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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Jun 2, 2026
Orthopaedic surgery is one of the most competitive specialties in the Match, where strong scores are the floor, not the ceiling. The 2026 data makes the highest-leverage move clear: matched applicants ranked a mean of 11.8 programs versus 6.3 for...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: May 26, 2026
Emory University School of Medicine has a 1.91% acceptance rate. Find out what it takes to get in, including average MCAT, GPA, requirements,...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: May 26, 2026
Georgetown University School of Medicine has a 1.4% acceptance rate. Find out what it takes to get in, including average MCAT, GPA, requirements,...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: May 26, 2026
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has a 1.8% acceptance rate. Find out what it takes to get in, including average MCAT,...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: May 26, 2026
UCSF School of Medicine has a 1.6% acceptance rate. Find out what it takes to get in, including average MCAT, GPA, requirements, secondary essays,...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: May 14, 2026
If you were rejected from medical school, you are in great company. In the 2025 application cycle, there were 54,699 applicants to U.S. MD programs....
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Apr 28, 2026
The medical school admissions consulting industry has grown substantially over the past decade and so has the variation in quality. Today you can...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Apr 23, 2026
There is no official ranking of anesthesiology residency programs. Unlike medical schools, anesthesiology residency programs have no equivalent to...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Apr 23, 2026
There is no official ranking of dermatology residency programs. Unlike medical schools, which are ranked annually by U.S. News & World Report,...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Apr 9, 2026
When everyone is qualified, what actually gets you into medical school? If you are applying to a top 10 or top 20 medical school like Harvard, Johns...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Mar 27, 2026
Dermatology Residency Match 2026: Stats, Strategy & How to Match Dermatology is one of the most competitive specialties in the Match. In 2026, U.S....
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