Postbac 101
Dates and Time: Tuesdays, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Baer Room, 408 Lewisohn Hall
Postbac 101 is open to all GS students, but is geared toward those who are in their first term and/or who are new to the Postbac Premed Program or undergraduate premed process at GS.
Students are welcome to attend as many sessions as needed. Postbac 101 will be held every Tuesday of the spring term.
Upcoming Session Topics
February 11: Medical School Debrief and Identifying Stakeholders in the Medical School Application Process
This week's topic transitions out of academic support and into the process of applying to medical schools more broadly. Specifically, this discussion will identify the different stakeholders involved in the application process and strategize best practices for working with them, including:
- Assembling your team[s] of support
- Conducting yourself professional in different settings
- What your applications will be evaluated on
- Action items to focus on as you move through the process
February 11: Finding The Right School For You
This week, we are going to discuss how to distinguish one medical school from the next, how to determine which different characteristics are important to you, and we will take a look at some of the resources that are available to you for learning more about different medical schools and what they have to offer.
February 18: Med School Applications Broken Down
This week, we will take a close look at the different components that make up the application and talk about how they (should) fit together and complement/reinforce each other. We will discuss how to best take advantage of the different sections of the application as a non-traditional student to ensure that medical schools have the most compelling picture possible when they evaluate your application.
February 25: Crafting Your Narrative
Where are you coming from, what is it that makes you and your story special? How do you decide what is, and isn’t, relevant to the primary plotline of your story? Which elements best provide additional depth and, where necessary, helpful context for your story? We will discuss the process of distilling your path to medicine into a cohesive and easy-to-follow narrative and then trying to decide which sections of the application are best suited for each element of your story.