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Let’s Talk Letters of Rec
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 514 Why do medical schools ask for letters of recommendation? What’s the point? Why do we use them? Let’s cover everything you need to…
NonTrad MCAT Prep | MCAT Blueprint Series
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 294 Today, we cover how to prep for the MCAT as a nontraditional student. What if you’ve been out of school for a while…
Medical School Letters of Recommendation Guide (2023)
Letters of recommendation can be one of the most stressful and mystifying parts of the premed process. Many other steps, like your grades, only rely on your effort and feel…
Third Year MCAT Prep | MCAT Blueprint Series
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 293 My guest and I cover what you should do in your THIRD year as a premed student to prepare for the MCAT. If…
Avoid Burnout in My Gap Years
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 319 This recent graduate has to do science GPA repair, get clinical experience, and take the MCAT. Is it possible to do all this…
The Power of Underrepresented Students
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 513 Join me as I talk with Dr. Cedric Bright, as we talk about his journey in academic medicine and the underrepresented students he…
How Can I Advocate For Myself?
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 203 This student poses the question, how can I advocate for myself in a firm but not annoying way? Ask Dr. Gray: Premed Q&A…
Nontrad College Soccer Coach to Med School Student
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 512 Join me as I talk with Laura Jackson, a non-trad M1 student who immigrated to the US to play college soccer, but never…
Does a Master’s Degree Improve my Chances?
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 202 This premed wants to know if he needs to get a master’s degree during his gap year or if he’s better off doing…
From Optometry to Ophthalmology
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 318 This non-trad is already in their 3rd year of optometry school. Is it too late to switch to medical school? Questions answered here…
