69: What Are Med School Re-Reviews and 18 Other Questions
Get answers to your pre-health questions with experts! Ask the Dean is a live Question and Answer session with the Mappd Advising Team. Catch the replay here!.
Feb 23, 2022•55 min•Ep. 69
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Premed Office Hours is a weekly Q&A Podcast with rotating experts from the MSHQ advising team, including Dr. Ryan Gray from The Premed Years, Dr. Scott Wright, former Director of Admissions at UT Southwestern and former Executive Director at TMDSAS, Courtney Lewis, former Director of Admissions at Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, Varinia Grannum, former Assistant Dean of Pre-Health and STEM Advising at Hofstra, Deana Golini, former Senior Admissions Officer at Stanford Medicine, and Rachel Grubbs who brings years of experience from the MCAT test prep world. Ask the Dean is recorded live for our Mappd students and put out later for everyone else. Check out Mappd.com to see how Mappd can help you track your progress and get feedback on your journey to medical school.
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68: Approaching Interviews and 22 Other Prehealth Questions
Get answers to your pre-health questions! Ask the Dean is a live Question and Answer session with the Mappd Advising Team. This is the replay of episode 68.
Feb 16, 2022•58 min•Ep. 68
67: Should I Diversify My Experiences & 22 Other Questions
Today on Ask The Dean, prehealth questions like you get to ask their questions and you get the advice we offer! Catch Ask the Dean live Wednesdays at 1 ET.
Feb 09, 2022•56 min•Ep. 67
66: Will Med Schools Accept Online Classes & Other Questions
Today on Ask The Dean, prehealth questions like you get to ask their questions and you get the advice we offer! Catch Ask the Dean live Wednesdays at 1 ET.
Feb 02, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 66
65: What Happens Post-Interview & Other Prehealth Questions
On today's episode, we answer prehealth questions from students like YOU! Tune in to hear the advice we share.
Jan 26, 2022•59 min•Ep. 65
64: Is All Patient Contact Clinical Experience & More!
Today's Ask The Dean replay is filled with awesome questions from prehealth students just like you! Tune in to listen to all this amazing advice.
Jan 19, 2022•44 min•Ep. 64
63: Are Psych Classes Part of My sGPA & Other Premed Questions
On this awesome replay of Ask The Dean, we take 12 questions straight from premeds like you and help you get the answers you need.
Jan 13, 2022•42 min•Ep. 63
62: Who Can Write LORs, Nursing to Med School, and More!
Today on Ask The Dean, our Mappd members ask questions and YOU get answers! We cover a variety of topics, and lots of advice that will help YOU!
Dec 15, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 62
61: Can My Stats Be Too High & Other Premed Questions
Today, we chat with premeds in our weekly LIVE Advising Q&A. We'll answer questions on everything from stats to personal statements!
Dec 08, 2021•50 min•Ep. 61
60: What Students Can Do With Breaks & Other Prehealth Questions
Today, we discuss what pre-health students can do over summer breaks, addressing diversity questions, lack of volunteer hours and more!
Dec 01, 2021•50 min•Ep. 60
57: What Counts as Clinical Experience and 23 Other Premed Questions Answered
This week, we answer your questions about what counts as clinical experience, MCAT prep and timing, applying next cycle, and more!
Nov 10, 2021•57 min•Ep. 57
56: How to Deal With MCAT Prep Burnout and 22 Other Premed Questions Answered
This week, we answer your questions about breadth vs depth of experience, how to cope with MCAT burnout, how to improve your mental health, and more!
Nov 02, 2021•59 min•Ep. 56
55: Applying to Med School With a Disability and 14 Other Premed Questions Answered
This week, we answer your questions about applying with a disability, when a postbac might be advantageous, how to answer a diversity prompt, and more!
Oct 28, 2021•54 min•Ep. 55
54: How to Answer the "Failure" Question on Your Secondaries and more!
This week we answer questions about failure prompts on your secondaries, what a holistic review means, and more in this special, 90-minute live premed Q&A!
Oct 15, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 54
53: How to Have a Life Outside of Medical School and 18 Other Premed Questions Answered
This week, we answer your questions about work-life balance in medical school, premed couples applying to medical school, the Mappd feedback feature, and more!
Oct 06, 2021•58 min•Ep. 53
52: How to Discuss Mental Health on Your Application and 26 Other Premed Questions
This week, we answer your questions about secondary essay prompts, MCAT scores, what counts as clinical experience, and more!
