US medical & dental school resources
All US Guides · Medicine · Dentistry · 2026–27
All NextGenMedPrep guides for US medical and dental school applicants in one place — organised by stage of the application process. From MCAT preparation and personal statement writing through interview preparation and school research.
Getting started
Application
- Application Strategy
School list building, AMCAS vs AACOMAS vs TMDSAS, rolling admission, and the decisions most applicants get wrong.
- Secondary Essays
Timing, common prompt themes, pre-writing strategy, post-SCOTUS diversity framing, and school-specific quirks.
- Personal Statements
Hub for the AMCAS personal statement (medicine) and the ADEA AADSAS personal statement (dentistry) guides.
- AMCAS Personal Statement (Medicine)
5,300 chars, four-part arc, AAMC Core Competencies, TMDSAS and AACOMAS variants, and editing strategy.
- ADEA AADSAS Personal Statement (Dentistry)
4,500 chars, manual dexterity narrative, oral health motivation, shadowing reflection, and pitfalls.
- Holistic Review & Core Competencies
How AAMC schools use the EAA framework and 15 Core Competencies — and how to demonstrate them across your application.
Pathways
- MD vs DO
Full comparison: history, philosophy, application differences, MCAT/GPA medians, USMLE vs COMLEX, and residency match.
- BS/MD Combined Programmes
Eligibility, selectivity, MCAT requirements, and which BS/MD programmes are most accessible.
- URM & Disadvantaged Applicant Resources
Mission-aligned schools, post-SCOTUS framing, HPSP, SES indicators, and URM-specific strategic advice.
- US vs UK Medicine
MCAT vs UCAT, AMCAS vs UCAS, 8-year vs 5-year training, NHS vs US healthcare, cost, and cross-applying strategy.
Interviews
- Interview Prep Hub
All US medical school interview formats — MMI, traditional 1-on-1, CASPer, and AAMC PREview — in one place.
- MMI Interviews
Multiple Mini Interview preparation — stations, frameworks, ethical reasoning, and school-specific formats.
- Traditional Interviews
Traditional 1-on-1 and panel interview prep — common questions, preparation frameworks, and communication strategy.
- CASPer
CASPer situational judgement test — format, scoring, preparation strategy, and which schools require it.
- AAMC PREview
The AAMC PREview Professional Readiness Exam — format, scoring, Core Competencies framework, and prep.
Schools
- US MD Schools
MCAT medians, acceptance rates, MMI formats, and holistic review profiles for 30 AAMC-accredited MD programmes.
- US DO Schools
AACOMAS profiles, OMM philosophy, COMLEX-USA, and residency match data for 15 DO programmes.
- US Dental Schools
DAT medians, acceptance rates, interview formats, and mission statements for leading US dental schools.
Need one-to-one guidance?
Expert tutors available for MCAT strategy, AMCAS personal statement review, secondary essay coaching, MMI and traditional interview practice, and school list building — from specialists with first-hand knowledge of US medical and dental school admission processes.