Taking a year or more between undergraduate or postgraduate education and medical school has become the norm in the 21st century. The mean age for matriculants to medical school in 2017-2018 was 24. Many undergraduate institutions are reporting that nearly 85% of their applicants plan a one or two year (or more) hiatus before beginning….
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By Niki Cunningham, Senior Advising Dean, Columbia University in the City of New York, and Janet Snoyer. Now that you have decided the best time to take the MCAT—how do you actually prepare for it? As I’m sure you know there are any number of test prep companies out there ready and willing to help you prepare—the problem….
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By Niki Cunningham, Senior Advising Dean, Columbia University in the City of New York Let’s just start by saying that you will never feel 100% ready to take the MCAT. It’s a long, hard, and important test and “I feel ready” will recede into the future infinitely. However the good news is that with good….
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