082182968340112013-11-05T18:51:00.000-05:002013-11-05T18:52:30.578-05:00Medical School Admissions (2013-2014 Cycle): Why does every pre-med bring a fancy portfolio and legal pad to medical school interviews?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
If you have already undergone a medical school interview, you will have noticed that everyone brings a fancy, leather portfolio with a legal pad inside. You probably did too. But did you, or any other pre-med in attendance, actually use the portfolio? What's the point of bringing a portfolio if no one uses it?<br />
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I may surprise you by advising you DO bring a professional-looking portfolio with a legal pad. But I also suggest you actually use it to store some important items and take notes. Here's how a porfolio should be used in the medical school interview scenario:<br />
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1. Store a copy of your AMCAS application, secondary application for the school you are visiting, and any publications/abstracts in the inside folder. This will allow you to review these items prior to the interview or during breaks in the interview day. It is unlikely any interviewers will ask to see your publications, but it's not unheard of - so best to be prepared.<br />
2. Put a small roll of dental floss into the pocket as well. I can't tell you how many times I've seen pre-meds with food stuck in their teeth when interviews occur after a meal. Having floss might just save you from an embarrassing situation.<br />
3. Take notes! There is no need to take
notes during the interview, as that may seem pretentious. But definitely jot
down your thoughts after each interview making special note of:
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Suzanne M. Miller, MD, FACEP<br />
Emergency Physician<br />
CEO, MDadmit Medical Admissions <br />
<a href="http://www.mdadmit.com/" target="_blank">www.MDadmit.com</a><br />
<a href="tel:415.939.5251" target="_blank" value="+14159395251">415.939.5251</a><br />
<br />
Author of:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank"> </a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Pre-Med-Harvard-Preparation-Students/dp/1936633558/" target="_blank">How to be Pre-Med</a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank">The Medical School Admissions Guide</a><br />
<a href="http://www.howtobepremed.com/how-to-get-into-medical-school-with-a-low-gpa" target="_blank">How To Get Into Medical School with a Low GPA</a></div>
Dr. Suzanne Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069095229355915218noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-56909888894989913282013-11-03T21:38:00.000-05:002013-11-03T21:38:38.291-05:00Medical School Admissions (2013-2014 Cycle): It's not too late to receive an interview<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I am receiving many anxious e-mails, calls, and tweets from pre-meds who have not yet received a medical school interview invite. Though it is a bit late in the cycle, there is no need to panic yet. Most medical schools still have some interview invites to hand out.<br />
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However, there are a few things you can do to determine if there is a problem with your application requiring immediate action:<br />
1. Review your AMCAS and secondaries with a medical school expert, such as your school's pre-med advisor or a medical school admissions consultant. I just had a client who realized certain classes had been categorized incorrectly on the AMCAS application, making the science GPA inappropriately low. This is the kind of issue that can sink a medical school application and needs to be addressed immediately through the appropriate AMCAS channels, such as submitting an official academic request form.<style>
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2. Call
each school that you have applied to and returned a secondary application.
Ask if your application is complete and if all interview invites have been
given. You may find a secondary you submitted was never received. You will also learn if some interview invites remain.<br />
3. Call
each school that you have applied to and not received a secondary from and
ensure the school has everything it needs prior to sending a secondary
application. Also inquire about whether any more secondaries will be sent
out (quite unlikely at this stage in the medical school cycle but it doesn’t
hurt to ask).<br />
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The key here is to look for help and ask questions. Ignoring the situation because you are too busy or afraid of the answers is not the way to go. Get informed and fix any errors. You never know, asking for expert advice and making a few phone calls to medical schools could mean the difference between medical school acceptance and rejection.<br />
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As always, let me know if I can help! <br />
<br />
Suzanne M. Miller, MD, FACEP<br />
Emergency Physician<br />
CEO, MDadmit Medical Admissions <br />
<a href="http://www.mdadmit.com/" target="_blank">www.MDadmit.com</a><br />
<a href="tel:415.939.5251" target="_blank" value="+14159395251">415.939.5251</a><br />
<br />
Author of:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank"> </a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Pre-Med-Harvard-Preparation-Students/dp/1936633558/" target="_blank">How to be Pre-Med</a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank">The Medical School Admissions Guide</a><br />
