Life as a Premed

Hey everyone! In this episode I interview a medical application expert, MS5 at UCI SOM, and long time mentor of mine, Alejandro Cañas. He has helped hundreds of premeds get into the dream medical schools and is the CEO of Market the Mission, a company that helps premeds with their application every step of the way. We get into juicy trends he has noticed over the years such as:

What’s something about getting into medical school that most premeds are completely wrong about?

Have you ever seen a “perfect” applicant get rejected? Why do you think that happens?

In your experience, what do you think carries the most weight in a medical school application?

If someone is about to apply this cycle, what is the ONE thing you would tell them to focus on right now?

I hope you enjoy this episode and make sure to follow Alejandro on Instagram if you are interested in working with him!

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Hey guys! In this episode I talk all about letters of recommendation. I go through what letters you should have, how many you need, who you should ask, when to ask, how to ask, and what to give your letter writer. Hope this helps and please comment below if you have any questions!

Hey guys! In this episode I talked about how to find physicians to shadow, what you should bring on the day of, what a day of shadowing would look like, pro-tips, and common questions about shadowing. Time to make the shadowing process more transparent. Please feel free to type any specific questions in the comment section below!

Welcome to another episode of our new series The Premed Lounge where I bring on fellow premed students to talk about whatever they want to talk about. In this episode, my friend Katherine is joins me to talk about her experience and struggles while deciding to go premed in community college. The premed community within community colleges face their own unique struggles and Katherine talks about how she overcame them as she gets ready to transfer to UCLA. Thanks for listening and hopefully this can help anyone on the same path!

If you would like to reach out to Katherine for more advice, you can email her at [email protected]

Hi everyone! Welcome to the first episode of the Premed Lounge series where I bring on a fellow premed to talk about whatever they want to talk about. In this episode Claire has many great questions on what it is like to be an EMT before she commits to EMT school. Hopefully you can get some questions answered as well :)

Hi guys! In this episode, I bring on one of my best friends, Brianna Baker. Brianna has had a massive amount of opportunities arise throughout the years through hard work and networking alone. Networking is a powerful tool to get ahead in the premed journey and in life if you are able to master it. We talk about our journeys in mastering networking, the importance of it, how to get over the fear, and how you could apply it in your life. I hope this episode helps you open more doors in the future!

Hi premeds! In this episode we are getting into why so many of us have a story of a doctor telling us not to pursue medical school. I talk about my theories on why this happens and how I determine what I should listen to.

Hey guys! In this episode I talk about the severe burnout I went through in my last years of college and how I overcame it. I hope this helps the premeds out there that can relate.

In this episode I bring on one of my closest friends Victoria Bruckner. Victoria has faced many challenges throughout her mental health journey that she continues to overcome and wants to share them with you all. Listen as we talk about life with ADHD and OCD and how to deal with these diagnoses and seek help.

In this episode I talk about all the things I would have done differently based on what I know now. I hope some of these things will help you to avoid the same mistakes during your journey.