Ask the Dean: Recent Episodes
Ryan Gray, MD
Ask the Dean is a weekly Q&A Podcast from the Mappd.com team including Dr. Scott Wright, former Director of Admissions at UT Southwestern and former Executive Director at TMDSAS, Dr. Ryan Gray from The Premed Years, and Rachel Grubbs who brings years of experience from the MCAT test prep world. Ask the Dean is recorded live for our Mappd students and put out later for everyone else. Check out Mappd.com to see how Mappd can help you track your progress and get feedback on your journey to medical school.
Join the MSHQ Advising Team LIVE to ask questions and get answers to all your pre-health and premed questions!
Join the MSHQ Advising Team LIVE to ask questions and get answers to all your pre-health and premed questions!
Join the MSHQ Advising Team LIVE to ask questions and get answers to all your pre-health and premed questions!
Join the MSHQ Advising Team LIVE to ask questions and get answers to all your pre-health and premed questions!
Join the MSHQ Advising Team LIVE to ask questions and get answers to all your pre-health and premed questions!
Join the MSHQ Advising Team LIVE to ask questions and get answers to all your pre-health and premed questions!
Have a question? Tune in for our live Q&A session that happens every Wednesday at 1 PM ET.
Don't forget to tune in to our live Q&A session that happens every Wednesday at 1 PM ET.
Our advising team tackles questions on stats, downward trends, and whether or not it's a good idea to retake a prereq.
Get answers to your pre-health questions with experts! Ask the Dean is a live Q&A session with the Mappd Advising Team. Listen to today's recap.
Ask The Dean is a LIVE Q&A every Wednesday at 1 PM ET. Didn't make it? Tune in to see if your questions got answered.
Get answers to your pre-health questions with experts! Ask the Dean is a live Question and Answer session with the Mappd Advising Team.
Get answers to your pre-health questions with experts! Ask the Dean is a live Question and Answer session with the Mappd Advising Team.
Ask The Dean is a LIVE Q&A every Wednesday at 1 PM ET. Didn't make it? Tune in to see if your questions got answered.
Get answers to your pre-health questions with experts! Ask the Dean is a live Question and Answer session with the Mappd Advising Team.
Get answers to your pre-health questions with experts! Ask the Dean is a live Question and Answer session with the Mappd Advising Team.
Today we review Blueprint's MCAT Diagnostic, C/P Discrete Part 2. Tune in to discover why you got it right... or wrong.
Get answers to your pre-health questions with experts! Ask the Dean is Question and Answer session with the Mappd Advising Team.
Ask The Dean is a Q&A held on Mappd.TV, hosted by former Deans of Admission and other amazing advisors. Tune in here for the replay.
Get answers to your pre-health questions with experts! Ask the Dean is a live Question and Answer session with the Mappd Advising Team. Follow along on Mappd.Tv.
Ask the Dean is a live Question and Answer session with the Mappd Advising Team. Find us on mappd.tv.
Get answers to your pre-health questions with experts! Ask the Dean is a live Question and Answer session with the Mappd Advising Team.
Get answers to your pre-health questions with experts! Ask the Dean is a live Question and Answer session with the Mappd Advising Team. Catch the replay here.
Get answers to your pre-health questions with experts! Ask the Dean is a live Question and Answer session with the Mappd Advising Team.
Get answers to your pre-health questions with experts! Ask the Dean is a live Question and Answer session with the Mappd Advising Team. Catch the replay today.
Ask the Dean is a live Question and Answer session with the Mappd Advising Team. Catch the Ep. 70 replay on today's podcast.
Get answers to your pre-health questions with experts! Ask the Dean is a live Question and Answer session with the Mappd Advising Team. Catch the replay here!.
Get answers to your pre-health questions! Ask the Dean is a live Question and Answer session with the Mappd Advising Team. This is the replay of episode 68.
Today on Ask The Dean, prehealth questions like you get to ask their questions and you get the advice we offer! Catch Ask the Dean live Wednesdays at 1 ET.
Today on Ask The Dean, prehealth questions like you get to ask their questions and you get the advice we offer! Catch Ask the Dean live Wednesdays at 1 ET.
On today's episode, we answer prehealth questions from students like YOU! Tune in to hear the advice we share.
Today's Ask The Dean replay is filled with awesome questions from prehealth students just like you! Tune in to listen to all this amazing advice.
On this awesome replay of Ask The Dean, we take 12 questions straight from premeds like you and help you get the answers you need.
Today on Ask The Dean, our Mappd members ask questions and YOU get answers! We cover a variety of topics, and lots of advice that will help YOU!
Today, we chat with premeds in our weekly LIVE Advising Q&A. We'll answer questions on everything from stats to personal statements!
Today, we discuss what pre-health students can do over summer breaks, addressing diversity questions, lack of volunteer hours and more!
This week, we answer your questions about what counts as clinical experience, MCAT prep and timing, applying next cycle, and more!
This week, we answer your questions about breadth vs depth of experience, how to cope with MCAT burnout, how to improve your mental health, and more!
This week, we answer your questions about applying with a disability, when a postbac might be advantageous, how to answer a diversity prompt, and more!
This week we answer questions about failure prompts on your secondaries, what a holistic review means, and more in this special, 90-minute live premed Q&A!
This week, we answer your questions about work-life balance in medical school, premed couples applying to medical school, the Mappd feedback feature, and more!
This week, we answer your questions about secondary essay prompts, MCAT scores, what counts as clinical experience, and more!