<a href="http://www.howtobepremed.com/how-to-get-into-medical-school-with-a-low-gpa" target="_blank">How To Get Into Medical School with a Low GPA</a></div>
Dr. Suzanne Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069095229355915218noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-63765520899066901262013-10-10T01:16:00.000-04:002013-10-10T01:16:36.557-04:00Which medical school admissions book should I buy?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have been receiving many questions about which of my three books should be read when. So I thought I would lay it out for you here.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Pre-Med-Preparation-Students-ebook/dp/B00CO9ZB22/"><i>How to be Pre-Med</i></a> is meant for high school, early college, and non-traditional pre-meds trying to determine what is required in the pre-med process or looking for a way to assess how they have been doing so far. Though you want to read this book as early in your pre-med career as possible, it will be helpful throughout the pre-med process up until you apply to medical school. <i>How to be Pre-Med </i>is available in paperback and e-book formats through <a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Pre-Med-Harvard-Preparation-Students/dp/1936633558/">Amazon</a> and <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-be-pre-med-suzanne-m-miller/1114583552?ean=9781936633555">Barnes&Noble</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Medical-School-Admissions-Guide/dp/1936633787/"><i>The Medical School Admissions Guide</i></a> is a step-by-step guide of the actual medical school admissions process. It's best read for the first time when you are certain you will be applying and then should be by your side ready to be reviewed as you move through each stage of the application process. In addition to weekly advice, the book also contains numerous personal statement, AMCAS work/activity, secondary essay, and letter of intent examples from successful applicants that will show you what it takes to get in and will stir up your creative juices. <i>The Medical School Admissions Guide</i> is available in paperback and e-book formats through <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Medical-School-Admissions-Guide/dp/1936633787/">Amazon</a> and <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-medical-school-admissions-guide-suzanne-m-miller/1115225842?ean=9781936633784">Barnes&Noble</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.howtobepremed.com/"><i>How to Get into Medical School with a Low GPA</i></a> is an e-book directed to premeds who have a less than stellar academic record. It provides numerous scenarios and strategies of how to deal with a low GPA in medical school admissions. You might be surprised to know that a low GPA does not mean medical school doors are shut to you! The e-book is available through the website <a href="http://www.howtobepremed.com/">howtobepremed</a>. Please note the website was recently hacked, and my technical team is diligently working to correct the issue. If you'd like a copy of <i>How to Get into Medical School with a Low GPA</i> now, feel free to send me an e-mail at info@MDadmit.com and we can complete the transaction via PayPal/e-mail.<br />
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As always, let me know if you have any questions. <br />
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Good luck and get in:)<br />
--Dr. Miller<br />
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Suzanne M. Miller, MD, FACEP<br />
Emergency Physician<br />
CEO, MDadmit Medical Admissions <br />
<a href="http://www.mdadmit.com/" target="_blank">www.MDadmit.com</a><br />
info@MDadmit.com<br />
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Dr. Suzanne Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069095229355915218noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-87596525036105241432013-10-08T21:36:00.000-04:002013-11-03T21:01:25.996-05:00Medical School Admissions (2013-2014 Cycle): Interview preparation for inevitable Obamacare questions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fall is in the air and the medical
school interview season is upon us! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">With all of the shenanigans happening
in Washington, DC these days, the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) is on the
forefront of many minds - including your interviewers! This means you are very
likely to be asked at least one question about Obamacare. In fact, the majority
of my clients tell me they have been asked about Obamacare in their recent interviews.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So this leads to the query I am
receiving almost daily from premeds around the country: "How do I prepare
for an Obamacare question?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Luckily, I won't suggest you read the
many thousands of pages of the Affordable Care Act. Most politicians who voted
on the bill haven't read the entire thing. But I do suggest getting as familiar
as you can with the basics of the bill - both positive and negative. This will
take some research and reading on your part. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1. Starting with newspaper media
coverage. Go to your favorite major newspaper (<i>New York Times</i>, <i>Washington
Post</i>, <i>LA Times</i>, <i>Wall Street Journal,</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">etc</i>.) and type 'Obamacare' or 'Affordable Care Act' into the search
term. You will see dozens of relevant articles pop up. Look for summarizing
articles that explain the bill in layman's terms and opinion pieces that give
