Whew Chile! The Medical School Microaggressions

March 7, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

The irony of medical school is that many of us have been admitted to medical school based on the merit of our passion to save lives. Many of us have portrayed a montage of the selfless human being that will be dedicated to the underserved in our personal statement and admissions interview. While this is […]

How to Increase Your GPA Every Semester

February 7, 2019.Reading time 9 minutes.

So, it’s the end of your undergraduate semester and you worked pretty hard or maybe you didn’t work as hard as you’d like. But, you go and check your transcript online and you see that your GPA is pretty low. It’s not the GPA that you were expecting. Before we start to cry and panic, let’s […]

1 Simple Trick to Boost MCAT Scores (GRE, NCLEX, LSAT, too)

January 16, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

Do you consider yourself a bad test taker? Are you feeling anxious about taking standardized exams? Do you want to see your MCAT scores soar into the 95th percentile? Please note, this advice applies especially to MCAT takers, but will apply to virtually any entrance examination including but not limited to the GRE, NCLEX, LSAT […]

5 Ways to Master Your Personal Statement Format

January 9, 2019.Reading time 10 minutes.

Learn 5 ways to master your personal statement format .

Have you identified your RED or GREEN state?

June 11, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

During my orientation for Kaiser Permanente hospital, we completed a workshop to train us to see two sides of a spectrum when placed in any situation.

Getting into Medical School Alternatively with a low MCAT

June 9, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

Triumphant story of how a bad MCAT score didn’t stop me from getting into medical school.
Please don’t allow low MCAT scores to be the end all be all to your motivation to becoming a doctor.