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Applying to Medical School

This panel took place May 22nd, 2007.
Insights were provided by Paul White
Director of Admissions
UMTC Medical School.

Moderated by Jim Galvin
Coordinator and Academic Adviser
CLA Health & Natural Sciences Student Community.

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General Advice

How can I successfully prepare for medical school?
It's more than your GPA and MCAT score!

Where can I seek assistance?
Information about your advising office and the Health Careers Center.

When should I submit my application?
Is earlier better?

Prerequisites and Major

Advice for Missing Prerequisites
How and where to indicate when you will take the course.

Advice for Repeating Courses
Should I repeat? How is it viewed in the context of the application?

Is it better to have a science major?
Is there a preference?

Personal Statement &
Letters of Recommendation

How can I demonstrate my commitment to medicine?
The earlier the better, but which experiences are preferred?

Current Personal Attributes
What should you demonstrate and how can you show that you posess certain characteristics?

Personal Attributes Starting Fall 2009
Hear about the changes in personal attributes--what else should you demonstrate and how can you show that you posess certain characteristics?

Personal Statement Advice
Should I state my goal for specialization in my personal statement?

Letters of Recommendation
Who should write and what should they say? Everything you wanted to know and more!

MCAT

Preparing for the MCAT
What part of the admission decision does the MCAT score play?

What if the MCAT doesn't go well?
Should I retake it? How will the retake be taken into consideration? When should I let medical schools know I am retaking the exam?

Related Links

UMTC Medical School
Main site

Medical Education
Information for prospective students

UMTC Medical School Education and Admissions
Information about programs offered and admission requirements

U of M Medical School Prerequisite Information
Watch this website for updates to the pre-med curriculum!

Mini Medical School
Learn more about health research, science, and patient care! A strong science background is not required.

Health Careers Center
Info sessions and more!

Health Talk
Lots of articles on a variety of topics. Click on "Health Topics" to see a comprehensive list, broken down by category.

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Need to find volunteer and service-learning experiences? Want to join a student group? There can be much more to your four years here than just going to class.


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