one point of view. Start a paper or virtual file of the articles and organize
them so you can review them later if needed for future interview preparation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2. Search sources such as <i>The
Economis</i>t, <i>The New York Times Magazine</i>, and <i>The New Yorker</i>
for longer, often more detailed articles on the Affordable Care Act. Soak up
the details and pay attention to the pro and con arguments given.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3. Spend thirty minutes a day with your
favorite news source - be it network TV news, CNN, Huffington Post, or even
Twitter. Pay attention to any comments on Obamacare and think about whether or
not you agree with the opinions presented.</span></div>
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form your own opinion. Brainstorm what you think are the three biggest
positives and three biggest negatives of Obamacare. Determine what you would do
to improve the bill if you had the power. Think about what a health care reform
bill would look like if you were president.</span></div>
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for the vast majority of questions interviewers with ask during a medical
school interview. The key is to be knowledgeable on the subject, see both
sides, and be able to state your opinion clearly.</span></div>
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Suzanne M. Miller, MD, FACEP<br />
Emergency Physician<br />
CEO, MDadmit Medical Admissions <br />
<a href="http://www.mdadmit.com/" target="_blank">www.MDadmit.com</a><br />
<a href="tel:415.939.5251" target="_blank" value="+14159395251">415.939.5251</a><br />
<br />
Author of:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank"> </a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Pre-Med-Harvard-Preparation-Students/dp/1936633558/" target="_blank">How to be Pre-Med</a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank">The Medical School Admissions Guide</a><br />
<a href="http://www.howtobepremed.com/how-to-get-into-medical-school-with-a-low-gpa" target="_blank">How To Get Into Medical School with a Low GPA</a>Dr. Suzanne Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069095229355915218noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-37046588603642598482013-07-24T11:26:00.001-04:002013-07-24T11:26:03.791-04:00Medical School Admissions (2013-2014 Cycle): Diversity<div>
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<strong><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Are you deep into medical school secondary essay madness? I am sure you have seen or will see secondary questions like this:</span></strong></div>
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"At the XXX Medical School, we are committed to building a
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"If Applicable, describe a situation where you were not in
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<strong><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Diversity is one of the most popular secondary essay topics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The point of these types of questions is to
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this is a very limited view.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Think
outside the box. Do you speak a foreign language? Are you a non-traditional
applicant with significant “real world” experience? Other possibilities include
athletic achievements, musical/art/dance talent, and international experience.
Everyone can add diversity to a class. </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Looking for help on how to answer secondary essay questions? </span></strong>E-mail me at
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CEO, MDadmit Medical Admissions <br />
<a href="http://www.mdadmit.com/" target="_blank">www.MDadmit.com</a><br />
<a href="tel:415.939.5251" target="_blank" value="+14159395251">415.939.5251</a><br />
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Author of:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank"> </a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Pre-Med-Harvard-Preparation-Students/dp/1936633558/" target="_blank">How to be Pre-Med</a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank">The Medical School Admissions Guide</a><br />
<a href="http://www.howtobepremed.com/how-to-get-into-medical-school-with-a-low-gpa" target="_blank">How To Get Into Medical School with a Low GPA</a>Dr. Suzanne M. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06242262030905183355noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-63224620883594156432013-06-28T07:00:00.000-04:002013-06-28T07:00:00.572-04:00Maine Pre-Meds: Check out the FAME ProgramThough, as a Maine resident, you don't have a state medical school, the state has gone out of it's way to create opportunities for you. There are two programs you should check out:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Financial Authority of Maine offers Maine residents access to financial aid and a connection to Dartmouth and the University of Vermont medical schools. In general,
there is a commitment of five seats at Dartmouth and 10 seats at University of
Vermont for applicants from Maine.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> It appears you have to fill out a “FAME application” that will be provided from the
participating medical schools. Getting into the FAME program offers a huge advantage when it comes to acceptance at Dartmouth of the University of Vermont. If you are from Maine, be sure to follow-up on this!</span></div>
