Advice for Premeds

A blog about the medical school admissions process

Waiting for Interviews and Decisions? Send Updates to Medical Schools.

We start seeing the same questions, again and again, from medical school applicants at this time of the year. Is it getting late to hear from schools? Should I be….

Should I Apply This Year or Take a Gap Year?

March 16, 2019 by Featured Author in Gap Year No Comments

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….

The Best Way to Prepare for the MCAT

March 11, 2019 by Featured Author in Tests 2 Comments

Advice for Premeds: Prepare for the MCAT

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….

Ideal Timing for Your MCAT Exam Date

March 6, 2019 by Featured Author in Tests No Comments

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…..