Ryan Gray, MD
Premed Office Hours
Premed Office Hours is a weekly Q&A Podcast with rotating experts from the MSHQ advising team, including Dr. Ryan Gray from The Premed Years, Dr. Scott Wright, former Director of Admissions at UT Southwestern and former Executive Director at TMDSAS, Courtney Lewis, former Director of Admissions at Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, Varinia Grannum, former Assistant Dean of Pre-Health and STEM Advising at Hofstra, Deana Golini, former Senior Admissions Officer at Stanford Medicine, and Rachel Grubbs who brings years of experience from the MCAT test prep world. Ask the Dean is recorded liv...
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Episodes
33: 17 Premed Questions Answered: Personal Statements and Letters of Rec 06.04.2021 50:26
It's episode thirty-three of Ask The Dean! This week, Dr. Scott Wright, Dr. Ryan Gray, and Rachel Grubbs answer your questions about letters of recommendation, CASPer, personal statement mistakes, how med schools view online and hybrid classes, and more!
32: 18 Premed Questions Answered: Low MCAT Section Scores, Premed Mentors, & More 30.03.2021 46:47
It's episode thirty-two of Ask The Dean! This week, Dr. Scott Wright, Dr. Ryan Gray, and Rachel Grubbs answer your questions about low MCAT section scores, finding a premed mentor as a nontrad, how to calculate hours for your activities, whether med school interviews will stay virtual, and more!
31: 16 Premed Questions Answered: Postbacs, Taking Time Off for the MCAT, and More 23.03.2021 50:31
It's episode thirty-one of Ask The Dean! This week, Dr. Scott Wright, Dr. Ryan Gray, and Rachel Grubbs answer your questions about taking time off to study for the MCAT, the relevance of SAT stores when applying to med school, the relevance of international degrees, how to decide if you need a postbac, how LORs may change due to COVID, and more!
30: 10 Premed Questions Answered: GPA Repair, Personal Statement Tips, and More 16.03.2021 49:31
It's episode thirty of Ask The Dean! This week, Dr. Scott Wright, Dr. Ryan Gray, and Rachel Grubbs answer questions about community college postbacs, shadowing vs clinical experience, writing your personal statement, international clinical experience, how med schools view your GPA, and more!
29: 13 Premed Questions Answered: Update Letters, Upward Trends, and More! 08.03.2021 37:55
It's episode twenty-nine of Ask The Dean! This week, Dr. Scott Wright, Dr. Ryan Gray, and Rachel Grubbs answer questions about upward trends, applying as a URM, advocating for yourself with update letters, Texas Academic Fresh Start, and more!
28: 16 Premed Questions Answered: Failed Prereqs, Scribing, and More 01.03.2021 46:55
It's episode twenty-eight of Ask The Dean! This week, Dr. Scott Wright, Dr. Ryan Gray, and Rachel Grubbs answer questions about scribing, remote clinical experience during COVID, what to do after getting Cs (or Fs) in prereqs, quitting your job to study for the MCAT, and more!!
27: 18 Premed Questions Answered: Core Competencies, Interview Mistakes, and More! 22.02.2021 51:34
It's episode twenty-seven of Ask The Dean! This week, Dr. Scott Wright, Dr. Ryan Gray, and Rachel Grubbs answer questions about lack of clinical experience during COVID, core competencies, the biggest med school interview mistakes, how to define if you're "URM" or "disadvantaged," and applying to med school at 43 years old!
26: 12 Premed Questions Answered: Canceled Activities Due to COVID and Beyond 15.02.2021 46:27
It's episode twenty-six of Ask The Dean! This week, Dr. Scott Wright, Dr. Ryan Gray, and Rachel Grubbs answer questions about canceled opportunities due to COVID, secondary essay writing, when to start your MCAT prep, depth vs breadth in your shadowing and other activities, and more!
25: 11 Premed Questions Answered: What GPA Do I Need? Can I Work in Med School? 08.02.2021 47:27
It's episode twenty-five of Ask The Dean! This week, Dr. Scott Wright and Dr. Ryan Gray answer questions about how to ask for a letter of recommendation, when to send update letters to med schools, whether you can work a job in med school, and more!
