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2012 Medical School application Workshop

2012 Medical School application Workshop. Timeline MCAT Choosing Schools Letters of Recommendation HPAC application AMCAS/AACOMAS/TMDSAS HPAC Interview Confirming your letters have been sent Secondary applications Interviews at the schools Accept/deny/hold. 1: Register for the mcat.

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2012 Medical School application Workshop

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  1. 2012Medical School application Workshop • Timeline • MCAT • Choosing Schools • Letters of Recommendation • HPAC application • AMCAS/AACOMAS/TMDSAS • HPAC Interview • Confirming your letters have been sent • Secondary applications • Interviews at the schools • Accept/deny/hold

  2. 1: Register for the mcat REGISTER NOW

  3. Preparation for the MCAT Kaplan and TPR DIY BYOD (Bring your own discipline) AAMC tests are the best AAMC Guide (cheap & effective) Examcrackers – Amazon or B&N AED course in spring 2011 • Built-in accountability • Popular • All materials included • Class does NOT replace Study!

  4. 2: Choose your medical schools Allopathic • MD Degree • UAB, USA, etc. • State of Residency Matters • 131 US Schools • AMCAS • National Avg: 31 MCAT, 3.7 GPA

  5. Choose your medical schools Osteopathic • DO Degree • Schools in AL, MS, TN, GA, FL • Essentially the same residency options • Less research oriented • Slightly more emphasis on primary care • About half consider January 2012 MCAT • AACOMAS is the primary application service • National Average: 26 MCAT, 3.5 GPA

  6. Messin’ with texas • TMDSAS – Most Texas Schools use this instead of AMCAS or AACOMAS • Application very similar to AMCAS/AACOMAS • Application available May 2012

  7. Offshore medical schools • No centralized service; apply directly to the schools • INVESTIGATE graduation rates, board pass rates • May (and often will) take longer than 4 years • Limited residency options • Extremely limited transfer options

  8. The application: AMCAS/AACOMAS/TMDSAS • 3 parts: • Transcript • Activities • Personal statement

  9. TRANSCRIPT

  10. Transcript • Obtain copies of your transcript from each school attended. • Enter each course you have taken exactly as it appears on your transcript(s). • Send official transcripts from each undergraduate school attended to AMCAS/AACOMAS/TMDSAS

  11. ACTIVITIES

  12. Sample activities • Honors/Awards/Recognitions • Conferences Attended • Presentation/Posters • Publication • Extracurricular/Hobbies/Avocations • Leadership – not Listed Elsewhere • Other • Intercollegiate Athletics • Artistic Endeavors • Paid Employment - not Military • Paid Employment – Military • Community Service/Volunteer – not Medical/Clinical • Community Service/Volunteer – Medical/Clinical • Research/Lab • Teaching/Tutoring

  13. Documenting Activities

  14. Activities • 15 slots • What do you do when you’re not studying? • Nothing off limits – almost • Don’t feel like you need to use every available character! Some may not warrant long descriptions. • Estimates are fine when listing the number of hours invested in each activity; don’t get mired down in the details.

  15. Personal statement • 5300 Characters AMCAS 4500 AACOMAS • (approximately 1-1.5 typed pages single spaced) • Good articles & examples online at www.premed.ua.edu • Tell your story • Address (but don’t dwell on) deficits • This and LOR most carefully read part of the application

  16. Letters of recommendation • MAX of 5 Letters: 3 from Faculty, 2 personal • Planks in your platform: what can each one say about you? • AT LEAST ONE from a BCPM professor (engineering OK) • Content of the letter more important than the author • DO schools want a letter from a DO How to ask for a letter: ~ our form ~ For recommenders who don’t know you as well, providing a resume with a picture is a good idea.

  17. HPAC pre-application • For UA use only: application at www.premed.ua.edu • Complete this in addition to your primary application • We need both the Pre-Application and a copy of your primary application if you wish to interview with our committee (recommended by medical schools).

  18. When to ask for a letter Ask now Ask later Someone you don’t know well (YET!) Someone who will be able to write a stronger letter in a few months • Someone you already work with/know well • Someone you’ve worked with in the past. • Someone who isn’t likely to have new information on you in the next few months Sabbatical? Summer?

  19. 2 Interviews HPAC interview School Interview At the medical school Some blind, some not September-March • In Lloyd Hall • Basis for your committee letter • Must be done before other letters sent to the schools • March-September • NOT Blind

  20. VIRTUALEVALS & AAMC LETTER ID

  21. Primary vs. Secondary Primary Application Secondary application Request from the individual school for more information Time sensitive Most schools will not invite you for an interview prior to reviewing the secondary Costly Be concise! • AMCAS • AACOMAS • TMDSAS • Individual application for non-service schools

  22. timeline

  23. Questions? premed@ua.edu

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