For this episode, Viji sits down with Holly Seybold, and incoming M1 student! Holly graduated from Temple University and is currently finishing up her gap year. She was accepted to multiple medical schools, and in this episode, she reflects on her successful application cycle, undergraduate experience, and gap year.

Holly describes how she majored in Spanish in undergrad and how this became a major part of her application story since she also studied abroad in Spain and volunteered at a clinic that was predominantly for Spanish speakers.

Holly also explains how she was able to find mentors early in undergrad that provided her a lot of guidance as she navigated the MCAT and application process. She also discusses why she chose to take a gap year and what she did during this time, including managing a French bakery! This episode contains a lot of great information, so definitely give it a listen if you’re planning to apply this cycle!

If you are interested in the MCAT retake course that was mentioned during the episode, make sure you visit /www.pillartestprep.com/the-retaker-course and use discount code "PREMEDPERSPECTIVE" for 20% off of your purchase

We are so excited to release our next episode in Dr.Josie’s Guide to Writing Your Way into Medical School series. Dr.Josie is an acclaimed writer and advisor, as she has her own company: Write Your Acceptance. Through her affordable services, Dr.Josie helps people get into their dream schools!

This week’s episode is about how to research and write secondaries. She details what common secondary prompts are, how to research the answers to those prompts, and how to write compellingly. Definitely listen to this episode if you are applying to medical school this cycle, as writing secondaries can be very stressful.

If you are interested in gaining help from Dr.Josie, check out her website https://www.writeyouracceptance.com/. If you like what you see, use code premedpod2022 for $15 off of her personal statement programs.

We are so excited to release our next episode in Dr.Josie’s Guide to Writing Your Way into Medical School series. Dr.Josie is an acclaimed writer and advisor, as she has her own company: Write Your Acceptance. Through her affordable services, Dr.Josie helps people get into their dream schools!

This week’s episode is about how to write the activities section on the medical school application. She explains how many activities you can write, and how many characters you can use to describe them. Additionally, she explains what activities to include and how to write about them.

If you are interested in gaining help from Dr.Josie, check out her website https://www.writeyouracceptance.com/. If you like what you see, use code premedpod2022 for $15 off of her personal statement programs.

This week, Lasya sits down with Mike Foster, M3 at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Mike talks about how you can bounce back from an unsuccessful medical school application cycle, as he experienced one before getting into CWRU Med School.

He describes why he does not think his first application cycle was as successful as he wanted it to be, what he did differently to have a successful second application cycle, and what he suggests for someone who is not getting the attention they thought they would during their application cycle.

Make sure to listen to this episode if you are a re-applicant, but also listen if you will be applying in the coming application cycles, as you may learn what to avoid!

If you are interested in the MCAT retake course that was mentioned during the episode, make sure you visit /www.pillartestprep.com/the-retaker-course and use discount code "PREMEDPERSPECTIVE" for 20% off of your purchase.

We are so excited to release our next episode in Dr.Josie’s Guide to Writing Your Way into Medical School series. Dr.Josie is an acclaimed writer and advisor, as she has her own company: Write Your Acceptance. Through her affordable services, Dr.Josie helps people get into their dream schools!

This week’s episode is about how to know if you should write the disadvantaged essay and how to go about writing it. 

If you are interested in gaining help from Dr.Josie, check out her website https://www.writeyouracceptance.com/. If you like what you see, use code premedpod2022 for $15 off of her personal statement programs.

In this episode, Viji sits down with Dr. Samuel Stanley, MD, President of Michigan State University. Dr. Stanley discusses his initial interest in becoming a physician and describes his journey from medical school at Harvard to internal medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital to infectious disease fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis.

Dr. Stanley also describes the various positions he has held throughout his career, starting in academic medicine as an Assistant Professor at WashU to eventually becoming the President of Michigan State University. He shares what he does now as a university president and how his background in medicine helps him in this role. Dr. Stanley ends with sharing his favorite part of his job and his biggest piece of advice to students interested in pursuing medicine. This is definitely an episode to listen to if you are interested in academic medicine and want to learn more about how physicians pivot into other roles outside of clinical practice.

If you are interested in the MCAT retake course that was mentioned during the episode, make sure you visit /www.pillartestprep.com/the-retaker-course and use discount code "PREMEDPERSPECTIVE" for 20% off of your purchase.

We are so excited to release our next episode in  Dr.Josie’s Guide to Writing Your Way into Medical School series. Dr.Josie is an acclaimed writer and advisor, as she has her own company: Write Your Acceptance. Through her affordable services, Dr.Josie helps people get into their dream schools!

This week’s episode is about how to answer the diversity essay. A lot of medical schools require you to write an essay about what makes you who you are. In this episode, Dr.Josie explains how diversity is more than your cultural background, as you can be diverse in your identity or intellectually. Give this episode a listen to get some ideas about what you could write for this essay!

If you are interested in gaining help from Dr.Josie, check out her website https://www.writeyouracceptance.com/. If you like what you see, use code premedpod2022 for $15 off of her personal statement programs.

We are so excited to release our next episode in  Dr.Josie’s Guide to Writing Your Way into Medical School series. Dr.Josie is an acclaimed writer and advisor, as she has her own company: Write Your Acceptance. Through her affordable services, Dr.Josie helps people get into their dream schools!

This week’s episode is about how to avoid cliches and material that hurts the personal statement. She describes themes/red flags in personal statements to avoid in order to maximize your chances of admission.

If you are interested in gaining help from Dr.Josie, check out her website https://www.writeyouracceptance.com/. If you like what you see, use code premedpod2022 for $15 off of her personal statement programs.

We are so excited to release our next episode in  Dr.Josie’s Guide to Writing Your Way into Medical School series. Dr.Josie is an acclaimed writer and advisor, as she has her own company: Write Your Acceptance. Through her affordable services, Dr.Josie helps people get into their dream schools!

This week’s episode is about how to plan out when to write your essays and how to make sure it is done on time. She also describes how to know where to place your experiences whether its in the personal statement or activities section. 

If you are interested in gaining help from Dr.Josie, check out her website https://www.writeyouracceptance.com/. If you like what you see, use code premedpod2022 for $15 off of her personal statement programs.

We are so excited to start a new series on the podcast: Dr.Josie’s Guide to the Medical School Application Cycle. Dr.Josie is an acclaimed writer and advisor, as she has her own company: Write Your Acceptance. Through her affordable services, Dr.Josie helps people get into their dream schools!

This week’s episode is about how to brainstorm for your personal statement. As the next medical school application cycle is nearing, many applicants are starting to craft this incredibly important essay. Make sure to listen to this episode on how you can get started on yours!

If you are interested in gaining help from Dr.Josie, check out her website https://www.writeyouracceptance.com/. If you like what you see, use code premedpod2022 for $15 off of her personal statement programs.