http://blogs.kaptest.com/MCAT Just another Blogs.kaptest.com Blogs weblog Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Determined to get your application in early, you take the MCAT in April, then immediately start work on your personal statement. You hit the “submit” button the day the admissions cycle opens and then figure you are set. Then comes a realization: one of your letters of recommendation is still ... http://blogs.kaptest.com/MCAT/2010/03/15/letters-of-recommendation/ Most schools finish up interviews by early spring and, although some interview invitations may still be extended, a lot of the action is over for this cycle. At this point, your focus may be shifting to next fall and what you will be doing then. Your next step depends on ... http://blogs.kaptest.com/MCAT/2010/03/01/thoughts-near-the-end-of-interview-season/ Planning your coursework as a premedical student can be a complicated matter: you need to make sure that you have all the prerequisites for medical school completed, plot the timing of these courses so that you are ready for the MCAT and meet the requirements for your major. Most applicants ... http://blogs.kaptest.com/MCAT/2010/02/22/planning-your-premedical-coursework/ For applicants who are considering a career combining both medicine and research (a “physician scientist”), completing an MD-PhD program may be a good option.  Besides graduating with both an MD and a PhD, and thus receiving excellent preparation for a career in academic medicine, in most programs, you will attend ... http://blogs.kaptest.com/MCAT/2010/02/15/md-phd-programs/ Choosing schools is one of the more enjoyable aspects of applying to medical school. It gives you a chance to imagine yourself beyond the admissions process, at last delving into the finer nuances of stethoscope use. Yet, with over 120 allopathic schools in the U.S., how do you choose? And ... http://blogs.kaptest.com/MCAT/2010/02/08/making-your-list-of-schools/ While many aspiring physicians apply solely to allopathic (M.D.) schools, others choose to also apply to osteopathic (D.O.) schools, and some apply exclusively to D.O. schools. D.O. schools provide a medical education similar to M.D. schools, but with an emphasis on holistic care and the inclusion of coursework in osteopathic ... http://blogs.kaptest.com/MCAT/2010/02/01/applying-to-do-schools/ To a writer, there is nothing more intimidating than being faced with a blank screen. That sight induces the average person to check their e-mail, browse the web, grab a snack and do just about anything to avoid having to type a single character. While this technique will keep you ... http://blogs.kaptest.com/MCAT/2010/01/25/the-personal-statement-%e2%80%93-getting-started/ You’ve shadowed four physicians, volunteered in a hospital, a free clinic, a private practice and even got to observe in the OR a couple of times. Next on your list: research. It may not hold the same appeal for you as being in the hospital, but should you do it ... http://blogs.kaptest.com/MCAT/2010/01/19/research-experience/ This week, I am focusing on the section of the MCAT that is most often dreaded by test takers: verbal reasoning. After years of science classes, formulas, calculations and memorization, you are up against a section that flashcards simply cannot help you with. For some test takers, this section comes ... http://blogs.kaptest.com/MCAT/2010/01/11/the-mcat-verbal-reasoning-section/ Now that you’ve recovered from finals and celebrated the New Year, it’s time to focus on your application. If you are applying to med school in 2010, then this is also the year that you will be taking the MCAT, if you haven’t done so already.  As I discussed in ... http://blogs.kaptest.com/MCAT/2010/01/04/the-mcat-%e2%80%93-when-should-i-take-it/