Post By Ryan Brownlee – Founder of AspiringMD When should you ask for medical school letters? A medical student explains the best month to ask, how much notice to give, AMCAS timing, gap years, and late letters. If you are applying to medical school this… Read More »When Should You Ask for Medical School Letters?
Post By Ryan Brownlee – Founder of AspiringMD A current medical student explains how to answer the medical school “Anything Else?” essay, when to leave it blank, the best topics, mistakes, and examples. The medical school “Anything Else?” essay may be the most open-ended question… Read More »Medical School “Anything Else?” Essay: What to Write, When to Leave It Blank, and Examples
Post By Ryan Brownlee – Founder of AspiringMD A current medical student explains how to write a medical school gap year secondary essay, what to include, how to avoid repetition, and examples that work. The medical school gap year secondary essay is usually much more… Read More »Medical School Gap Year Secondary Essay: How to Write It, What to Include, and Examples
Post By Ryan Brownlee – Founder of AspiringMD A current medical student explains how to write a medical school challenge essay, choose a strong topic, structure your response, and avoid common mistakes. A medical school challenge essay asks you to describe a difficult situation or… Read More »Medical School Challenge Essay: How to Choose a Topic, Structure It, and Write It Well
Post By Ryan Brownlee – Founder of AspiringMD A current medical student explains how to write a medical school adversity essay, choose the right topic, show resilience, avoid common mistakes, and use real examples. A medical school adversity essay asks you to describe a meaningful… Read More »Medical School Secondary Adversity Essay: How to Choose a Topic and Write It Well
Post By Ryan Brownlee – Founder of AspiringMD A current medical student explains what medical school secondaries are, when they arrive, what they include, costs, essays, screening, deadlines, and what happens next. Medical school secondaries are school-specific applications that you complete after the primary application.… Read More »What Are Medical School Secondaries?
Post By Ryan Brownlee – Founder of AspiringMD A current medical student explains when you can reuse secondary essays, what to customize, reapplicant rules, common mistakes, and how to recycle essays safely. Yes, you can reuse medical school secondary essays, stories, ideas, and portions of… Read More »Can You Reuse Secondary Essays?
Post By Ryan Brownlee – Founder of AspiringMD A current medical student explains how long secondary essays should be, common word and character limits, how far under the limit is okay, and when to stop writing. Most medical school secondary essays fall somewhere between 150… Read More »How Long Should Medical School Secondary Essays Be?
Post By Ryan Brownlee – Founder of AspiringMD A current medical student explains how many secondary essays medical schools have, average prompt counts, total writing workload, and what to expect in 2026–2027. Most medical schools ask applicants to complete several secondary essay prompts, and I… Read More »How Many Secondary Essays Do Medical Schools Have?
Post By Ryan Brownlee – Founder of AspiringMD A current medical student breaks down medical school secondary costs, 2027 fee ranges, average fees, budgeting, fee waivers, and ways to save. Medical school secondary applications usually cost around $100 per school, although the actual fee can… Read More »How Much Do Medical School Secondaries Cost?
