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| Figure 1. I guess I am... only slightly. |
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| Figure 2. How I feel about the recent rise in pageviews. |
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| Figure 3. What I'm constantly reminded of any time I mention the blog to family. |
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| Figure 4. I'm actually kind of worried that this might happen/already happened. |
An update on ongoing projects- Here's what I've been working on these days:
1. Big List of "Back-Up" Plans for Premeds
As you may or may not have noticed, this is going quite well (at least, imo). I plan to write up to Part 15 before the end of the year, ideally before deadlines for such programs pass.
2. Just for fun- Guide to a 45T on the MCAT.
Just a hypothetical, "for fun" guide if I ever wanted to try for a higher MCAT score... with lots of money + resources.
3. How to Get Rejected Like a Boss- a rage comic story.
Self-explanatory.
4. Guide to Canadian med school admissions + School-specific Admissions Guides
This is pretty much ready for a quick write + posting, but I can't help but feel I'm screwing myself over for sharing "secrets" (not really, but you get the idea)... will have to think for a while.
5. The Bible of Medical School Interviews- Advice, Testimonials, and Sample Questions
At the risk of sounding like a douche, this is also something that might be indirectly harming myself but more importantly, it has the possibility of giving an unfair advantage to those that read it because it will contain:
- The biggest collection of traditional interview questions (without duplicates/similar questions), categorized into 8 distinct areas for specific practice- pretty much complete.
- The biggest collection of MMI questions, with detailed answers & guides to answering for some of the more difficult questions- nearing completion.
- Select documents, scoring sheets, statistics, advice/tips/testimonials from experienced interviewers/interviewees, and other fun stuff- in progress.
I always had a thing for collecting information that might be valuable- as a result, I built up quite a large collection of materials regarding interviews, school-specific admissions, MCAT, etc... hence the possibility of something like the above. The problem: I don't know what to do with this even if I complete it, without raising serious issues with fairness/interview standards. Unfortunately, this may never see the light of day.
Finally, I would like to say that it would be nice to get more feedback considering I've been getting an average of 120+ pageviews per day. Comments, compliments, criticism, threats, or even a comment from a disapproving admissions committee member would be very appreciated.
Matt
4 comments:
You've got a good blog, it has boosted my confidence a lot for my MCAT, still got jitters though. Queens must have prepared you pretty well for it if you ended up studying less than a month for it lol.
Hi Law,
Thank you- although the courses I took prepared me in a way, I would say most of my prep came from all the practice tests I went through during my study period. Good luck!
Amazing MCAT scores! It's unbelievable how you did so well with only 18 days of studying. Personally, I disliked KAPLAN. I found their studying material to be jam packed with information. This time around I'm giving EK books a shot. I like how they essentially give you the basics with out too much factual information. Thoughts on EK?
Also, I'm looking forward to your MMI questions! I'm having some trouble in the interview as well. But I know with enough practice and confidence it should be a breeze. And considering how many visitors you have on your blog, it's possible to get everybody to pitch in and discuss MMI questions in the comment sections. I look forward to it! It's only a matter of time before the interviews start rolling around.
Hey, thanks! Surprisingly, Kaplan is actually on the low end for amount of content. EK books are solid- especially the 1001 questions series, which are used quite often.
I haven't had the time to organize my collection of MMI questions because of work- but hopefully I will release them soon enough. Good luck!
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