Advice for incoming medical student MS0

[deleted939704]

Hello All,
I am interested in applying to dermatology, and was wondering if you could give me some insights/tips that would have been very useful to know right when you were about to begin medical school. Thank you!

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[asmallchild]

DermMatch's Guide to Applying to Dermatology

Welcome to SDN's Dermatology Forum. My name is DermMatch, and I joined SDN to help applicants in the dermatology match. I am writing this guide because I was dissatisfied with the Dermguide sold for $8 at the now-defunct DermBoard, historically the place where derm applicants flocked. The...

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[Earl Simmons]

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[PatsyStone]

Keep an open mind. You may hate derm and like something else. Also realize that you may not do as well as you think you're going to. I'm not trying to bring you down, but it is helpful to mentally give yourself some slack in case things don't go the way you hope they will.