You’re in Med School? Really?

It seems like every time I log in to Facebook, I find that another of my friends is in med school.  And I have to be honest, I’m surprised that some of them got accepted.
It’s not that they’re going to Low-Ranked School in Podunk, Pennsyltucky, either!  They’re going to good schools!  (Ironically, the most common [...]

Your lack of interviews is not because some black applicant stole them

Troll or not, SDN poster “hug me” brought up one of the most controversial topics in the past week.  Here is his post:
Topic: color blind?
My best friend is black. We went through undergrad together and pretty much have the same EC’s. my GPA IS 3.8/MCAT 34 his is 3.4 and MCAT 29. Strangely enough. he [...]

MCAT talk on SDN is narrow-minded

I read the forums over at Student Doctor Network fairly frequently (maybe once a day).  In the few months I’ve been reading the posts, I’ve come to expect a few things.  First, people are always going to worry about getting into medical school, no matter their scores, their letters of recommendation, or their extra-curriculars.  After [...]

A message from Tufts

Once I got my rejection letter from Tufts on Wednesday, I wrote to them asking if I could get some feedback on my application, now that my file was closed.  Honestly, any comments from an admissions committee would be infinitely helpful, and certainly more useful than the minimal feedback I get from my undergraduate advisor.
As [...]

With this, my application is complete

I started my application to med school last June.  15 months ago!  It has been a very long process, as any applicant will tell you, and it only just ended.  Today I received my final rejection letter, from Tufts.
Dear ____:

I regret that we will not be able to offer you a position in the [...]