February Med School Road Trip
I'm hitting the road again! 🗺 I'm taking a small group of interested persons to four different allopathic med schools in February where...
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joannesnapp
Nov 82 min read
Writing the Work and Activity Section
Applicants often focus heavily on perfecting their personal statements while neglecting the importance of their Work and Activities...
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joannesnapp
Oct 272 min read
The Pain of Being Waitlisted
You prep a ton for the interview, you leave the interview feeling amazing, and then three weeks later, you get the dreaded email saying...
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joannesnapp
Oct 231 min read
Updating Schools
Now is the time that many applicants begin sending update emails to schools they haven't heard back from. Updates can include: Getting a...
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joannesnapp
Aug 271 min read
8th Annual Application Prep Seminar
For almost a decade, I've been teaching a seminar for the next cycle's applicants that serves many purposes for me. First, I love...
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joannesnapp
Aug 261 min read
*NEW* Book Club!
I'm excited to announce that I'm launching a fall Book Club, free and open to anyone who wants to join. We're going to start with a book...
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joannesnapp
Apr 231 min read
Secondary Writing Retreats
For those who haven't written secondaries before, you don't know yet know why this type of support is valuable, but from the years I've...
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joannesnapp
Mar 311 min read
April Check In
With CASPA, AADSAS, AMCAS and AACOMAS opening soon, I wanted to check in to make sure the following things have been completed (if...
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Joanne Snapp
Mar 31 min read
Secondaries Bootcamps
Several of my applicants this season are ready to begin writing secondaries, which is super exciting to me. If that's not quite you yet,...
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joannesnapp
Feb 191 min read
Into the Nuance: Episode One
I'm excited to share my new podcast: Into the Nuance. I joined forces with two of my colleagues and good friends to dive into the nuance...
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joannesnapp
Feb 121 min read
Being a Reapplicant
There is no way around it. Being a reapplicant is HARD! The amount of money, time and energy that goes into applying to medical school is...
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joannesnapp
Feb 101 min read
Personal Statement Structure
Whether your personal statement is four or five paragraphs, I don't know that it matters much, but I will continue to argue that every...
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joannesnapp
Feb 11 min read
Spring Break Pre-Med Bootcamp
If you didn't register for my AppPrep Seminar (happening now) and you plan to start your app a little later (not ideal, but it happens),...
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joannesnapp
Jan 242 min read
Preparing for Preview
I remember years ago sitting at an AAMC meeting in Philadelphia when the AAMC folks introduced the "situational judgment test" to a room...
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joannesnapp
Jan 231 min read
Upcoming Events
CHECK OUT SOME OF THE EVENTS I HAVE COMING UP OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS! Each year, I bring a group of my current successful applicants...
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joannesnapp
Jan 211 min read
Connections & Learning
Next month, I have the Vice Dean of Admissions from Sydney Kimmel Medical College in Philadelphia coming for an informal chat with me...
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joannesnapp
Jan 122 min read
Creative Doctors
I can think of so many stories from personal statements where people present problems they've seen in society or clinical spaces. When...
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joannesnapp
Jan 82 min read
Academic Recovery
It happens. People have bad grades in science classes. That doesn't mean anything about you....as long as you ultimately prove that you...
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joannesnapp
Jan 52 min read
Updated AAMC Competencies
Information taken from: https://students-residents.aamc.org/media/15396/download For YEARS, I've used the AAMC Core Competencies to guide...
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joannesnapp
Dec 31, 20231 min read
In the Know
As I begin working with my new advisees, I often find myself pushing them to think harder and deeper about the experiences they've had. A...
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