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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Sep 26, 2025
The average MCAT score for students who matriculate to U.S. MD (allopathic) medical schools is 512.1, based on the most recent AAMC data for the 2025-2026 cycle. That matriculant figure is the number most applicants are really asking about, and it...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Sep 26, 2025
The average salary for first year medical residents is $58,921 per year, according to the AAMC's 2020 Survey of Resident/Fellow Stipends and...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Sep 26, 2025
Consider this your first professional job interview and dress accordingly. By "looking the part," you demonstrate respect for the process, the...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Sep 26, 2025
Once you reach the medical school interview stage of the medical school admission process, it means your GPA, test scores, and application have...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Sep 26, 2025
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has a 2% acceptance rate. Find out what it takes to get in, including average MCAT,...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Sep 26, 2025
A physician and former residency program director explains how to write your residency personal statement to match in to your top-choice residency...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Sep 25, 2025
Introduction When I reviewed residency applications as a program director, I was always reassured when I read a letter from someone I knew and...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Sep 24, 2025
Important lessons learned over the last two decades
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Sep 24, 2025
2025 MCAT Test Dates, 2025 MCAT Score Release Dates & 2025 MCAT Registration Are you applying to medical school soon? Wondering what the 2025 MCAT...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Sep 24, 2025
A physician and former medical school admissions officer teaches you how to write your medical school personal statement, step by step. Read several...
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