Coming Soon

I've always had a lot of ideas about a blog such as this, and it looks like I've been subconsciously collecting ideas for posts. In fact, some of my posts will come directly from previously written Notes on Facebook. With that said, here are some upcoming posts in the near future:

• Why Korean-Canadian students fail in the admissions process- simple observations
• 3 main reasons stemming from Korean social culture, ethnicity and familial background

• General advice for Korean-Canadian students aiming for medical School
• Why you should never NOT listen to your parents (sometimes). Seriously
• Things to avoid

• Comprehensive guide to Canadian med school admissions

• Up-to-date admissions profiles for Canadian Med Schools- 캐나다 의대 집중탐구
• Statistics, Processes, Unknown Facts
• 1 post per medical school with the most up-to-date information and analyses

• How to destroy the MCAT with minimal study time (<1 month)
• Prior research and finding the best study material, proper study and review strategies to maximize productivity (Part 1).
• Writing sample strategy, and so-called "MCAT secrets" (but really just information and documents you can find online with careful searching)
• Mental conditioning, proper resting, test day preparations

• Queen's Life Sciences- it's not as terrible as they say

 ...and more to come. For the above listed, I already have prewritten rough drafts which may take some time to complete. Posts related to admissions, statistics, etc, will definitely take a while as I gather all my data/previously written stuff. Again, I hope to post regularly so that this blog doesn't become a pathetic waste of server space. Stay tuned.


Matt

A New Blog

Hello there,

I've decided to start a blog.

This blog will serve 3 main purposes:

1. Chronicle the struggles of an "average" "premed"* student (i.e. me) in Canada trying to get into med school. Should be funny, one hopes.

• I'm currently in my last year of a Life Science program at a Canadian University.
• As of now, I'm in the midst of an application cycle awaiting interview invitations. 

2. Share the very annoyingly ridiculously large amount of various information/advice/documents I've accumulated over the years regarding med admissions in Canada.

• Premed101, has been my core source of all knowledge regarding med admissions. If you look carefully, you will find answers to all your questions in life. True story.
• But seriously, I will be condensing the most relevant and important info (that one spent hours upon hours searching for) regarding admissions into what I hope to be semi-regular posts.

3. Serve as a reliable source (hopefully) of information for students aiming for med, especially Korean-Canadian students.

• Over the years, I've noticed that many, many Korean students fail to succeed in admissions despite our parents continuously mauling kicking us in the process (nothing I say is literal).
• As a result, there is a fundamental lack of support from previously succesful students for current students struggling in the process. It's appalling how some sources of information that Korean students are exposed to are so ridiculously unreliable (articles in Korean newspapers, random websites, parents etc).
• My wish is to bridge this problem by communicating in both English and Korean, providing accurate, reliable, up-to-date info and advice geared for Korean students. Hopefully, you will find it useful.

4. Preserve my sanity.

• I heard writing about stuff is great prophylaxis for insanity. Checking my e-mail and premed101 a thousand times a week isn't helping, either.

That's about it. I will attempt at anonymity for a while.

Matt