Last week on GradMissions Office Hours, we unpacked JD Career Services. This week, we’re diving into the MD side (Spoiler alert: No wild stories this time. Just strategy!)

In this episode, Logan Lockhart, our VP of Strategic Match Advising and all-around med school guru, breaks down what “career advising” in medical school actually looks like, from preclinical networking and specialty mentors to away rotations, interest groups, alumni engagement, and national tools like Careers in Medicine and Charting Outcomes in the Match. We talk about the common mismatch between what students expect from career services and what medical schools realistically provide

In med school, no one cares more about your career than you do. Advocating for yourself is non-negotiable.

This episode of GradMissions Office Hours is for our future lawyers. We’re pulling back the curtain on what law school career services offices do, what they don’t do, and how they can help you forge a path to the law career you want.

We cover:

- When you should begin building relationships with career services (hint: immediately)

- Why your 1L fall semester is a launchpad, not a warm-up

- What recruiters actually say after networking events, with insight from our own Morgan Hager, a former BigLaw recruiter

- Why your mom cannot call the firm on your behalf

- How to receive hard feedback without spiraling

This episode is equal parts strategy session and cautionary tale. The legal profession runs on relationships, deadlines, and professionalism, and that starts in law school. The students who show up early, build authentic connections, and understand the transactional nature of the industry (without being transactional themselves) are the ones who thrive.

If you’re headed to law school, currently in law school, or advising someone who is, this is your roadmap to navigating career services the smart way.

You’ve done the applications. You’ve waited (and waited). Now the decisions are starting to come in and you start wondering: Where should you actually go?

In this episode of GradMissions Office Hours, the team, with the help of our new VP of Client Success Morgan Hager, pulls back the curtain on what really matters when choosing a law school or medical school, beyond rankings, Reddit threads, and well-meaning family opinions.

From research infrastructure and career services to alumni engagement, student services, campus vibes, and even commute realities, we break down the factors that shape your day-to-day life and long-term outcomes.

We talk candidly about:

- Why “research opportunities” and “career placement” don’t mean much without asking the right questions.

- How Student Services and Career Development can make—or break—your experience.

- The power of alumni networks and what disengaged alumni can signal.

- Why visiting campus and doing a real vibe check matters more than you think.

- How being favorable (yes, kind and professional) can quietly open doors.

If you’re staring at acceptances, waitlists, or silence and wondering how to make a smart, human decision, this episode gives you something productive to do while you wait.

Because the best school for you isn’t always the highest ranked one. It’s the one where you can thrive.