Med School Admissions3 days ago · 3 min

Virtual interviews stay, but MMI formats return in person

Most schools kept traditional interviews online while bringing multiple mini-interviews back on campus.

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Most interviews will be on video. The station-style ones, where you rotate through short scenarios, are in person again — so plan travel for those schools only.

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Budget travel for two of your six target schools, not all of them.

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Med School Admissions6 hours ago· 4 min

Secondary essay prompts trend toward service and systems thinking

This cycle's prompts lean on community impact and health-systems reasoning over personal narrative alone.

Your clinic volunteering is the strongest material you have — draft that story first.

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Med School AdmissionsYesterday· 3 min

MCAT retake windows tighten for this application cycle

Later test dates will not return scores in time for early-decision and rolling review advantages.

Your planned retake date lands after two of your target schools begin rolling review.