how i got into medical school - AMCAS application review & tips

[@juliamyersxo7462]

SABRINA keep these videos coming girl! This video is very well put together and you conveyed your tips so eloquently. I’m going back to university soon to finish my degree and hopefully apply to medical school in the future, so I (and I’m sure many others) really appreciate you sharing your experience. congrats on being so successful!!

[@brinawang]

aww thanks so much for your support, Julia!!! so exciting to hear about your future plans, and always happy to help at any point along your journey :) sending my love to you and Allie and Cristian!

[@chloekcraig]

this video was extremely helpful as a current pre med!! thank you for all your in depth tips, I’m excited to follow your journey! 🤍

[@brinawang]

so glad to hear it was helpful! thanks so much for watching, Chloe!!

[@maryambolouri7568]

I won't be applying for a year, but your videos have been so helpful to start thinking about the process! Congrats on Pritzker also, I'm a current UChicago undergrad and it really is an incredible place to be!

[@brinawang]

so glad to hear that these vids have been helpful and best of luck with your upcoming school year! (and thank you -- definitely so pumped to be headed to Pritzker!!)

[@kaylinsavorgino8020]

when you say you didnt do so well at the start of freshman year, can you elaborate on that? like how bad were your grades?

[@frantzfudoshian1548]

I know this is an advice video, but you sounded so assuring and gave great tips, much better than the premed advisors at the University lol

[@brinawang]

this is honestly such a nice comment -- thank you and so glad it was helpful!! believe me, I've had my fair share of bad premed advisers at school lol. i'm gonna do a whole med school app series so stay tuned for more!

[@KAYLINSAVO]

hey! i was wondering about your experiencing doing your honors thesis in international studies but not neurobio. i'm an undergrad pre-med student majoring in biochem and Spanish, and I know I want to graduate with honors, I just don't know which one (idk if I want to do both). did you graduate with honors in international studies but no honors in neurobio? do you think I would be at a disadvantage if I went with my heart and did Spanish for honors rather than biochem?

[@brinawang]

hey! yes, i chose to do just one honors thesis in international affairs. i don't think it put me at a disadvantage at all. in fact, it allowed me to have more interesting/unique answers in my interviews, and to build experience/skills that have been transferrable to my medical school research projects. i think the key thing to remember here is that this may your last opportunity to do sustained research in Spanish, whereas you will definitely be able to do additional basic/clinical science research in medical school if you so choose. so 100% you should follow your heart! (and it doesn't hurt that Spanish proficiency is also very transferrable to medicine!)

[@zeenaadal5219]

Very helpful indeed. May I ask which are your 6 medical schools acceptances? And how you decide on choosing U of Chicago Medical School? Thanks in advance

[@brinawang]

sure - in addition to uchicago, I also got into duke, UNC, case western, pittsburgh, and rochester. I’m going to do a whole video on how I made my med school decision so stay tuned for that!

[@zeenaadal5219]

brinawang congratulations Brina. What an accomplishment. Your parents must be so proud of you. Thanks for sharing your valuable experience with us.

[@WHITELIONNYC]

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