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Track Program <a href="http://md.tufts.edu/Education/Maine-Track-Program">http://md.tufts.edu/Education/Maine-Track-Program</a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tufts has partnered with Maine Medical Center (MMC) in Portland, Maine to offer a "Maine Track" for applications "</span>interested in a unique, innovative curriculum that offers clinical
training experiences in Maine and exposes medical students to the unique
aspects of rural practice as well as training in a major tertiary
medical center." In addition, both Tufts and MMC "have committed to aggressively pursuing support
that will allow Maine Track students to attend medical school without an
unusual financial hardship. Plans are to seek grant support,
philanthropy, and state funding to subsidize tuition for the Maine Track
students with the goal of reducing the tuition to a level comparable to
in-state tuition at a regional medical school within a public
university." What a great program!<br />
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See, it's not a disadvantage to be a pre-med from Maine after all!<br />
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--Dr. Miller<br />
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Suzanne M. Miller, MD, FACEP<br />
Emergency Physician<br />
CEO, MDadmit Medical Admissions <br /><a href="http://www.mdadmit.com/" target="_blank">www.MDadmit.com</a><br /><a href="tel:415.939.5251" target="_blank" value="+14159395251">415.939.5251</a><br />
<br />Author of:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank"> </a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Pre-Med-Harvard-Preparation-Students/dp/1936633558/" target="_blank">How to be Pre-Med</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank">The Medical School Admissions Guide</a><br />
<a href="http://www.howtobepremed.com/how-to-get-into-medical-school-with-a-low-gpa" target="_blank">How To Get Into Medical School with a Low GPA</a><br />
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Dr. Suzanne M. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06242262030905183355noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-2832996341806879992013-06-27T14:30:00.000-04:002013-06-27T14:38:32.167-04:00Premeds and Medical Students Beware: admissions committees are inspecting your social media sitesPlease click <a href="http://studentdoctor.net/2013/06/pre-meds-and-medical-students-beware/">here</a> to see my article published on Student Doctor Network (SDN) about how medical school and residency admissions committees have started to investigate applicants social networking sites! <br />
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http://studentdoctor.net/2013/06/pre-meds-and-medical-students-beware/<br />
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--Dr. Miller<br />
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Suzanne M. Miller, MD, FACEP<br />
Emergency Physician<br />
CEO, MDadmit Medical Admissions <br /><a href="http://www.mdadmit.com/" target="_blank">www.MDadmit.com</a><br /><a href="tel:415.939.5251" target="_blank" value="+14159395251">415.939.5251</a><br />
<br />Author of:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank"> </a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Pre-Med-Harvard-Preparation-Students/dp/1936633558/" target="_blank">How to be Pre-Med</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank">The Medical School Admissions Guide</a><br />
<a href="http://www.howtobepremed.com/how-to-get-into-medical-school-with-a-low-gpa" target="_blank">How To Get Into Medical School with a Low GPA</a>Dr. Suzanne M. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06242262030905183355noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-23087805451421329212013-05-13T15:59:00.000-04:002013-05-13T15:59:35.211-04:00Pre-meds: Dr. Miller added a 2nd MDadmit Admissions Bootcamp in June<div>
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The May 30-31, 2013 <a href="http://www.mdadmit.com/component/content/article/121">MDadmit Admissions Bootcamp</a> sold out. Given the demand, I have added another bootcamp that will still allow you to submit your AMCAS application in early June:</div>
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<tr><td style="color: #981111; padding-left: 15px;">Hours: 8am to 5pm </td></tr>
<tr><td style="color: #981111; padding-left: 15px;">Location: New York City (Manhattan)</td><td style="color: #981111; padding-left: 15px;"> </td><td style="color: #981111; padding-left: 15px;"> </td><td style="color: #981111; padding-left: 15px;"> </td><td style="color: #981111; padding-left: 15px;"> </td></tr>
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More info can be found here: http://www.mdadmit.com/component/content/article/121 </div>
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Feel free to contact me with any questions (info@MDadmit.com).</div>
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Also not that payment plans are available.</div>
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<span style="text-decoration: none;"><strong>MDadmit Admissions Bootcamp highlights:</strong></span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: none;"><strong></strong></span>Can you imagine how much time and energy you will save by
strategizing MCAT timing, deciding on recommenders, creating a school
list, completing the AMCAS work/activities, finishing the personal
statement, outlining secondary essays, preparing for interviews, and
