585: Kaitlin's Co-op to White Coat Journey

The Premed Years

Ryan Gray

Science, How To, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Education

4.5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

(00:01) - College Experience and Medical School Preparation

(11:41) - Medical School Application Process Insights

(24:43) - Medical School Tuition Repayment Program

(29:40) - Overcoming Challenges and Growing in Medicine

Kaitlin's transformative journey through Northeastern University's co-op program is a testament to the power of integrating work experience with academic learning. Her experiences as a medical assistant and clinical research coordinator were key in not only solidifying her passion for medicine but also in strengthening her medical school application. We explore how these hands-on roles provided Kaitlin with a unique perspective and an edge in the competitive world of medical school admissions. Her story is an inspiring example of how practical work during college can be a game-changer for those aspiring to become physicians.

The path to medical school is complex, and Kaitlin shares her valuable insights into navigating this challenging process. With the guidance of a pre-med advisor, she skillfully organized her timeline, from early MCAT preparation to managing secondary applications. Her approach to crafting a compelling personal statement and strategically limiting feedback to close family highlights the importance of staying true to one's voice. Kaitlin's use of lists, spreadsheets, and realistic goal-setting served as tools for maintaining motivation and organization, a method that can benefit any aspiring medical student.

Financial considerations are a crucial part of the journey, and Kaitlin offers a candid look at weighing scholarship offers with future career plans. Her decision to pursue a scholarship tied to a service commitment reflects her dedication to primary care and street medicine. With dreams of experiencing residency in vibrant cities and the aspiration to tackle outreach work, Kaitlin's reflections on overcoming doubts serve as encouragement to others on similar paths. Her story is a powerful reminder of the resilience needed to pursue one's dreams in the face of obstacles.

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0:00.0	Application Academy for 2025,
0:03.4	2026 is now open to register.
0:08.0	The new cohort is starting on January 20th,
0:11.3	so don't miss out.
0:13.5	We will be starting January 20th,
0:15.4	and we will close down to new signups not long after that. We have a new system in place, a new syllabus.
0:24.4	Go check it out, applicationacademy.com. If you are applying to medical school and you think
0:29.4	expert advising is out of reach for you, application academy is for you. Not just another
0:36.4	course. This is hands-on with our amazing team of advisors,
0:40.9	including myself. This is where I spend my time with students nowadays. I don't do any one-on-one
0:46.5	advising anymore, but I do spend time in Application Academy. The first several weeks will be
0:52.7	going through kind of an am I ready series looking at
0:56.6	students and figuring out if you truly are ready. And if you aren't, we'll move you into the
1:00.9	next cohort. If you are, awesome. We'll start working on the primary application and focusing on
1:09.7	personal statements, activity descriptions, TMDSAs,
1:12.6	essays, MD-P-H-D essays, whatever you need help with for the primary application. That's what we'll be
1:19.6	working with for the first many weeks and then transitioning into primary and secondary
1:26.2	applications, obviously having discussions about
1:29.2	LORs and school lists and all these other things mixed in there as well. And then as the cycle
1:35.2	goes on, we'll switch to mostly secondaries and then secondaries and interview prep.
1:40.9	And then again, discussions about how to send update letters and when to send those
1:45.1	and interests letters and letters of intent and how do you choose your school once you
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