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Taking those lessons of failure drove me to start Medical School Headquarters in 2012 to help other students understand the process of being successful premed students and successful applicants to medical school.

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Augustine, MS4 at UT San Antonio, Incoming Plastic Surgery Resident

Session 30 What do wrapping high-end Mustangs and Integrated Plastic Surgery have in common? More...

Coming Off the Waitlist in June: One Premed’s Honest Reckoning

Session 626 Justin applied to 37 medical schools, earned three interviews, and landed on two...

BSDO Over MD: Why Riya Chose the Osteopathic Combined Program

Session 625 Riya knew she wanted to be a doctor before she could fully explain...

From 506 to Navy HPSP: A Reapplicant’s Reset

Session 624 Kiki didn’t have a dramatic origin story—no early illness or single defining moment....

Second-Time Applicant: COVID Delay, Perspective, Acceptance

Session 623 Vanessa’s path to medicine started with a childhood ear-cleaning ritual and grew through...

Julia, M4 at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Session 29 What happens when you enter medical school in a diverse urban center during...

From 495 MCAT to Med School via a Bridge Program

Session 622 Zarak shares how he walked away from premed after a 495 MCAT and...

Balancing 21 Credits and a Paycheck: Making Premed Work

Session 621 Jasmine shares a candid, practical look at making premed work when time and...

Ananya, M2 at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine

Session 28 What happens when your dream of becoming a doctor is interrupted by a...

Four MCAT Retakes and Still Standing Strong!

Session 620 Richard didn’t run straight toward medicine. He tried kinesiology, engineering until Calc III...

Targeted List: 12 Schools, 2 Interviews, 2 Acceptances

Session 619 Omar didn’t rush into medicine—even with a nephrologist dad and physician relatives. In...

Payal, M4 at Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Session 27 What do you do when medical school makes you feel disconnected from your...

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