To Be...A Spartan MD

I walked into the crowded school gymnasium. I didn’t know so many people even existed in my small California town. Yet, here they were, packed into bleachers.  I was very aware of the fresh, minty taste in my mouth—I heard chewing gum helped calm the nerves. Suddenly, the crowd went silent. Now all I could hear was the sound of my shoes, step-by-step, as I continued to make my way up onto the stage and in front of the podium's mic.   "What did I get myself into?" I thought. I had always been somewhat of an introvert. However, I desired to be more social. So what did I do? I decided to run for Class President. I had never given a speech before, let alone in front of an entire school. But here I was.  They chose me. I won. After the elections, I wondered, "Now, how did I manage to pull that off?" Good question. Several years later, I watched Amy Cuddy’s TED Talk that discussed how one should “fake it until you make it.” It really resonated with...

Wondering if medicine is right for you ? Decided medicine is your path but want to learn more about the process? Are you simply curious to learn more about what makes the College of Human Medicine a great choice? Join us tomorrow as the Office of Admissions hosts our first Twitter Talk of the cycle. Potential applicants are bound to have questions and can directly interact with current College of Human Medicine students and admissions staff by simply joining us on Twitter! This initial Twitter Talk will be held Thursday, October 11th at 5pm ET. The Office of Admissions typically hosts several Twitter Talks each fall, now in it's fourth year of the initiative. More Twitter Talks are being planned for later in the season. Wherever you are in the process, applicants can chat with the college and ask about a variety of topics including what makes a competitive applicant, the innovative Shared Discovery Curriculum, premedical requirement models, special programming like LRM...