MedEdits Medical Admissions Blog

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A New Medical School Ranking Asks a Provocative Question: What Should Excellence Mean?

Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Sep 30, 2026

Written by Jessica Freedman, M.D., board-certified emergency physician, former admissions committee member and Associate Residency Director at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and founder of MedEdits. An intriguing new medical school...

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The Best Premed Advising Company: What to Look For Before You Hire Anyone

Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Sep 23, 2026

A physician's honest answer

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I Submitted My ERAS Application: Now What?

Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Sep 22, 2026

You clicked "Certify and Submit," paid your fees, and sent your application to programs. After months of work on your personal statement,...

Virtual Medical School Interview Setup and Kira Talent

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How to Prepare for a Virtual Medical School Interview: Setup and Framing

Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Sep 17, 2026

When I served on the admissions committee at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, every medical school interview happened in an office, or a...

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The Best Medical School Interview Prep

Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Sep 11, 2026

By Jessica Freedman, M.D., Founder and President of MedEdits Medical Admissions. Former faculty member, admissions committee member, and associate...

When Do Med School Interviews and Acceptances Go Out?

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When Do Medical School Interview Invitations and Acceptances Go Out? A Realistic Timeline

Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Sep 10, 2026

Every applicant I work with asks some version of this question, and it usually arrives in October or November, right when the waiting starts feeling...

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Medical School Prerequisites by School: Required and Recommended Courses (2027)

Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Sep 2, 2026

What the 2027 MSAR Data Actually Shows About Prerequisites Whether when working with freshman, or on our Facebook group, one question that is asked...