Live an Awesome Life Now! Don’t wait a decade.

Think about it, a lot can happen in a decade. Unless you’re purposeful with your time, you may find yourself as an intern reflecting on your life wondering, “Why didn’t I make time for fun, too?”

Top 5 Reasons Pre-Meds Are Rejected

1. You’re Awesome But Your MCAT Score or GPA Is Not

A low MCAT score or GPA can result in a school discarding your application without taking a glance at your extracurriculars or letters of evaluation.  

You are much more than your grades and exam scores. Knowing how to promote yourself despite blemishes on your academic record is critical to successfully earning a spot in medical school. Our team will help you present your strengths and weaknesses in a way that shows you’re a competitive and highly qualified candidate. If you still have time to raise your GPA or MCAT, ProMEDeus will uncover exactly what it will take to optimize your scores and make sure you’re not set aside from the start.

5 Things to Consider Before Attending a Foreign Med School

The hardest part about medical school is getting in. As healthcare in America continues to evolve, the pathway to becoming a physician has also changed. Those who plan on practicing in the states must still complete a residency in the US, but getting to that point is now harder and more competitive than it was 20 years ago. Some students have elected to go to foreign medical schools to receive their training. Here are 5 things to keep in mind if you decide to pursue your degree in a foreign country but plan on practicing in America.

Dream On

So yes, I was the unlikely, the overlooked, and the rejected candidate. But I bared those titles graciously; because it is in them and under them that I found my passion to work with those who face those very same labels each day.

Why I Smile

At 8 a.m. every morning of the work week, I show up to class and make every bit of a dramatic entrance — slapping high fives to people in the front row, cracking a joke at He-Man’s (the class ‘buff guy’) expense, taking a moment to survey the classroom for an empty seat (next to people I haven’t sat with yet), throwing long distance secret handshakes to anyone from my lab table that’s paying attention … and smiling as big as I can stand it. And though this behavior is admittedly odd and seemingly manic, it is actually a completely honest expression of everything that my smile represents. Some of my classmates have noticed and asked me about it.

3 Ways to LEARN more EFFICIENTLY & BOOST grades:

Studies of human learning reveal that the most durable learning with the least degradation (forgetting) occurs with the following 3 techniques:

Rock Bottom to CEO

I am not much of a writer or intellect when it comes to literary skill but what I do know is what I have experienced in the past and what most medical students and perhaps other students in academia experience every year, failure.

Before Facebook, Twitter & YouTube..

“There was no social media, no Facebook, no Twitter, no YouTube, no bloggers, so it was really difficult to connect with other people who had a similar experience or to connect to someone who may offer expert advice.”