Life as a Premed

Inside the Mind of a Medical School Application Expert | ft. Alejandro Cañas, CEO of MTM

Hey everyone! In this episode I interview a medical application expert, MS5 at UCI SOM, and long time mentor of mine, Alejandro Cañas. He has helped hundreds of premeds get into the dream medical schools and is the CEO of Market the Mission, a company that helps premeds with their application every step of the way. We get into juicy trends he has noticed over the years such as: What’s something about getting into medical school that most premeds are completely wrong about? Have you ever seen a “perfect” applicant get rejected? Why do you think that happens? In your experience, what do you think carries the most weight in a medical school application? If someone is about to apply this cycle, what is the ONE thing you would tell them to focus on right now? I hope you enjoy this episode and make sure to follow Alejandro on Instagram if you are interested in working with him! https://www.instagram.com/theogpremed?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

Letters of Recommendation: Everything you need to know

Hey guys! In this episode I talk all about letters of recommendation. I go through what letters you should have, how many you need, who you should ask, when to ask, how to ask, and what to give your letter writer. Hope this helps and please comment below if you have any questions!

Physician Shadowing: A Complete Guide with Tips and Strategies

Hey guys! In this episode I talked about how to find physicians to shadow, what you should bring on the day of, what a day of shadowing would look like, pro-tips, and common questions about shadowing. Time to make the shadowing process more transparent. Please feel free to type any specific questions in the comment section below!

The Premed Lounge: Navigating Premed in Community College ft. Katherine Juarez-Borja

Welcome to another episode of our new series The Premed Lounge where I bring on fellow premed students to talk about whatever they want to talk about. In this episode, my friend Katherine is joins me to talk about her experience and struggles while deciding to go premed in community college. The premed community within community colleges face their own unique struggles and Katherine talks about how she overcame them as she gets ready to transfer to UCLA. Thanks for listening and hopefully this can help anyone on the same path! If you would like to reach out to Katherine for more advice, you can email her at Katherinejuarezborja04@gmail.com

The Premed Lounge: EMT Questions Answered ft. Claire Lander

Hi everyone! Welcome to the first episode of the Premed Lounge series where I bring on a fellow premed to talk about whatever they want to talk about. In this episode Claire has many great questions on what it is like to be an EMT before she commits to EMT school. Hopefully you can get some questions answered as well :)