learning post-interview tactics in TWO days? <a href="http://www.mdadmit.com/component/content/article/121">MDadmit Admissions Bootcamps</a> makes this dream a reality.</div>
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<a href="http://www.mdadmit.com/component/content/article/121">MDadmit Admissions Bootcamps </a>are intimate, intensive, and strategic
seminars run by Dr. Miller and her team of experts. Realizing the
incredible amount time and energy pre-meds spend on medical school
admissions, often because of inexperience with the process, Dr. Miller
has created <a href="http://www.mdadmit.com/component/content/article/121">MDadmit Admissions Bootcamps</a> to provide personalized,
efficient, and comprehensive admissions help that will give you an
advantage in medical school admissions. <br />
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<li>Limited to a maximum of five pre-meds to ensure personalized service.</li>
<li>Expertise and real-time feedback from Dr. Miller, CEO of MDadmit,
best-selling author, and leading medical school admissions consultant.</li>
<li>Dr. Miller runs and is present for the entire bootcamp with professional editors and interviewers assisting. </li>
<li>One-on-one writing sessions with Dr. Miller and expert team of professional editors.</li>
<li>Essay editing by Dr. Miller and expert team of professional editors.</li>
<li>Mock interview by experienced university professors with video recording and written feedback. </li>
<li>Blend of targeted lectures, interactive workshops, and one-on-one sessions.</li>
<li>Pre-bootcamp preparation including copy of <i>The Medical School Admissions Guide: A Week-by-Week Admissions Handbook, 2nd Edition</i> and comprehensive <i>MDadmit Bootcamp Preparation Guide and Workbook.</i>
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<li>Breakfast and full lunch provided each day.</li>
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<span style="text-decoration: none;"><strong>You will walk out of a MDadmit Admissions Bootcamp with:</strong></span></div>
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<li>Clear understanding of how to approach the MCAT</li>
<li>School list (including MD, DO, and foreign schools, if applicable) </li>
<li>Recommendation list and approach to recommenders </li>
<li>Complete, professionally edited AMCAS work/activities </li>
<li>Complete, professionally edited AMCAS personal statement </li>
<li>Secondary essay outlines </li>
<li>Mock interview recording with verbal and written feedback </li>
<li>Plan for post-interview tactics </li>
<li>Personalized, clear strategy of how to excel in medical school admissions process </li>
<li>All of your questions answered in a personalized, supportive environment </li>
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Suzanne M. Miller, MD, FACEP</div>
Emergency Physician<br />
CEO, MDadmit Medical Admissions <br /><a href="http://www.mdadmit.com/" target="_blank">www.MDadmit.com</a><br /><a href="tel:415.939.5251" target="_blank" value="+14159395251">415.939.5251</a><br />
<br />Author of:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank"> </a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Pre-Med-Harvard-Preparation-Students/dp/1936633558/" target="_blank">How to be Pre-Med</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank">The Medical School Admissions Guide</a><br />
<a href="http://www.howtobepremed.com/how-to-get-into-medical-school-with-a-low-gpa" target="_blank">How To Get Into Medical School with a Low GPA</a>Dr. Suzanne M. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06242262030905183355noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-4643554961207098412013-05-10T09:55:00.001-04:002013-05-10T09:55:54.337-04:00Pre-meds: Do you know how the AMCAS will classify your courses?<div>
There is nothing worse than working hard in a course you thought would "count" for medical school admissions requirements only to find out the AMCAS application does not classify said course in the way you expected. Be an educated pre-med! Review the <a href="https://www.aamc.org/students/download/181694/data/">AMCAS course classification guide</a> published by the AAMC before you sign up for classes. And if you are applying to medical school this cycle, be sure the courses you have taken count the way you think. Because if they don't, you may need to take a summer course or change your future classes to meet the requirements. </div>
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Suzanne M. Miller, MD, FACEP</div>
Emergency Physician<br />
CEO, MDadmit Medical Admissions <br /><a href="http://www.mdadmit.com/" target="_blank">www.MDadmit.com</a><br /><a href="tel:415.939.5251" target="_blank" value="+14159395251">415.939.5251</a><br />
<br />Author of:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank"> </a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Pre-Med-Harvard-Preparation-Students/dp/1936633558/" target="_blank">How to be Pre-Med</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank">The Medical School Admissions Guide</a><br />
<a href="http://www.howtobepremed.com/how-to-get-into-medical-school-with-a-low-gpa" target="_blank">How To Get Into Medical School with a Low GPA</a>Dr. Suzanne M. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06242262030905183355noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-21573823041481653452013-05-09T11:33:00.001-04:002013-05-09T11:33:19.377-04:00Medical School Admissions (2013-2014 Cycle): Free Q&A on Premed Problems May 10I am doing a free question and answer session tomorrow on premed problems forum:<br />
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Date: May 10, 2013<br />
