CMANA’s List of Best Resources to Getting into Medical School

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CMANA’s List of Best Resources to getting to Medical School

How to get to Medical School

How to Get into Medical School in 10 Steps

- - Shemassian Academic Consulting (SAC): Comprehensive, more lengthy guide

https://www.shemmassianconsulting.com/blog/how-to-get-into-medical-school

How to Study for the MCAT

- - FREE tool to create an individualized study schedule based on test date, study materials, and knowledge base.

studyschedule.org

How to Plan out Extra-Curricular Activities

https://www.shemmassianconsulting.com/blog/how-to-choose-extracurricular-activities-medical-school

SAC: Using published school “requirements,” outline of categories of extracurricular involvement with a breakdown of “minimum requirements” and “competitive”

Note: This should not instill fear or anxiety; rather this is a guide to maximize potential. This is a nuanced part of your application so take this section with a grain of salt.

How to prepare to shadow a doctor

https://www.shemmassianconsulting.com/blog/how-to-ask-to-shadow-a-doctor

SAC: Details of shadowing – what it is and how to reach out; example emails for reaching out

How to write a Personal Statement (PS)

https://www.shemmassianconsulting.com/blog/medical-school-personal-statement-analysis

SAC: Outline of how to approach writing a PS, thorough breakdown of an example of a great PS, and specifics on how to communicate uniqueness (and not cliche).

How to get letters of Recommendation (LOR)

https://www.shemmassianconsulting.com/blog/medical-school-letter-of-recommendation

SAC: When, how, who to get LORs from

Breakdown of # of LORs, who to ask from, and how to approach that request (what materials to send in your request for a LOR; examples of emails for outreach); even advice on how to build relationships for future LOR

How to Fill Out the AMCAS

https://www.shemmassianconsulting.com/blog/amcas-work-and-activities#amcas-work-and-activities-categories=

SAC: How to write the Work and Activities section of the AMCAS; how to choose the Most Meaningful activities; and examples of both work and activities submissions and most meaningful activities

How to prepare for interviews

School Interview Question Databank

SDN: Interview Preparation Resource

- - Link to Interview Questions for specific MD, DO, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Optometry, Podiatry, Psychology, Veterinary, Audiology schools.

https://www.shemmassianconsulting.com/blog/medical-school-interviews#part-3-interview-day-and-beyond

SAC: a guide for standard interviews and MMIs

Top 8 Strategies to Prepare For and Ace Your Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)

SDN: on Multiple – Mini – Interviews (MMI)

How to choose where to apply

https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/applying-medical-school-process/medical-school-admission-requirements/

- - The Medical School Admission Requirements (MSAR) is the premier resource for every medical schools’ statistics. $28 cost.
  - Resource for identifying a broad range of schools to apply for using your GPA and MCAT.

https://www.studentdoctor.net/schools/lizzym-score