Applicant Support Meetings
Each Tuesday at 8 pm CST, I meet with current applicants in a zoom room to chat, answer questions and occasionally tell some stories....
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joannesnapp
- Mar 16
- 1 min
Looking at Past Interview Data
In February, I posted a video looking at applicant interview data up to that point. I wanted to update you on where we ended up. January...
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joannesnapp
- Mar 1, 2022
- 1 min
Successful Applicant Meeting Recording
Thank you to our panelists for sharing their experience applying to medical school last cycle. Here is a recording of our first...
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joannesnapp
- Jan 9, 2022
- 5 min
Writing Your Personal Statement
The personal statement is arguably the most important part of your application. It's the only place where you get to "speak" to them....
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joannesnapp
- Jan 6, 2022
- 1 min
Creating Your School List
Please, I beg you, do not create your school list by searching for averages and matching metrics (aka using MSAR). There is such a better...
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joannesnapp
- Jan 5, 2022
- 2 min
All About Centralized Applications
AMCAS, AACOMAS, AADSAS, CASPA, and NursingCAS are all centralized apps that deliver your information to the schools you select. The...
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joannesnapp
- Dec 29, 2021
- 3 min
Creating a DIY Post-bac
DIY Post-bacs are ALL the craze! Ok, not really, but people do them. Why? Mostly because they need to. It is a lot easier and more...
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joannesnapp
- Nov 27, 2021
- 6 min
Preparing to Apply Series
Letters of recommendation are required by every medical or dental school (that I'm aware of). Although they play a much smaller role in...
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joannesnapp
- Oct 9, 2021
- 3 min
Behavioral Interviews
In both one-on-one interviews and in MMIs, you are likely to experience a behavioral interview question. These questions derive from...
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joannesnapp
- Oct 8, 2021
- 4 min
All About Interviews
Back in the old days, interviews were just a formality. They already knew which men they wanted because they simply sorted MCAT and GPA...
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joannesnapp
- Aug 8, 2021
- 1 min
Online Science Course
If you're looking for something engaging to do over the next year, literally every pre-health student I have put into this Hematology...
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joannesnapp
- Aug 1, 2021
- 1 min
Keep up the momentum!
It's that time of year when you can almost see the finish line with secondaries, and yet there is still so much to do. The questions are...
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joannesnapp
- Jul 21, 2021
- 3 min
It's not just a journey story.
"Why medicine?" How many times have you been asked that? By your aunts? Professors? PI? Your date? It seems like an innocent enough...
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joannesnapp
- Jun 29, 2021
- 2 min
Organizing Your Secondaries
After your application is verified, you will begin to receive many secondaries all at once. This alone may be very overwhelming. Here are...
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joannesnapp
- Jun 13, 2021
- 2 min
Gap Years
Many college students try to avoid a gap year. I share my thoughts on the value that they can bring.
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joannesnapp
- Jun 2, 2021
- 1 min
Approaching Secondaries
I wish that all of my advisees could enroll in my summer course, but I know that it's not possible for some of you. I'll do my best to...
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joannesnapp
- May 25, 2021
- 1 min
How to benefit from attending a conference
Attending a conference and connecting with health profession school admissions folks is a very strategic way to 1. learn more about a...
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joannesnapp
- May 2, 2021
- 3 min
The Holistic Review
If you've ever listened to an admissions presentation, I am sure you have heard them say, "We take a holistic approach to reviewing...
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joannesnapp
- May 1, 2021
- 3 min
"Why Medicine" Revised
How many times in your life have you been asked "Why Medicine?" You probably have some clunky answer you stumble through, avoiding...
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