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Cracking the Code to Getting Into the Best Colleges
I recently read an article about a person who claimed that they had cracked the code to getting into the best colleges. And I laughed as I read the article. Why? Because there is no secret code to...
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What is a Selective College Like if you Don’t Have a Lot of Money?
I am in Boston this week touring various colleges. All of the students I work with have the same questions regarding colleges. How is it ranked? What research and volunteering opportunities do they...
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What Additional Information Do You Need to Send?
Many students are in the process of setting up their summer schedules and one of the questions that I get is what sort of information will the student need to provide to colleges about their summer...
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Colleges Still Accepting Applications Fall 2015
This is one of those good news, bad news posts. The good news is that there are colleges still accepting applications for Fall 2015. The bad news is that if you need this list it is because you...
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Why Financial Aid Nights Will Cost you Money.
Most high schools have a financial aid night for juniors and seniors. And if that is the only information you have on financial aid, you will most likely be losing out on thousands of dollars of...
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List of Acceptances 2015
It’s that time of the year again when I provide information about some of the places my students were accepted this year. This is not a complete list because some students prefer not to disclose to...
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Why I Don’t Care About What the Common App Essay Prompts Are
I told you last month that the new Common Application Personal Statement essay prompts had been released. What I didn’t tell you at that time is a little secret of mine. I don’t care what the essay...
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When to Get Started Working With Us?
At the end of each academic year I send out questionnaires to my seniors and their parents asking for feedback. One of the questions is what could have made their experience with us better? And do you...
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Strong Academics but Weak Extracurriculars-Competitive for BS/MD?
We hear all the time about how strong academically a student must be to be competitive for BS/MD programs. And while that is true, BS/MD programs are about much more than good grades and test scores....
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What are the Right Activities for BS/MD Admissions?
Several weeks ago I talked about when to start working with us and I mentioned that we helped student understand about “engaging in the right activities”. But that begs the question, what are the...
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Liberal Arts Colleges and Harvard Business School
Several years ago I wrote a post about why I like small liberal arts colleges for medical school placement. The issues I addressed back then are as true today as they were 5 years ago. But, what about...
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The New SAT and the Khan Academy
I assume most of you know by now that the SAT is undergoing a major revision and the new version will be given for the first time in March, 2016. Many people who have just finished sophomore year have...
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New Medical School with CUNY
The City University of New York (CUNY) has announced that they will be starting a new medical school in partnership with St. Barnabas Hospital in New York City. The first class will start at the...
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Is the Asian Bias Real? Does it Matter?
We work with a large number of Asian students that are interested in BS/MD programs and medical school admissions. And we constantly hear about the Asian bias in college admissions. But what does that...
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Order of Colleges Will No Longer be Listed on the FAFSA
If you want to receive need based aid from a college you need to file a FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid each year. As part of that form you have to list each of the colleges you are...
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Brown PLME Eliminates Early Decision Option
In the past, Brown University and the Program in Liberal Medical Education, PLME, has had an early decision (ED) option for students applying. Students liked the option because they thought that...
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University of Kentucky Eliminates Their Early Assurance Program
We have been notified that the University of Kentucky has eliminated their B.S./M.D. Accelerated Course of Study Program effective immediately. They are not taking applications at this time. This was...
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Boston University BS/MD Program and the Foreign Language Requirement
Over the years we have had many students apply to, and get accepted to, Boston University’s Seven-Year Liberal Arts/Medical Education Program. For the most part their application is fairly...
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There Are No Perfect Answers in BS/MD Applications
What is your preferred major? Describe a volunteering activity and why you enjoy it. Tell us about some recents books you have read. These are prompts similar to those that my students are answering....
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Accelerated Medical Programs and Successful Students
Several professors from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, including the director of the HPME program, recently wrote an article in Academic Medicine comparing the success of students...
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