Featured Students

Interested in discussing: taking a gap year; adjusting to medical school; living in St. Louis; how I manage my time/downtime; food and drink in St. Louis.

Hometown: Boston, MA

Interested in discussing: transitioning to medical school; HEJ curriculum; resources at WashU.

Hometown: Columbia, SC

Interested in discussing: being LGBTQIA+ at WUSM and in St. Louis; going into medical school with no gap years; transitioning to medical school; coffee shops.

Hometown: Vail, CO

Interested in discussing: research; Gateway Curriculum; sports scene in St. Louis.

Hometown: Appleton, WI

Interested in discussing: taking a gap year; Gateway Curriculum; having a partner in medical school; how I use my downtime; Forest Park; research; transitioning to medical school.

Hometown: Salem, OR

Interested in discussing: transitioning to medical school; taking a gap year; downtime in St. Louis; Forest Park; hiking near St. Louis; places to live in St. Louis.

Hometown: Houston, TX

Interested in discussing: research and dual degree programs (MSTP); Forest Park; cycling, running, workout classes in St. Louis; having a partner in medical school.

Hometown: Portland, OR

Interested in discussing: taking a gap year; transitioning to medical school; having a partner not in medicine.

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

Interested in discussing: research; having pets in medical school; social activities in St. Louis.

Hometown: Omaha, NE

Interested in discussing: owning a dog during medical school; health equity/disparities research; being a part of a music ensemble; trail and ultra running in St. Louis.

Hometown: Hanover, MA

Interested in discussing: transitioning to medical school; Gateway Curriculum; resources at WashU.

Hometown: Republic, MO

Interested in discussing: transition to medical school/the Midwest; going straight through; resources at WashU.

Hometown: Herndon, VA

Interested in discussing: Gateway Curriculum; taking a gap year; St. Louis life; Forest Park; WashU campus.

Hometown: LaSalle, IL

Interested in discussing: coming from a big city; going straight through; dance/film scene in St. Louis.

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Interested in discussing: transitioning to medical school; Gateway Curriculum; taking gap years; things to do in St. Louis; places to eat in St. Louis; Forest Park.

Hometown: Leicester, UK/Charleston, WV

Interested in discussing; St. Louis as a new place to live; dual degrees; transition to medical school.

Hometown: Northport, NY

Interested in discussing: how you use your downtime; taking a gap year; transitioning to medical school.

Hometown: Portland, OR

Interested in discussing: things to do in St. Louis; music and performance opportunities; work-life balance.

Interested in discussing: having a partner in medical school; Jewish community at WashU; nontraditional student experience; global health opportunities at WashU; prioritizing personal wellness in med school (physical, psych/emotional, spiritual, social, etc.); St. Louis.

Hometown: St. Louis, MO

Interested in discussing: coming straight from undergraduate to medical school; going from WashU to Washington University School of Medicine; boards studying through Gateway Curriculum; outdoor activities; things to do in St. Louis.

Hometown: Columbus, OH

Interested in discussing: taking multiple gap years; transitioning into medical school; transportation; Forest Park; having pets in medical school.

Hometown: Boca Raton, FL

Interested in discussing: having a partner in medical school; Gateway Curriculum; places to live in St. Louis; life in St. Louis; Forest Park.

Hometown: Birdsboro, PA

Interested in discussing: educational research; transitioning to medical school; scheduling time for wellness (exercise); study skills.

Hometown: Coral Springs, FL

Interested in discussing: transition to medical school; taking a gap year; Gateway Curriculum; what I do in my free time; Forest Park.

Hometown: San Diego, CA and Columbia, MD

Interested in discussing: research; transitioning from the East Coast; taking gap year(s).

Hometown: Boston, MA

Hometown: Manlius, NY

Interested in discussing: taking a gap year; transitioning to medical school; having a long-distance partner while in medical school; moving to St. Louis from Chicago or the East Coast; restaurants and cafes in St. Louis.

Hometown: Plainsboro, NJ

Interested in discussing: how I use my downtime; transition to medical school; owning a pet in medical school; getting involved in research; shadowing; student groups involvement.

Hometown: Sarasota, FL

Interested in discussing: surgery; having a dog; living in St. Louis; medical school with a non-medical partner.

Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ

Interested in discussing: things to do in St. Louis; how to use your downtime; having a long-distance partner in medical school; transitioning straight through to medical school; Gateway Curriculum.

Hometown: Dallas, TX

Interested in discussing: having pets in medical school; economics/health economics/health policy and related opportunities at WashU; taking gap years; APAMSA; St louis food scene.

Hometown: Boston, MA

Interested in discussing: taking a gap year; Forest Park; transitioning to medical school.

Hometown: Durham, NC

Interested in discussing: how you use your downtime; transitioning to medical school; going "straight through" with no gap years; Gateway Curriculum; service opportunities at WashU; involvement in student organizations.

Hometown: Louisville, KY