Panelists: Fady Soliman (RWJMS '23) and Jai Shahani (NJMS '24)
Questions:
0. Panelists self-introductions (1:37)
1. How is the application process to Robert Wood Johnson Medical School?/ What are the 5 most important things to become a strong applicant? (7:50)
2. How many letters of recommendation did you guys submit and how did you make connections strong enough to even get those letters? (17:00)
3. What is the biggest surprise in medical school than what you expected? (23:10)
4. What's a typical day as a med student? (29:44)
5. Is it okay if we shadow doctors that are not related to our interested specialty? (40:00)
6. How does your specialty change over the years of medical school? (42:15)
7. How do you recommend getting experience during quarantine? And do you think taking a gap year after undergrad before going to medical school is okay? (49:11)
8. Can you please share your experience for an interview for med school? (56:17)
9. What advice do you have for pre-matriculating students? (1:03:37)
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