Medical School Application Mistakes | 6 Common Pre-Med Blunders

It pains me to see pre-med students make the same mistakes over and over again each year. After helping hundreds of students successfully get into medical school, I've compiled a list of the most common medical school application mistakes. Avoid these 6 mistakes, and you'll greatly increase your chances of successfully getting into medical school!

00:30 Applying When Not Ready
03:31 Going Caribbean When It's Not Necessary
04:22 Misunderstanding Deadlines (Rolling Admissions)
05:48 Being Overconfident
07:01 Not Understanding the Other Side
08:02 Not Getting Advice from People with Admissions Committee (Adcom) Experience

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[MedSchoolInsiders]

Thanks for watching and good luck to all the pre-meds out there! It's a long path, but incredibly rewarding and enjoyable with the right mindset =)

[marysohn]

As someone who applied last year, these points are very true. If you are applying this year, keeping these tips in mind will be helpful :)

[stjamesnolan]

Hello, physician MD here. I wandered into this video during COVID. Quick background just for info, grad from top 10 med school and residency. Have been on 3 separate university med school (and then residency) admissions boards. Overall the info is pretty close. Transcripts and LOR's are generally free to send. If you have 3 or more med school interview offers, feel good about your chances ****provided**** you interact like a normal empathetic human being. Caribbean adds another real hurdle for residency application. I would 100% apply to DO schools before Caribbean. The lines between MD/DO are blurring. Rolling admissions is a REAL thing. I have seen many great applicants at the end of the interview season and we only have so many spots left open. Not sure the fee services offered here really provide much additional help IMO. Good luck everyone. Maybe I'll wander back sometime.

[appie]

wtf, why does applying cost so much money. Is this a US thing, never heard of this in Europe..

[pokynuju]

It is good to know that the Texas schools have a separate application process altogether (but worth noting that they tend to be less expensive)

[DrAdnan]

I’m surprised people sometimes go through the app process halfheartedly and are then limited on options or have to go through the whole process all over again.

[ssjmanny]

Idk why I watch these video I’m barely making it through undergrad. My GPA is great but I’m feeling like I’m dying lmfao

[alexandrah]

I was wondering if you have a video already on the pros and cons of taking a year off between pre-med and med school. If not, that could make a great video!

[MegaOverCross]

I read an article which interviewed several admissions officers from various med schools in the US that stated it's common for applicants to apply 3 times before getting accepted. Applicants in the middle are chosen like a lottery system, as compared to one another, they all have the equal potential to make competent physicians. That being said, this video seemed quite ad-like, although it contained some helpful tips.

[lilylozano]

Thank you for all the free resources you provide to us pre-med students. I have found all your videos informative and helpful when navigating through the medical school applications. I wish you the best in your career and life.

[jordyn]

THANK YOU for the whole reapplicant thing. Everyone is so confused as to why I am not applying this cycle. I am not ready. I know I could do better. I knew I was not ready to take the MCAT so soon after the death of 2 close family members. I want to use this next year to grow as an adult and as a future doc.

[delacruzmillicentnadine]

This vid is very timely for me. I'm currently waiting my call for interview right now and I'm actually really nervous especially because I applied late. I can only hope that I will do well on the interview and entrance exam so I can make it to the cut off. Needless to say, I was 148th on the list of application and they will only accept 100 students. I'm reeeally nervous right now. Please pray for meee. 😢

[conman]

The average applicant applies to I applied to 6 I think....

[boggie]

That being said, a lot of these mistakes only apply to US medical schools. If you're a Canadian applicant, there is no rolling admission process. I'm also not sure if you get "earmarked" as a re-applicant and whether you have to work extra hard on subsequent applications. There are numerous classmates of mine who got in after multiple applications.

[lydia]

This shocked me so much, in the UK applying to med school is free (excluding the cost of the entry exam which is around £60) however you are only allowed to apply to four med schools. So there’s a lot of competition. I can’t believe up to $2000 can be spent on applying & you may still not be accepted

[Jimpopal]

Your videos are becoming more and more pushy towards selling your online services. Pretty sad, this video was basically an ad.

[FluoGray]

Listening to this video made me realize how lucky I’ve been to be born in Europe, and be able (at least in Germany) to apply for free and pay less than 500$ a *year* for medical school. It’s a different world.

[kimaera]

I just applied last month, thank you so much for this video 💆🏻‍♀️💆🏻‍♀️

[MrSinBADDY]

Great insight! I know you are a graduate from American medical school so this is in your expertise, but it would be awesome if you could go in depth on the application process for Canadian medical students. There are only 17 schools so it's a very competitive process; would appreciate if you could cover the topic!

[Natalia-vnbq]

PLEASE CAN YOU DO VIDEO ABOUT BEING A FRESHMAN PRE-MED AND STUFF YEAR TO YEAR YOU NEED TO ACCOMPLISH, and when should you buy your thingy like I’m an incoming premed freshman