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Medical school secondary essay pre-writing checklist showing five steps for choosing strategic secondary essay topics, including answering the prompt, avoiding repetition, adding new information, aligning with a school’s values, and addressing potential admissions concerns.

How to Choose Medical School Secondary Essay Topics (Without Repeating Your Personal Statement)

Choosing Secondary Essay Topics Strategically One of the biggest mistakes applicants make is treating secondary essays as isolated writing assignments. They are not. Admissions committees read your entire application together, and your secondaries should strengthen the...

Ten Things to Know About Your Medical School Application

Medical school is, by far, the most difficult and demanding application process. Far more rigorous than an MBA, law school, or PhD application… and for good reason! A bad MBA or lawyer still gets a...

Mistakes to Avoid on Your AMCAS Work & Activities Section

Every year, our editors at Gurufi help scores of candidates earn admission to their dream medical school. In the fifteen years I have been helping applicants, I have noticed that far too many applicants don’t...