Entries from June 2009

June 26, 2009

Columbia-Bassett

Another day, another MD program that has caught my eye. In Columbia’s email delivering its secondary application, they mentioned their new Columbia-Bassett program, and after a few hours of research, I’ve decided to apply!
Unlike Cleveland Clinic, with it’s 5-year program and its focus on clinical research, Columbia-Bassett is a 4-year MD program that emphasizes [...]

June 25, 2009

First Secondaries!

Within a minute of posting my last entry, I got not one but two secondaries in my inbox. George Washington, and Ohio State. Bam!

June 25, 2009

Cleveland Clinic

I didn’t know anything at all about the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine until yesterday, when I saw it mentioned on another website. And I have to say, I really like what I see. It’s a 5-year, biomedical research-oriented MD program created between Cleveland Clinic and Case Western, with small classes (32 [...]

June 2, 2009

AMCAS Submitted

I’ve been working on my AMCAS for a few months now, but even after all that time I got butterflies in my stomach as I went to submit the application today.  It really hits you that it’s final; you can’t modify your application once you hit “Submit” (at least, the personal statement or your work/activities). [...]