AAUS X SNMA - Shattering PreMed Myths

Grades are more important than extracurricular activities when you apply to medical school.

You need to get straight A’s in order to get into medical school.

If I am a STEM major, I will have an advantage over other non-science majors who are applying to medical school.

As a premed, I should spend all of my time doing premed activities. There's little time to do anything else.

When it comes to extracurriculars, quantity matters more than quality.

If you don't finish college in four years, you will appear weak to medical admissions committees.

Osteopathic (D.O.) medical schools are only for students who aren't accepted into Allopathic (M.D.) schools.

Graduate & professional schools care about undergraduate school prestige.

You don’t need good writing skills or public speaking skills to get into medical school or any other graduate school.

If you graduate with two degrees, you will have an advantage over other applicants.

Students with disabilities cannot fulfill the rigorous requirements or handle the intensity of medical school programs.

I don't need to do any extracurricular activities beyond volunteering at a hospital/clinic.

There is no fee assistance with medical school applications. So if you have no money, too bad.

You need to be involved in wet-lab research in order to get into medical school or any other professional school.

As long as I have a high GPA and MCAT score, I will get accepted into medical school.

I shouldn’t help other premeds because we are technically competing against each other.

You will not be viewed as a competitive applicant if you take gap years before applying to medical school.