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Time: 10am to 12pm EST<br />
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Location: <a href="http://www.premedproblems.com/forum" target="_blank">www.premedproblems.com/forum</a> <br />
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I am answering all pre-med and medical school admission questions. Come join!<br />
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--Dr. Miller<br />
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Suzanne M. Miller, MD, FACEP</div>
Emergency Physician<br />
CEO, MDadmit Medical Admissions <br /><a href="http://www.mdadmit.com/" target="_blank">www.MDadmit.com</a><br /><a href="tel:415.939.5251" target="_blank" value="+14159395251">415.939.5251</a><br />
<br />Author of:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank"> </a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Pre-Med-Harvard-Preparation-Students/dp/1936633558/" target="_blank">How to be Pre-Med</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank">The Medical School Admissions Guide</a><br />
<a href="http://www.howtobepremed.com/how-to-get-into-medical-school-with-a-low-gpa" target="_blank">How To Get Into Medical School with a Low GPA</a><br />
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Dr. Suzanne M. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06242262030905183355noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-16195262068032512212013-05-07T14:00:00.000-04:002013-05-07T14:00:07.731-04:00Medical School Admissions Cycle (2013-2014): To delay or not to delay the MCAT<div>
With the AMCAS medical school application opening upon us (opens May 8), I have been receiving frequent e-mails from pre-med clients wondering, "Is it ok for me to delay the MCAT?" Many of these premeds are scheduled to take the exam at the end of May and want to move it to the end of June. Here are the issues every premed should consider if contemplating delaying the MCAT:</div>
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1. A low MCAT score (below 30 and less than 10 in each section) can sink an otherwise stellar application. You want to take the test when you will be best prepared.</div>
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2. Applying "early," which means submitting your AMCAS application in June, offers a large advantage in the admissions process of rolling admissions schools.</div>
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3. It takes about 30 days to get your MCAT score back. So if you take the test in late May, you'll get the score back in late June and still have enough time to submit the AMCAS in June. But if you take the late June MCAT, you won't get your score back until late July, which is not an ideal time to turn in the AMCAS. Further, submitting your application without knowing your MCAT score is a huge risk. If you don't do well, you may want to take a year off, retake the MCAT, and apply the next cycle. And you don't want to be a re-applicant, which is treated as a red flag by medical school admissions committees. Unless you are scoring near the 40s on your practice test, don't apply without seeing your MCAT.</div>
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So, we have a "catch 22" here. If you take the test in May, you may not be ready. If you take it in June, your application will be late. So how do you make the decision?</div>
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If you are scoring well on practice tests (mid to high 30s consistently) and only want more time to boost confidence, then take the test in May. If not, take the test in June and be sure to have your AMCAS application 100% done other than the MCAT score so that you can hit the submit button the minute your score comes back.</div>
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Suzanne M. Miller, MD, FACEP</div>
Emergency Physician<br />
CEO of MDadmit Medical Admissions <br />
<a href="http://www.mdadmit.com/" target="_blank">www.MDadmit.com</a>, 415.939.5251<br />
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Author of:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank"> </a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Pre-Med-Harvard-Preparation-Students/dp/1936633558/" target="_blank">How to be Pre-Med</a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank">The Medical School Admissions Guide</a><br />
<a href="http://www.howtobepremed.com/how-to-get-into-medical-school-with-a-low-gpa" target="_blank">How To Get Into Medical School with a Low GPA</a>Dr. Suzanne M. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06242262030905183355noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-16775730029663256612013-05-06T09:51:00.000-04:002013-05-06T09:51:42.927-04:00Medical School Admissions (2013-2014 Cycle): Get ready for the AMCASThe AMCAS application "opens" on May 8 at 9:30am EST. "Opens" means you will be able to log into the online application and officially begin filling it out. It does not mean you can submit the application. This is not allowed until early June.<br />
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Even though you can't submit the application for about a month, it will take you a month or more to prepare. Now that finals are behind you or soon to be behind you, it's time to dedicate serious time and effort to the AMCAS application. It's a huge process. But as with any large task, it is best to break things down into smaller, less intimidating chunks. Here is my suggestion for how to tackle the AMCAS:<br />
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1. Obtain AAMC ID and login<br />
