Choosing a School
It’s that time of year. Medical school acceptances are rolling in (praise the Lord!) and you may be at the point of trying to decide which one to choose to accept.My heart is overjoyed when pre-med students tell me they …
Daily MCAT Prep
I recently had the opportunity to speak to our local university’s MAPS chapter. Remember when I told you that you should join your school’s MAPS chapter? Well this is a friendly reminder that yeah…you need to do that if you …
It All Works Out in the End…
“God is going to get you to exactly where He wants you to be, with exactly what He wants you to have, exactly when He wants you to be there.” My preacher says this often and, although sometimes when we’re …
Send “thank you” cards!
Call me old –fashioned (I may or may not be watching Golden Girls as I write this) but believe me when I say that hand-written thank you cards will never go out of style. And they certainly aren’t gone out …
Go to the Office Hours!!
Most pre-med students coast through high school. Maybe that’s what makes us think we’re “smart enough” to be physicians? Not having to stay up late studying, not needing to ask questions in class, not needing a tutor, etc. But for …
Regroup and Refocus!
It’s been way too long since I wrote a blog post. I’m sorry! During the hiatus though, I did something awesome. I went and opened my own family medicine clinic. It’s been really overwhelming, in the best kind of way. …
Know When to Hold ‘Em…
Have you ever heard that old country song that goes: You gotta know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away, know when to run… Well we’re not folding, walking away from, or running …
Taking Summer Courses
I’ve said it before and am here to say it again: Taking organic chemistry in the summer was one of the best moves I made as a pre-med student. Of course, I didn’t have a choice because I’d bombed the …
Choosing a Specialty…and Matching
This is a big week for 4th year medical students. If you are on social media and follow any of them, you probably saw several really excited posts on yesterday about them matching. What is the match? Glad you asked! …
Get Some Non-Pre-Med Friends!
Last year, I wrote a post called Get Some Pre-Med Friends. I stand by every word in that post! If you haven’t already, please go back and read it! It’s so important to have friends who have the same goals …