University Pre-Health Society

Welcome back, everyone! This semester we're bringing three live sessions with Motivate MD to campus: MCAT strategy, personal statements, and a mock MMI night. RSVP so we can plan rooms, and bring a friend who's thinking about medicine.

What Med Students Wish They Knew

What Med Students Wish They Knew18 slidesRecording

• Start clinical hours early and keep them steady; one long stretch reads weaker than two years of a few hours a week.
• Pick the MCAT date first, then build the semester around it, not the other way around.
• Every panelist had at least one detour. Schools read for what you did next.

Asked most

Is a gap year a red flag?How many schools should I apply to?Does research have to be in medicine?

Open the recap

Shadowing sign-ups are open: 14 physicians across 6 specialties this term. Office hours next week if you want help writing your first email to a doctor.

Applying in 2027? Committee letter drafts are due February 1. Bring questions to any meeting, or find me after the Personal Statement Workshop.