Sep 29, 2021•55 min•Ep. 52
51: How to Actually Make Your Application Competitive
This week, we answer your questions about choosing activities for nontrads, discussing red flags, how to make your application more competitive, and more!
Sep 23, 2021•56 min•Ep. 51
50: What to Do With Conflicting Advice and 25 Other Premed Questions Answered
This week we answer questions about LORs, what to do when you receive conflicting feedback or advice, personal statements, clinical experiences, and more!
Sep 15, 2021•56 min•Ep. 50
49: 29 Premed Questions Answered: Activities, GPA trends, Misdemeanors, and More!
This week the team answers your questions about letters of recommendation, activity descriptions, personal statements, online classes, GPA trends, and more
Sep 08, 2021•57 min•Ep. 49
48: When to Contact Medical Schools and 22 Other Premed Questions
This week, we discuss med school activities, retaking classes, contacting med schools, if a strong MCAT score balances a low GPA, and more!
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 48
47: 19 Premed Questions Answered: GPA, LORs, Increasing MCAT Scores, and More
It's episode forty-seven of Ask The Dean! This week, Dr. Gray is back and joins Dr. Scott Wright and Rachel Grubbs to answer questions about clinical experience volunteer experience, CNA vs scribing jobs, and ways to keep up your motivation when taking tough classes.
Aug 25, 2021•55 min•Ep. 47
46: 27 Premed Questions Answered: Experiences, GPA, Research, Activities & More
t's episode forty-six of Ask The Dean! This week, Dr. Scott Wright and Rachel Grubbs answer questions about clinical experience shadowing, the best time to take a vacation during the application cycle, and whether or not you need shadowing after having extensive clinical experience.
Aug 18, 2021•54 min•Ep. 46
45: Can A High MCAT Score Balance A Low GPA and 32 Other Premed Questions!
t's episode forty-five of Ask The Dean! This week, we answer your questions about reapplying, personal statements, letters of recommendation, and so more!
Aug 11, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 45
44: 16 Premed Questions Answered: Med School Screening, LORs, Research, and More!
It's episode forty-four of Ask The Dean! This week, we answer your questions about if you should consider out-of-state public schools, how far in the future to list activity hours, who can write a non-science letter, if summer research programs are essential, and more!
Aug 04, 2021•57 min•Ep. 44
43: 14 Premed Questions Answered: Social Media, Gap Years, LORs, and More
It's episode forty-three of Ask The Dean! This week, we answer your questions about what to do during a gap year, how to build a school list, whether med schools look at your social media, and more!
Jul 28, 2021•57 min•Ep. 43
42: 14 Premed Questions Answered: 'Late' MCAT Dates, Science Prereqs, and More!
t's episode forty-two of Ask The Dean! This week, we answer your questions about medical school preferences for in-state vs. out-of-state applicants, the medical school application timeline, if June is too late to take the MCAT this cycle, and much more!
Jul 21, 2021•55 min•Ep. 42
41: 19 Premed Questions Answered: GPA Repair, Postbacs, School List, and More!
It's episode forty-one of Ask The Dean! We answer your premed questions about how to fix a low GPA with an upward trend, how to make a school list, whether you need to explain Ws on your transcript, who you can get letters of rec from, what med schools want to see in the interview, and more!
Jul 14, 2021•53 min•Ep. 41
40: 34 Premed Questions Answered: Med School "Tiers" and Beyond!
It's episode forty of Ask The Dean! This week, we answer your questions about medical school "tiers" and whether 2021 is "abnormally competitive," how many med schools to apply to, whether you need a committee letter, how med schools view virtual scribing and shadowing, and more!
Jul 07, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 40
39: 12 Premed Questions Answered: Clinical Hours, Financi
It's episode thirty-eight of Ask The Dean! This week, we answer your questions about how much clinical experience you need as a premed, what counts as "clinical," how financial aid allotments are determined for med school, whether you should use the same personal statement for MD and DO, and more!
Jun 30, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 39
38: 24 Premed Questions Answered: MCAT Self-Studying, P/F Classes, and More
It's episode thirty-eight of Ask The Dean! This week, we answer your questions about MCAT accommodations, commuting for med school, how med schools view pass/fail classes, MCAT self-studying
Jun 23, 2021•52 min•Ep. 38
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