Medical School Interview

Posted by admin on August 22, 2009 under Uncategorized | 6 Comments to Read

The medical school interviewing season is upon us. And as you may have heard your interview can “make or break you” when it comes to getting accepted. It is all about how you present yourself and how the interviewers perceive you, so a little advice can go a long way. The most important advice to remember is to be yourself. Most interviewers have been doing this for a long time and can tell if you are faking it. Do yourself a favor and answer their questions honestly. The interviewers want to get an understanding of who YOU are, not who you think they want you to be. Research the school before you show up there. They also want to know that you truly are interested in attending their institution. Lastly but definitely not the least important, dress appropriately. This is a formal interview, and the attire is just that. To be specific, men should wear a business suit and tie and women should wear a business suit as well, but pants or a skirt are appropriate. Here are a few YouTube videos to check out if you want even more information about the medical school interview.

In the video below Surgicalgown describes the three A’s for your interview.

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A little advice to pre-meds

Posted by admin on August 14, 2009 under advice, pre-med | Read the First Comment

Along the road to becoming a doctor you will receive a lot of advice, about how to study, what classes to take, whether to take an MCAT prep course, etc. Some of it is good advice and some is bad, learn what works for you. Here are a few things you definitely should do before applying. (I could go on for days, but for the first post I will keep it short)!

    • 1. Get involved. Whether it be in your school, your community, or with your religious institution, medical schools like to see that you have done something besides study and that you are well rounded. They also want to see that you have done it continuously. Don’t just do something for a couple months, stick with it.
      2. Shadow a physician. Start shadowing physicians early. Shadow as many as you can or just stick with a few, but do it long enough that they will feel comfortable writing letters of recommendation for you. These letters will be essential in applying to medical school.
      3. Create a professional relationship with a few of your science professors. If you are attending a large undergraduate university like I did you are going to need to make an effort to insure that a few of your professors know who you are. Some professors will write letters of recommendation for you if they do not know you simply because you did well in their class. This possibly will be satisfactory to medical schools, but you will stand out if the school can tell the professor really knew you.
      4. Apply early. A lot of medical schools now run on rolling admissions, which means they continue to accept students until their class is full, which could be as early as the December before you would matriculate. Give your application the advantage of applying early and having as much time in the application cycle as it needs.
      5. Last but not least, remember to have a little fun. You are going to be spending a lot of time studying in medical school, so try to have a little fun while you still can. It is important to keep your grades up, but if you don’t have a little fun while you can you will burn out.

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    Welcome to The Bypass Network

    Posted by admin on July 15, 2009 under Uncategorized | Be the First to Comment

    Bypass Network has created a blog for pre-medical students and physicians alike. Topics to be covered will be anything from pre-medical and medical school experiences to life as a physician and advances in medicine. We hope you will enjoy reading the blog and would love to hear any ideas you may have on what you would like to read about.

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