Truth is, I will not be able to continue actively helping applicants and interviewees prepare for the daunting grill of med school application. Which sucks, because I know how hard it is and how much of a difference a little help can make. (At least for me, being in med school is hard, but trying to get into med school was much harder.)
What I could recommend though, is a visit to www.premed101.com/forums/ (which I am sure 99% of you have been to). What many of you might not have done is joining the conversation in a constructive way. Don’t just freak out about minute details or stats – that will only stress everyone else out even more. Instead, help each other. Form practice groups. Answer some questions. Calm people down.
Yes, people on there are applicants and therefore competitors. But I think applying to med school is more like driving on the road. You don’t need to road-race everyone just because they are driving in the same direction. A little courtesy can not only help make the drive less stressful, it would probably help you get to where you want to be.
Feel free to use this blog as a forum too!
Feel free to use this blog as a forum too!
