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The Application Essay: Personal Statement

The "personal statement" is very open: there are no set rules for its content.

Choosing Which Health Professional Schools to Submit Applications To

The first criterion is purely geographic: a majority of medical, dental and veterinary schools are state-supported and accept very few out-of-state applicants.

Admission Tests

The MCAT

About the MCAT

According to the American Association of Medical Colleges the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) "is a standardized, multiple-choice examination designed

How to Prepare

Academic

Law schools are primarily interested in an applicant's academic preparation and performance.

Timeline

Application Year

Summer

  • For those taking the June LSAT, good luck!

  • Continue reading about legal careers.

Timeline

Application Year

Fall Semester

  • Submit the Pre-Law Application Packet in early September to the Office of Pre-professional Advising.

Timeline

Application Year

Spring Semester

  • Check application status at schools if a completed file confirmation has not been received.

Centralized Application

Allopathic Medicine

AMCAS stands for the American Medical College Application Service.

About Applying

The Application Process

Students who wish to enter medical school in the fall following graduation from college will complete the application process in the summer between junior and senior

Extracurricular/Summer Options

It is first of all important to understand that medical schools are quite genuinely interested in what you have done in college besides take courses and prepare for the MCAT.  You really are m

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