This week, we answer your questions about choosing activities for nontrads, discussing red flags, how to make your application more competitive, and more!
This week we answer questions about LORs, what to do when you receive conflicting feedback or advice, personal statements, clinical experiences, and more!
This week the team answers your questions about letters of recommendation, activity descriptions, personal statements, online classes, GPA trends, and more
This week, we discuss med school activities, retaking classes, contacting med schools, if a strong MCAT score balances a low GPA, and more!
It's episode forty-seven of Ask The Dean! This week, Dr. Gray is back and joins Dr. Scott Wright and Rachel Grubbs to answer questions about clinical experience volunteer experience, CNA vs scribing jobs, and ways to keep up your motivation when taking tough classes.
t's episode forty-six of Ask The Dean! This week, Dr. Scott Wright and Rachel Grubbs answer questions about clinical experience shadowing, the best time to take a vacation during the application cycle, and whether or not you need shadowing after having extensive clinical experience.
t's episode forty-five of Ask The Dean! This week, we answer your questions about reapplying, personal statements, letters of recommendation, and so more!
It's episode forty-four of Ask The Dean! This week, we answer your questions about if you should consider out-of-state public schools, how far in the future to list activity hours, who can write a non-science letter, if summer research programs are essential, and more!
It's episode forty-three of Ask The Dean! This week, we answer your questions about what to do during a gap year, how to build a school list, whether med schools look at your social media, and more!
t's episode forty-two of Ask The Dean! This week, we answer your questions about medical school preferences for in-state vs. out-of-state applicants, the medical school application timeline, if June is too late to take the MCAT this cycle, and much more!
It's episode forty-one of Ask The Dean! We answer your premed questions about how to fix a low GPA with an upward trend, how to make a school list, whether you need to explain Ws on your transcript, who you can get letters of rec from, what med schools want to see in the interview, and more!
It's episode forty of Ask The Dean! This week, we answer your questions about medical school "tiers" and whether 2021 is "abnormally competitive," how many med schools to apply to, whether you need a committee letter, how med schools view virtual scribing and shadowing, and more!
It's episode thirty-eight of Ask The Dean! This week, we answer your questions about how much clinical experience you need as a premed, what counts as "clinical," how financial aid allotments are determined for med school, whether you should use the same personal statement for MD and DO, and more!
It's episode thirty-seven of Ask The Dean! This week, Dr. Scott Wright, Dr. Ryan Gray, and Rachel Grubbs answer your questions about scribing, cutting back on activities during MCAT prep, whether you really need both clinical experience AND shadowing, med school GPA cut-offs, being a reapplicant to medical school, and the biggest mistakes premeds make!
It's episode thirty-eight of Ask The Dean! This week, we answer your questions about MCAT accommodations, commuting for med school, how med schools view pass/fail classes, MCAT self-studying
It's episode thirty-six of Ask The Dean! This week, Dr. Scott Wright, Dr. Ryan Gray, and Rachel Grubbs answer your questions about applying to med school before finishing your prereqs, how to demonstrate a commitment to service, COVID essays, applying without a committee letter, writing about red flags in your app, and more!
It's episode thirty-five of Ask The Dean! This week, Dr. Scott Wright, Dr. Ryan Gray, and Rachel Grubbs answer your questions about overcoming a low GPA in your past, gaps in clinical experience due to COVID, decade-old prerequisites, when to ask for letters of rec, premed jobs that pay well, how many people you should get to review your med school essays, and more!
It's episode thirty-four of Ask The Dean! This week, Dr. Scott Wright, Dr. Ryan Gray, and Rachel Grubbs answer your questions about overcoming Fs on your transcript, what counts as clinical experience, how to show leadership in your activities, how to decide if you should take a gap year, and more!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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.
Dr. Scott Wright, Dr. Gray, and Rachel Grubbs answer questions about reporting MCAT scores, applying as an international student, premed committees, and more!
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!
Dr. Scott Wright and Rachel Grubbs answer questions about the 2021 MCAT, LORs, controversial extracurriculars, applying out-of-state, and more!
Dr. Wright and Dr. Gray answer your premed questions about the personal statement, GPA trends, postbacs, and more!
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!
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!
We answer your questions about patient contact hours, virtual shadowing, updating med schools after you apply, the future of med school interviews, and more!
We answer 13 of your premed questions about clinical experience, research, MCAT prep planning, applying to med school as an international student, and more!
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!
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?
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!
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!
Ask the Dean is back with another action packed episode of Q&A. Postbac programs, activity lists and more! Don't forget to subscribe and check out http://mappd.com/ (Mappd.com)!
In Ask the Dean episode six, tune in to hear tons of great Q&A from Dr. Scott Wright, former Director of Admissions at UTSW and Dr. Ryan Gray with Rachel Grubbs!
How should you talk about adversity in your application? Which is better: formal or informal postbacs? Who is a good reference? Plus, a sneak-peak at Mappd!
What role does race play in the medical school admissions process? With more attention on physician burnout, will the work-life balance shift? And more!
Today on Ask the Dean, Dr. Wright shares some helpful tips for discussing disadvantages, shadowing abroad, diversity and more as a med school applicant.
Mappd is back with episode two. Dr. Wright weighs in on Dr. Grays personal statement book, answers questions about nontrads and clinical experience, and more!
Mappd welcomes James Scott Wright, EdD to the team! Dr. Wright and Rachel join us to introduce Mappd and answer your questions about applying to medical school in 2020.