University of Rochester Post-baccalaureate Pre-medical Program

This growth mindset is crucial for postbacs.

The power of believing that you can improve Carol Dweck researches “growth mindset” — the idea that we can grow our brain's capacity to learn and to solve problems. In this talk, she describes two ways to think about a problem that’s slightly too hard for you to solve. Are you not smart enough to solve it … or have you just not solved it yet?…

A super-inspiring blog post by Sarah M. Bernstein, a pediatric resident

Medicine is a universally spoken language Lately, there seems to be a lot of negativity surrounding the practice of medicine. From the staggering student debt, to the grueling hours as a...

Some advice from our blog on timing the MCAT

When Should I Take the MCAT? Advice for Post-bacs and Non-traditional Pre-meds | M.D. to Be I surely don’t need to tell you how important the MCAT is. In a forest of applicants with 3.6 cumulative GPAs, MCAT scores offer one important way for admissions committees to compare apples and oranges (or in the case of non-traditional students like our post-bacs, a way to compare persimmons with…

For those considering osteopathic medicals school

Information About the 2016 Application Cycle If you applied during the 2015 application cycle and are considering reapplying during the 2016 application cycle, please note that your application will not rollover to the new cycle. The following are a list of items you should be aware of to prepare for the 2016 application cycle:

How often can I take the MCAT Exam? - FAQs - Medical College Admission... Starting in April 2015, there will be new limits on how many attempts you have to take the MCAT exam. Remember that you can only be registered for...