Medical School

Medical School Admission Monday: UC San Diego Medical School Announces Class of 2023 Profile UC San Diego School of Medicine has published the profile for its Class of 2023, highlighting a diverse and academically accomplished cohort. This new class profile emphasizes the school’s commitment to fostering a diverse medical community. For more details, you can […]

Medical School Admission Monday: From The Emory Wheel: Medical School Gap Year Rates Continue to Rise at Emory, Nationally The article discusses the increasing trend of students taking gap years before attending medical school, particularly at Emory University School of Medicine. Over 90% of Emory’s 2022-23 first-year medical students took a gap year, a significant

Medical School Admission Monday: From AAMC: Analysis of MCAT Scores for 2022-2023 Medical School Applicants The chart below illustrates the performance metrics of applicants from the 2022-2023 cycle based on their MCAT scores. It indicates that these applicants attained total MCAT scores between 472 and 528, with the median score landing at 508. Those who

Medical School Admission Monday: From AAMC: The Most Common Elective and Volunteer Activities in Medical Schools, by Percentage of Students Who Participated The AAMC released a chart detailing the most common elective and volunteer activities in medical schools, presented as percentages of student participation. Notably, the activity with the highest participation rate, at 84.7%, was

Medical School Admission Monday: The 17 Competencies Medical School Applicants Must Demonstrate For the 2024-25 application cycle, applicants to medical school will need to clearly demonstrate how they have embodied the core competencies for entering medical students throughout their application materials. This approach emphasizes the importance of showing practical examples of these competencies in their