2. Send recommenders letter writer form (if you have not yet done so) <br />
3. Request official transcripts to be sent to AMCAS<br />
4. Obtain unofficial transcript for yourself<br />
5. Fill out identifying, schools attended, and biographic sections<br />
6. Enter grades from transcript (this takes longer than you think)<br />
7. Use updated resume to create first draft of AMCAS work-activities. After you have edited the draft at least three time and chosen your most meaningful activities, send to an editor.<br />
8. Write personal statement. Go through at least three drafts and then send to editor.<br />
9. Re-edit work/activities section based on editor's comments. Send out for one more round of edits.<br />
10. Re-edit personal statement based on editor's comments. Send out for another round of edits.<br />
11. Finalize AMCAS work/activities<br />
12. Edit personal statement again. You will likely go through about 10 drafts. Do a final copy edit for any typos or spelling errors.<br />
13. Choose where to apply, casting a wide net.<br />
14. Copy and paste (from txt or rtf) work/activities and personal statemnet<br />
15. Proofread entire app and send in early June<br />
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If you like the idea of a step-by-step guide to the medical school admissions process, I think you will find <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk">The Medical School Admissions Guide</a> quite helpful.<br />
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Good luck and get in!<br />
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Suzanne M. Miller, MD, FACEP</div>
Emergency Physician<br />
CEO of MDadmit Medical Admissions <br />
<a href="http://www.mdadmit.com/" target="_blank">www.MDadmit.com</a>, 415.939.5251<br />
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Author of:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank"> </a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Pre-Med-Harvard-Preparation-Students/dp/1936633558/" target="_blank">How to be Pre-Med</a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank">The Medical School Admissions Guide</a><br />
<a href="http://www.howtobepremed.com/how-to-get-into-medical-school-with-a-low-gpa" target="_blank">How To Get Into Medical School with a Low GPA</a><br />
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<br />Dr. Suzanne M. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06242262030905183355noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-9712036848446415442013-05-01T08:00:00.000-04:002013-05-01T08:00:09.387-04:00Pre-meds: Medical school admissions committees are looking at your social media sites!We all knew it was coming. Prospective employers are already doing it. Other admissions committees do it. And now it has arrived in the pre-med world - medical school admissions committees are looking at your social media sites as part of the admissions process, as evidenced but his recent <a href="http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2012/11/12/residency-programs-medical-schools-check-social-media-profiles">article</a>.<br />
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Thought that Twitter handle filled with expletives was funny? Hope its super funny if it keeps you from getting into medical school. Even if your Facebook settings are private, you still may be tagged in photos posted on someone else's page. Though college students rarely consider their social media presence seriously, every pre-med must diligently check your online presence to ensure there is nothing posted that will hurt your chances of getting accepted to medical school.<br />
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Here are some suggestions for how to prevent social media from hurting your medical school application:<br />
1. Turn your Facebook settings to the most private ones possible. Then search for your name and check that no inappropriate pictures or posts exist on other pages. If they so, ask the person who posted the less than flattering content to take the photo or post down. If they refuse, ask them to untag you.<br />
2. Check your Twitter handle. Does it say something like "Premed Bitch" or ""Premed F-up" or "Cougar Premed." When you are sick, would you want to go a doctor who tweeted from "Premed Bitch?" Doubt it. Create a professional Twitter name and pretend that every tweet you send could be viewed by an admissions committee.<br />
3. Ensure your Instagram photos are all appropriate. Again, would you feel comfortable showing all the pictures to a medical school admissions committee? If not, delete them.<br />
4. YouTube. Did you know YouTube is one of the three most searched sites in the world? Are you included in any videos that might make you look less than professional? Have you posted videos that could be thought of as inappropriate? Check your presence on YouTube and delete any videos you wouldn't want an admissions committee to see. <br />
4. Create a professional LinkedIn profile. LinkedIn has escaped the frivolousness that plagues much of social media. Create a respectable profile and obtain recommendations. Think of it as putting your resume online for all to see.<br />
5. Look at your Blogger/Tumbler/Wordpress pages if you are a blogger. How does it look? All good? if not, delete it.<br />
6. Remember all of the other sites you are on (Google +, Reddit, etc.) and apply the same rules as above - what would a medical school admissions committee think of the content? Do you look professional? Do you look like an aspiring physician?<br />
