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Acceptance season is officially upon us in mid-March! The Moon Prep students are receiving acceptance news to BS/MD and BS/DO programs every day this month, it seems. However, a few programs are still interviewing, and we cannot recommend enough the…

As school decisions begin to be announced, students and their families should review their financial aid offers and calculate the actual cost of attending the university. Most universities allow financial aid appeals, but the process and reasons that they will…

By this point, you’ve spent hours, months, and even years preparing for medical school. Between stacking your resume with clinical experiences and earning high grades, you likely feel prepared to enter medical school. However, you still have to pass one…

In the admissions cycle, the month of March is full of big decisions for both graduating seniors and juniors. While seniors eagerly await final college acceptances to determine which school will be home for the next four years (even seven…

For high school juniors, college admission season is right around the corner and will be here before you know it. College applications that stand out from the pool of other applicants aren't built in just a few weeks or months—you…

With seniors sharing their exciting acceptances and younger students working hard on prestigious summer program applications, this is a busy time for the Moon Prep counselors and students. Interview prep for the top BS/MD, BS/DO programs as well as MMI…

It may not seem like computer science and healthcare are connected; however, these two fields have more in common than you might think. Computer science has become a popular major choice for high school students, no matter what area they…

Growing up, many children dream of becoming doctors. As they get older, start taking more advanced science courses, and get exposed to other careers, that dream might change for some. However, for others, that desire never goes away. Those students…

Many high-achieving students often have high GPAs, are actively involved in serving giving back to their community and have multiple leadership positions. However, they might not realize that all the work and service they have done over the years isn’t…

The beginning of February draws the Direct Medical, Early Decision, Early Action and Regular Decision application flurry to a close. This is an exciting time for seniors, as they finally feel “done” with the application process and begin to hear…