Category: Student Skills
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Top 10 Dos & Don’ts of Professional School Interviewing
By: Jillian Golaszewski, M.A. “Congratulations! You have been selected for an interview for a position in the next class at XYZ University!” They clearly liked what they read in your application and now want to meet you to see if you would be a good fit for their school. As a former admissions officer who…
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Medical Laboratory Science, a Lesser-Known Health Profession
By: Karen Apolloni Most students interested in going into a healthcare profession seem to be interested in careers as physicians, nurses, or pharmacists. Very few start college with any exposure to medical laboratory science, and yet this profession is just as important to modern healthcare as those others and would be a better fit for…
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WAITLISTED: A Guide to Writing Letters of Interest and Intent
By: Jillian Golaszewski, M.A. The student email appears in your inbox with that dreaded subject line: “I’ve been waitlisted.” Your heart sinks thinking of the disappointment, frustration, and possibly imposter syndrome that you know your student must be facing. Now they’re looking to you for help – what can a student do when they have…
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Medical School Bracketology: An Activity for Your Medical School Applicants
By: Kate Fukawa-Connelly, M.S. In your office, your medical school applicants may be asking questions about where to apply. In their regular lives, they’re starting to research college basketball teams and putting together their playoff brackets for March Madness. We hope that more goes into our premeds’ school lists than choosing the school with the…
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How Can I Help My Students Mind Map for Success?
By: Dr. Kimberly Smith Anyone else have students come in their office looking for suggestions on where to start when it comes to professional school applications? Are they looking for a solid path of what to do first, next, then, and so on for their journey to professional school? In my experience, students have gained…
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Learning Performance Strategies for the Sciences
By: Angela Zanardelli Throughout their academic journey thus far, it’s likely that students have been taught what to learn, but seldom how to learn. Because of this, many students are unknowingly employing study strategies that are highly ineffective. Students are putting in a great deal of time and energy into learning course material, yet their…
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Attitude of Gratitude… Missing in Advising, Evaluations, and the Health Professions?
If I ever wanted to get into a sour mood, it’s reading anonymous survey results. As an admissions officer, I send out a lot of emails, but I am often told (by my staff usually) that people always tend to edit their thoughts around me when it comes to how I direct my recruiting or…
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Find Research at a Large Institution
By: Craig Vaske You are an undergrad at a large state university and are considering research. Your school does not provide an automatic research experience. Instead the school expects students to network with faculty and find their own opportunities. Hopefully, you are interested in science and eager to try your hand at it. Perhaps you…
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