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Social media is fun and can be an excellent source of obtaining news and maintaining friendships. But it can also sink an otherwise outstanding medical school application. Manage your social media presence now as a pre-med and continue these practices throughout your entire career.<br />
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Good luck and get in!<br />
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Suzanne M. Miller, MD, FACEP</div>
Emergency Physician<br />
CEO of MDadmit Medical Admissions <br />
<a href="http://www.mdadmit.com/" target="_blank">www.MDadmit.com</a>, 415.939.5251<br />
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Author of:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank"> </a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Pre-Med-Harvard-Preparation-Students/dp/1936633558/" target="_blank">How to be Pre-Med</a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank">The Medical School Admissions Guide</a><br />
<a href="http://www.howtobepremed.com/how-to-get-into-medical-school-with-a-low-gpa" target="_blank">How To Get Into Medical School with a Low GPA</a>Dr. Suzanne M. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06242262030905183355noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-4493524335251670002013-04-30T08:00:00.000-04:002013-04-30T08:00:06.566-04:00Medical School Admissions (2013-2014 Cycle): Important Medical School Application Dates and DeadlinesAMCAS is being finicky with their dates. Here are the most recent application dates and deadlines:<br />
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May 8, 2013: AMCAS application opens<br />
June 4, 2013: AMCAS starts accepting submissions<br />
June 28, 2013: AMCAS starts transmitting data to medical schools. This is the first day you can receive secondary applications from medical schools.<br />
August 1, 2013: Early Decision Program deadline<br />
Sept-Dec: Application deadlines. But you are going to submit your application in June, right?<br />
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--Dr. Miller<br />
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Suzanne M. Miller, MD, FACEP
Emergency Physician<br />
CEO of MDadmit: Medical Admissions Consulting and Essay Editing<br />
<a href="http://www.mdadmit.com/" target="_blank">www.MDadmit.com</a>, 415.939.5251<br />
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Author of:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank"> </a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Pre-Med-Harvard-Preparation-Students/dp/1936633558/" target="_blank">How to be Pre-Med</a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank">The Medical School Admissions Guide</a><br />
<a href="http://www.howtobepremed.com/how-to-get-into-medical-school-with-a-low-gpa" target="_blank">How To Get Into Medical School with a Low GPA</a>Dr. Suzanne M. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06242262030905183355noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-32111808767533985442013-04-29T12:18:00.003-04:002013-04-29T12:18:50.665-04:00Pre-meds: Stay on top of changing requirements!Change in coming to the pre-med world. With the onset of MCAT 2015, universities are considering changing science major general education requirements. This is because the MCAT 2015 has added a new section emphasizing social sciences (psychology, sociology, etc), statistics, and research methods. Georgetown, for example, is already talking about a possible change in this <a href="http://www.thehoya.com/news/mcat-may-change-gen-eds-1.3033734?goback=.gde_1775642_member_235251635#.UX6bDYIXhhq">The Hoya article</a>.<br />
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Though I fully support these changes and a focus on the "softer" side of science, these changes will require pre-meds to stay on top of their school requirements and possibly add new classes. Be sure to pay attention as your school discusses such changes. I even suggest getting involved in the discussion. As a pre-med, your voice should be heard!<br />
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--Dr. Miller<br />
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Suzanne M. Miller, MD, FACEP</div>
Emergency Physician<br />
CEO of MDadmit Medical Admissions <br /><a href="http://www.mdadmit.com/" target="_blank">www.MDadmit.com</a>, 415.939.5251<br />
<br />Author of:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank"> </a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Pre-Med-Harvard-Preparation-Students/dp/1936633558/" target="_blank">How to be Pre-Med</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633787/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank">The Medical School Admissions Guide</a><br /><a href="http://www.howtobepremed.com/how-to-get-into-medical-school-with-a-low-gpa" target="_blank">How To Get Into Medical School with a Low GPA</a>Dr. Suzanne M. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06242262030905183355noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685207251281526530.post-30773945894426460202013-04-27T10:05:00.000-04:002013-04-27T10:05:31.662-04:00Practical advice for the parent of a pre-medI am thrilled to announce the publication of my "<a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2013/04/practical-advice-parent-premed.html">Practical Advice for the Parent of a Pre-Med</a>" on <a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2013/04/practical-advice-parent-premed.html">KevinMD's</a> fantastic blog.Dr. Suzanne M. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06242262030905183355noreply@blogger.com5