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After wrapping up the UC deadline and December 1 direct medical applications, like St. Louis University, the seniors at Moon Prep are now preparing for Regular Decision and ED II deadlines. This past month welcomed the first round of BS/MD…

Summer is typically when high school students focus heavily on resume building to help them stand out when applying to colleges. They might attend summer programs, do intensive volunteer projects, or work on a passion project. However, students might be…

Direct medical programs, also known as BS/MD, BA/MD, BS/DO or BA/DO programs, represent a unique opportunity for aspiring physicians to join a direct pathway to medicine. These programs allow high school students to commit early to medicine, oftentimes reducing the…

October was crunch time at Moon Prep, with many Early Decision (ED), Early Action (EA), and direct medical (BS/MD) programs having deadlines on November 1st. Now that November 1st is in our rearview mirror, students are using this time to…

As colleges continue to raise their tuition fees each year, students might be desperate to find ways to alleviate the burden of higher education. According to the Education Data Initiative, the average federal loan is more than $37,000, which means…

The college application process is daunting and time-consuming for many high school students. Most students will apply to anywhere from 5 -15 colleges, with some applying to even more than 20 schools if they apply to high-ranking schools like Ivy…

Early Action and Early Decision deadlines are right around the corner. As students gather all of their application material, including personal statements, supplemental essays, transcripts, standardized test scores, and letters of recommendation, they might wonder how everything gets evaluated. After…

With the arrival of October also comes the first college deadlines. The University of Pittsburgh, Penn State, and Stony Brook have October deadlines for direct medical programs. We are officially in essay crunchtime, with less than 30 days until a…

Every year, colleges undergo various changes when the Common Application becomes active on August 1st. However, this year has been exceptionally active, leaving us playing catch-up with all the updates related to BS/MD programs. Thankfully, we always have all the…

The primary question on every new rising senior’s (and parent’s) mind: “Is July too early to hire a college counselor and start on college applications?” Not at all! In fact, the majority of our rising seniors at Moon Prep have…