My Summer with 10,000 Labmates (a.k.a. Fruit Flies)

Sophia Liu, COL ’26, Cincinnati, OH

Most people spend their summers at the beach, maybe with sand between their toes. I spent mine with flies crawling up the sides of test tubes. Not the houseflies buzzing around your picnic, but …

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The Job Market | A Post Grad Report

For recent graduates, today’s landscape presents a uniquely difficult challenge. A slow hiring environment, unpredictable recruitment cycles, and deeper structural shifts in jobs have combined to intensify competition for entry-level roles. Many grads find themselves wondering if there is a …

By Laura Brasch
Laura Brasch Associate Director, The College
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Situational Judgment Tests for Health Professions Schools

Although some might perceive them as an additional hurdle to admission, Situational Judgment Tests (SJTs) are becoming an increasingly common part of the health professions school admissions process. Designed to assess qualities such as professionalism, ethical decision-making, empathy, communication, and …

By Doris Tabassum
Doris Tabassum Associate Director, Graduate School Advising
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Paying for Med School: Why AAMC FIRST Matters

Funding your medical education is one of the biggest financial decisions aspiring physicians will make and can feel overwhelming. That’s where AAMC FIRST (Financial Information, Resources, Services, and Tools) comes in.

AAMC FIRST is designed to help prospective medical students …

By Stacy Li
Stacy Li Associate Director, Graduate School Advising
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New Avenues

Nikhil Grobes, COL ’26, Philadelphia, PA

I identified Dr. Lisa Schwartz’s behavioral oncology lab last summer because of its patient-centered nature. The Schwartz lab’s greatest purpose is to identify and target the barriers that block Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) …

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