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Seeking Out Local Scholarships

Local scholarships can be a wonderful way to offset the high cost of a college education, and they offer unique advantages over national scholarships. Read on to find out how to apply for this type of merit aid.

Meet the Collegiate Gateway Team! Q&A with Caroline Ferrucci, Associate College Counselor

Meet Caroline Ferrucci, Associate College Counselor, at Collegiate Gateway. Caroline joined the company in January 2012 as a Research Assistant. Find out how her role has grown and changed at Collegiate Gateway, and the advice she has for college applicants.

Maureen Meyer2022-03-20T22:08:10-04:00March 16th, 2022|Categories: college, college admissions, college applications, College Essays, college list, college research, High school planning, independent educational consulting, Law School Admissions, Medical School Admissions, medical school planning, Uncategorized|Tags: Caroline Ferrucci, College Admissions, collegiate gateway, Educational Consulting, graduate school admissions|

Three-Year Medical Schools

Find out more about accelerated three-year medical school programs and whether this path might be right for you. What are the pros and cons of three-year med school programs?

Maureen Meyer2022-02-12T22:19:20-05:00February 11th, 2022|Categories: 3 Year Medical School Programs, Collegiate Gateway, Medical School, Medical School Admissions, Uncategorized|Tags: collegiate gateway, Columbia University: College of Physicians and Surgeons 3-year PhD-to-MD Program, Consortium of Accelerated Medical Pathway Programs, julie gross, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine: Primary Care Scholars Pathway, Mercer University: Primary Care Accelerated Track Program, NYU 3YMD, School of Medicine: ACE-PC, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center FMAT, three-year MD program, UC-Davis|

Evaluate Your Candidacy for Medical School Part I: Background Factors

In Part I of this two-part blog series, we discuss background factors that impact med school admissions outcomes. Learn how your academic factors of GPA and MCAT; and experiential factors of clinical experience, shadowing, research, and non-clinical activities all determine the competitiveness of your med school candidacy.

6 Tips for Applicants to Psychology Grad School

Read on for real-world advice about how to prepare for a PsyD or PhD in psychology admissions and make the most of your psychology graduate school experience.

Maureen Meyer2021-10-11T23:06:49-04:00October 11th, 2021|Categories: Doctor of Psychology, Graduate Schools, PhD Psychology, Psychology Grad program, PsyD Application, PsyD Degree, Uncategorized|Tags: collegiate gateway, julie gross, PhD in Psychology, PsyD Grad Programs, Tips for PhD Psychology Applicants, Tips for PsyD applicants|

MCAT Part I: The Structure and Scoring of the Test

The first installment of a three part series on all you've ever wanted to know about the MCAT! Read Part 1 to learn more about the structure and scoring of the MCAT.

Maureen Meyer2021-08-10T10:19:08-04:00August 10th, 2021|Categories: AAMC, AAMCAS, MCAT, Medical School, Medical School Admissions, medical school planning, pre-med, Uncategorized|Tags: AAMC, DO Medical School, MCAT, MCAT Percentile Ranks, MCAT Scoring, MCAT Structure, MD Medical School, medical school admissions|

6 Qs with Professor Bruce Sinclair

Get to know a little more about Bruce Sinclair, Director of Teaching at the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Researching professors on your college list can help you decide if this school offers all of the opportunities that you are looking for!

Maureen Meyer2021-07-09T13:55:32-04:00July 9th, 2021|Categories: college, College Academics, college admissions, College Features, international students, International Universities, scotland, St Andrews, UK, uk universities, Uncategorized|Tags: Bruce Sinclair, Lasers, School of Physics and Astronomy, STEM, University of St Andrews|

How to Plan Your Curriculum as a Pre-Med

Understand how planning your pre-med curriculum affects when you can apply for medical school. Thoughtful curriculum planning can position you for a successful medical school application.

Maureen Meyer2021-03-26T11:50:41-04:00March 26th, 2021|Categories: Medical School, Medical School Admissions, medical school planning, pre-med, Pre-med course requirements, pre-med program, Science courses, Uncategorized|Tags: medical school application timeline, medical school planning, Medical School prerequisites, pre-med coursework, pre-med curriculum planning|

What Courses are Required for Med School?

Are you wondering what courses are required for pre-meds? Here is a framework for navigating science courses as an undergrad and checking medical school course requirements.

10 Tips for Pre-Med Students

Our strong record of success with medical school applicants shows that this can be done! Here are some tips from our clients who have mastered the art of the pre-med experience.

Maureen Meyer2021-02-24T13:32:56-05:00February 18th, 2021|Categories: medical research, Medical School, Medical School Admissions, medical school planning, pre-health advisor, pre-med, pre-med program, Uncategorized|Tags: med school admissions, medical school admissions, medical school planning, pre-med, pre-med internships, pre-med research, Pre-Med Students, pre-med summer activities, tips for pre-med students|