What Every Premed Parent Needs to Know

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What Every Premed Parent Needs to Know

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As students navigate an increasingly complex, competitive, and costly path to medical school, parents often find themselves uncertain about how to help without hindering growth. Meanwhile, institutions maintain opaque admissions practices, amplifying anxiety for both students and families. In this episode, we explore what parents need to know to truly support, not sabotage, their aspiring doctors. Finally, we pull back the curtain on everything from shadowing to AI in essays, offering a brutally honest look at what really matters in the application process.

Guest bio: Dr. Ryan Gray, a former Flight Surgeon in the United States Air Force, is the founder of Medical School Headquarters and Meded Media, where he has become a leading voice in guiding pre-med and medical students toward careers in medicine. He is the author of The Premed Playbook series, including Guide to the Medical School Application Process, Guide to the Medical School Personal Statement, Guide to the Medical School Interview, and Guide to the MCAT. Dr. Gray also hosts several popular podcasts, including The Premed Years, OldPreMeds Podcast, The MCAT Podcast, and Specialist Stories.

We Discuss:

Support vs. Sabotage
The Myth of the Perfect Applicant
Why Checklists Aren't Really Checklists
What Shadowing Really Tells You
What's the Deal With Volunteering Hours?
Service for the Right Reasons
Why Pre-Med Doesn't Mean Pre-Doctor
Using AI When Writing Med School Essays
Compressing Preclinical Education
The Price of Applying and the Sneaky Secondaries
Why Don't Schools Post MCAT Cutoffs?
How to Write a Good Letter of Recommendation and When to Say No
Thank You Notes
Letters of Intent
Should Premeds Attend Non-Interview Info Sessions?
Why Clinical Hours Are Non-Negotiable

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