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Dive into the world of the most bizarre supplemental essays! From indifference to astrology to the quirks of social media, discover how to tackle these oddball questions with wit and wisdom.

Don’t let your supplemental essays blend into the crowd like forgotten Valentine’s cards. Discover how to make each essay a standout love letter to your dream schools with our strategic guide to the five most common prompts. From expressing your ‘why’ to sharing your diverse perspective, we’ve got you covered.

Unlock the secrets to standing out in college applications with Passport Admissions. Join Ryan Kelly as he reveals how embracing your unconventional path can make all the difference. From quirky hobbies to bizarre life experiences, learn why being unique is your secret weapon.

Writing a personal statement is a daunting task for many students, especially when it comes to crafting a catchy hook or introduction. In this article, Ryan Kelly explores how AI can assist students with this challenge, using ChatGPT as an example. The strengths and weaknesses of AI in generating hooks are evaluated, and tips and best practices are provided for using AI as a tool, not a replacement, for human creativity and editing. The article is part of a series that examines AI’s usefulness in different stages of the personal statement process. There’s even a ChatGPT prompt you can use for writing your own hook!

Should you answer the optional or additional information secondaries? If you ask certain advisors, they will tell you not to write anything unless you need to explain some red flag in your application. I would say that I partially agree with this take, but I also don't think it's that simple, so I came up with an "Order of Operations" to help pre-meds decide whether it was worth answering these troubling secondary prompts.

Standing out in your personal statement is no easy feat, but we have four brainstorming questions and examples that will inspire you to find your hook! This article will help you be memorable, set a positive tone, illustrate your impact, and convey your driving principles and core identities in your medical school personal statement.

“I don’t want to be political,” my students will say, “what if the wrong person reads my application and suddenly hates my guts?” I understand where my students are coming from. It can be scary to advertise one’s political views amid such contentious and polarized times, especially on the competitive chopping block of medical school admissions. So, what’s the answer? Is it ever okay to be political during the application process?

You probably have plenty of questions about medical school secondaries, and there’s a good chance that we’ve answered them somewhere in our archive of articles. This comprehensive guide will point you in the right direction for whatever secondary essay task or question you’re currently facing. Hope it helps you navigate this daunting task!

The holiday break can be a time of blissful unproductivity - lazing around, eating hearty meals, tinkering with new presents - but it can also be a good time to put in some work on your medical school application (hopefully it’s a little bit of both!). So, if you’re feeling ambitious, how exactly should you spend your holiday break? Well, that depends a little bit on how far along you are in your pre-med journey. Regardless of whether you recently applied or won’t be applying for a few years, we wanted to give you 6 possible options for holiday productivity.

We analyzed the secondary essays for all US allopathic medical schools and US osteopathic medical schools to see which common essays you can expect to receive this coming 2023-2024 application cycle. Check out our advice for each of these secondary "greatest hits" so that you can streamline your writing and be optimally prepared!