Giving and Receiving Feedback: Critical Friends

Throughout our entire life, we will constantly be giving and receiving feedback. Students alone receive hundreds of different types of feedback from assignments, quizzes, and tests each year. Many will receive scores on standardized tests like the SAT, ACT, MCAT, and DAT. As we grow older feedback will continue to follow us in the form of job interviews, business proposals, and employee evaluations.

Life is a journey of lifelong learning; giving feedback to employees, managers, and students is part of that process. Perhaps even more importantly, it is a journey of being on the receiving end of feedback regardless of how good or bad, right or wrong, or caring or callous it is and using it to grow. Giving and receiving feedback is a skill that can, and must be, learned to be an effective team member. Let’s take a look at the process of giving feedback constructively and receiving feedback well to improve both your own learning and the learning of those around you.

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Exercise for Mental Health: Benefits of Movement for your Brain

The benefits of exercise for mental and physical health, as well as cognitive functioning, are numerous and well researched. In fact, it is so important that many successful students use exercise as a part of their daily study habits. This post breaks down all the benefits that exercise can have as well what types of exercise are recommended for improving one’s physical and mental health.

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15 Bad Study Habits Detrimental to Your Learning

Over the course of our academic careers, many students have developed both good and bad study habits. Many of these habits are highly effective at achieving high grades. However, some learned study habits are often extremely detrimental to our learning, resulting in the opposite of its intended effect. There are 15 of the worst study habits that students should avoid.

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Comprehensive MCAT Question of the Day Website List

MCAT Question of the Day services are a great, low commitment, way to continuously test your understanding of topics studied. Using this free resource in combination with MCAT Anki Decks and MCAT Prep Books can help fully prepare students for the MCAT.

We’ve compiled a comprehensive list of the best free MCAT Question of the Day services recommended by current medical school students. All these services are free of charge, but they may send marketing emails which we recommend you just ignore.

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Best MCAT Anki Decks and Flashcards

Within the medical school community, Anki Decks have quickly become adopted as an amazing way to study. This online program has helped many professionals memorize and retain content for longer periods of time. As a result of its effectiveness, many medical school students and applicants have worked together to create pre-made Anki flashcards to help prepare test-takers for the MCAT.

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MCAT Prep Books and Online Resources

Studying for the MCAT is a highly time-intensive and challenging process. Many students take multiple months of full-time studying to fully prepare for their tests. To aid in this process many companies have provided both free and paid resources to help you succeed. The following is a fully compiled list of the best MCAT prep books and online resources. It has been made using the opinions of current and applying medical school students.

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Recommended Classes to Take for the MCAT

In addition to meeting the requirements for application to each medical school, it is highly recommended that students wishing to take the MCAT take certain courses to prepare themselves for the content on the test. This post breaks down a full list of courses to take for the MCAT based on current medical students’ advice.

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Caribbean Medical Schools: A Full Breakdown

Caribbean medical schools have become a very popular option for both Canadian and American undergraduate students who may not meet the admission criteria for their Canadian and American counterparts. For students that have a lower GPA, MCAT, or fewer extracurricular experiences these universities are often viewed as easier schools to get into. Caribbean medical schools often have higher acceptance rates and have created many successful physicians.

While offering a potentially alternate route to gaining an MD, going to a Caribbean medical school has extreme risks. These schools have often been criticized for their for-profit model which has led to marketing strategies that take advantage of students’ aspirations while giving them improper information regarding their curriculum and residency opportunities. Oftentimes, students from these schools find it a lot harder, if not outright impossible, to match into Canadian and American residence programs of their choice.

Practicing medicine in Canada or the USA as a Caribbean medical school graduate is extremely hard but not impossible. Anyone considering this route should first understand all aspects of the application process, costs, and residency matching. This post breaks down all you need to know about Caribbean medical schools, including advice from current students and the dangers of going to a Caribbean school.

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Medical School Costs in Canada

Many students looking to apply to Canadian medical schools don’t truly appreciate the total costs of going to medical school. Although not as high as most American medical schools, the costs for medical school in Canada are still quite high. Many students forget to include the price of mandatory books, supplies, and equipment in their calculations. These additional costs make a medical degree one of the most expensive university degrees for students in Canada.

The cost of medical schools in Canada is an important factor in deciding which medical school you attend. We’ve compiled the most up-to-date information on the total cost you can expect to pay for each of the 17 medical schools in Canada. Additionally, we’ve included a list of resources and opportunities for students looking to help pay for their medical school journey. If you would like to skip to a specific part of this guide you can click any of the links below:

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