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Your Brand is One of the Keys to Getting into Medical School

As a member of AMSA, you already have a competitive advantage when it comes to applying to medical school. However, your brand, which applicants almost never even think about despite its importance, is the first thing you should figure out to differentiate yourself from all the other highly qualified applicants. Your brand must be supported…

Choosing a medical school

Contrary to popular opinion, medical school admissions is not just a “thumbs up” or “thumbs down” decision-making process. Since there are so many qualified applicants and so few spaces, who ends up getting in? A Peek Into Medical School Admissions The process works differently at each school and program, but certain things remain roughly the…

Applying to medical school: Using AMCAS

The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) is a centralized application processing service located in Washington, D.C. The AMCAS does not make any admissions decisions. They simply verify your academic history and process, duplicate, and send your application and MCAT scores to all AMCAS member schools that you designate. The AMCAS application greatly simplifies the…