Mappd is back with episode twenty of Ask The Dean! This week, Dr. Scott Wright, Dr. Ryan Gray, and Rachel Grubbs answer questions about mistakes in MCAT scheduling, controversial topics in the med school interview, what questions to ASK in your med school interview, and more.

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We cover the following topics this week:

0:00 Introduction
0:09 What are the biggest mistakes in MCAT scheduling?
5:09 Should you avoid controversial subjects like abortion in your interview?
11:49 Can you include activities on your application from many years ago?
13:46 Did any med schools exclude the MCAT entirely from 2020 admissions?
19:21 Do any Texas med schools ONLY look at your most recent credit hours?
27:33 Is it ok to just have 1 LOR from a professor, with the rest from doctors?
30:58 What questions should you ask your medical school interviewers?
34:54 How long should you pursue each of your activities to show impact?
37:25 Does Dr. Gray have any books coming soon?

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Dr. Scott Wright has served as the Director of Admissions at UT Southwestern Medical School, Associate Dean at University of Texas at Dallas, and Executive Director of the Texas Medical and Dental Application Service (TMDAS)

Mappd is cofounded by Ryan Gray, MD and Rachel Grubbs. Dr. Gray is also the host of the Premed Years podcast and the author of the Premed Playbook series. Ms. Grubbs has been serving and advising premeds for 20 years at companies like The Princeton Review and Next Step Test Prep (now Blueprint MCAT).