24: 8 Premed Questions Answered: Lack of Clinical During COVID & Choosing a School 01.02.2021 49:25
Mappd is back with episode twenty-four of Ask The Dean! This week, Dr. Scott Wright, Dr. Ryan Gray, and Rachel Grubbs answer questions about politics when applying to med school, making a school list when you have a low GPA, how many med schools to apply to, lack of clinical experience during COVID, dealing with mean premed advisors, and more!
23: 12 Premed Questions Answered: AP Credit, MCAT Question Banks, and More 25.01.2021 39:42
Mappd is back with episode twenty-three of Ask The Dean! This week, Dr. Scott Wright, Dr. Ryan Gray, and Rachel Grubbs answer questions about red flags in the personal statement, the best question banks for MCAT prep, using high school AP classes as prerequisites, how med schools view P/NP courses, and more!
22: 12 Premed Questions Answered: Application Turnoffs, Imposter Syndrome, & More 18.01.2021 49:17
Mappd is back with episode twenty-two of Ask The Dean! This week, Dr. Scott Wright, Dr. Ryan Gray, and Rachel Grubbs answer questions about clinical experience, postbac programs, what premeds should know about the US healthcare system, how to get over imposter syndrome as a premed, and the 3 biggest turnoffs in a med school application!
21: 14 Premed Questions Answered: MCAT Cutoff Scores, When to Retake Cs, and More 11.01.2021 48:43
Mappd is back with episode twenty-one of Ask The Dean! This week, Dr. Scott Wright, Dr. Ryan Gray, and Rachel Grubbs answer questions about MCAT cutoff scores, downsides of taking the MCAT early, when to retake Cs in prerequisites, whether you can have a life in med school, and more!
20: 9 Premed Questions Answered: MCAT Mistakes and Interview Tips 04.01.2021 43:15
Mappd is back with episode twenty of Ask The Dean! This week, Dr. Scott Wright, Dr. Ryan Gray, and Rachel Grubbs answer questions about mistakes in MCAT scheduling, controversial topics in the med school interview, what questions to ASK in your med school interview, and more.
18: Applying to Med School With a Disability, Activities, & More! 21.12.2020 36:40
The Ask the Dean team answers your questions about applying to med school with a disability, how to get clinical and shadowing during the pandemic, and more!
17: Controversial Activities, Letters of Rec, & More! 14.12.2020 55:32
Dr. Scott Wright and Rachel Grubbs answer questions about the 2021 MCAT, LORs, controversial extracurriculars, applying out-of-state, and more!
16: Understanding GPA Trends, Interviews, and more! 08.12.2020 46:05
Dr. Wright and Dr. Gray answer your premed questions about the personal statement, GPA trends, postbacs, and more!
15: When to Retake Prereqs, What Counts as Clinical, & More! 23.11.2020 57:00
Dr. Wright and Dr. Gray answer your premed questions about clinical experience, when to retake prerequisite classes, how med schools view your GPA, and more!
14: Choosing Med Schools, MMI Prep, and the Role of Luck in Admissions 16.11.2020 1:01:33
Dr. Wright and Dr. Gray answer your premed questions on making a med school list, MMI interviews, virtual shadowing, master's vs postbac programs, and more!
13: Patient Contact Hours, Virtual Shadowing, and the Future of Admissions 09.11.2020 45:07
We answer your questions about patient contact hours, virtual shadowing, updating med schools after you apply, the future of med school interviews, and more!
12: Retaking Prereqs, Clinical Hours, and Planning Your MCAT Prep 27.10.2020 42:25
We answer 13 of your premed questions about clinical experience, research, MCAT prep planning, applying to med school as an international student, and more!
11: Ideal MCAT Date, Religion and Medicine & Potential Red Flags 19.10.2020 54:26
In this episode, Dr. Gray and Dr. Wright talk though questions about talking about religion in your application, potential red flags and so much more!
10: How Mappd Will Change The Game, Prep Courses, & Much More 13.10.2020 52:58
How will Mappd help you as a premed student? Should you use a prep course? Should you use all the characters in your personal statement and secondaries?
9: Being Unique, Why Medicine, Letters of Recommendation & More! 07.10.2020 53:29
In this episode, Dr. Wright and Dr. Gray talk about being "unique enough," answering why medicine, getting letters of rec with taking gap years and more!
8: VITA, Healthcare Reform, Clinical Experience & More! 16.09.2020 55:31
Dr. Wright and Dr. Gray talk about the new VITA and how it effects the application, the pandemic and our healthcare system, clinical experience and more!
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