Application Timeline

TYPICAL MEDICAL SCHOOL APPLICATION TIMELINE

Freshman and Sophomore Years

• Freshman Year Orientation Meeting with Premedical Sciences Advisory Committee
• Open a file with the Premedical Sciences Advisory Committee by filling out a Biographical Questionnaire.
• Ask your professors in all courses to fill out evaluation forms for you and to return these forms to the Premedical Sciences Advisory Committee
• Take required courses to fulfill admission requirements
• Make yourself known to your academic advisor and to your professors who will be writing recommendations
• Become involved in campus life through extra-curricular activities
• Acquire experiences in your desired field; volunteering, jobs during break and summer, etc.
• Visit the PreMed Center (CNS) to explore career options
• Identify specific admission requirements for your programs/schools of interest

Junior Year

• Continue to obtain evaluation forms from instructors
• Request evaluations from other sources (coaches, club advisors, etc)
• Study for upcoming admission tests (i.e. MCAT)
• Register for MCAT or GRE or other admission test (usually taken in Spring of Junior year)
• Write a resume and personal statement for upcoming PreMed committee interview
• Sign up for interview with PreMed Committee - usually occur just after Spring Break
• Meet with member of PreMed Committee for feedback from your interview
• Continue volunteer work and extracurricular activities
• During summer between Junior and Senior year, apply to the schools of your choice - applications for Med. School begin June 1st

Senior Year

• Complete applications as needed
• Retake MCAT if necessary
• Provide Chair of PreMed committee with list of schools that you applied to
• Interview at schools
• Inform the PreMed committee of the outcome of your applications
• Continue to fill all course requirements
• Continue volunteer work
• Accept your offer

ALTERNATIVE TIMELINE

This may be appropriate if you:

         -    came to the decision to pursue a career in the health professions late

        -    you need additional time to bring your GPA up to a more competitive level

        -    you need additional time to prepare for MCATs, or just to make sure that this career option is right for you

Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior Year

• Attend Orientation Meeting with Premedical Sciences Advisory Committee
• Open a file with the Premedical Sciences Advisory Committee by filling out a Biographical Questionnaire.
• Ask your professors in all courses to fill out evaluation forms for you and to return these forms to the Premedical Sciences Advisory Committee
• Take required courses to fulfill admission requirements
• Make yourself known to your academic advisor and to your professors who will be writing recommendations
• Become involved in campus life through extra-curricular activities
• Acquire experiences in your desired field; volunteering, jobs during break and summer, etc.
• Visit the PreMed Center (CNS) to explore career options
• Identify specific admission requirements for your programs/schools of interest

Senior Year

• Continue to obtain evaluation forms from instructors
• Request evaluations from other sources (coaches, club advisors, etc)
• Study for upcoming admission tests (i.e. MCAT)
• Register for MCAT or GRE or other admission test (usually taken in Spring)
• Write a resume and personal statement for upcoming PreMed committee interview
• Sign up for interview with PreMed Committee - usually occur just after Spring Break
• Meet with member of PreMed Committee for feedback from your interview
• Continue volunteer work and extracurricular activities
• During summer after graduation, apply to the schools of your choice - applications for Med. School begin June 1st

Postgraduate year(s)

• Complete applications as needed
• Retake MCAT if necessary
• Provide Chair of PreMed committee with list of schools that you applied to
• Interview at schools
• Inform the PreMed committee of the outcome of your applications
• Continue volunteer work
• Accept your offer