General Timeline for Pre-Professional Health Science Majors

Freshman

  • Get to know your pre-professional advisors and other professors.
  • Research the professional schools that you might wish to attend; note their requirements for admission.
  • Read some general books on strategies for successful admission.
  • Surf the World Wide Web and see what's available on-line. You can find a lot of good information on the web.
  • Volunteer/community service
  • Join Clubs
    • Pre-Scripts, 2nd & 4th Wed/Month @ 5:00 in DSB 106 (Pre-Med and Pre-Pharmacy)
    • Student National Medical Association (Pre-Med)
    • Delta Delta Sigma (Pre-Dental and Pre-Dental Hygiene)
    • Women in Science and Engineering
  • Get experience in your pre-professional field.
    • STUDY HARD and maintain a good GPA in all courses, especially science courses. 

 

Sophomore

  • Make sure basic science courses needed for the professional tests are completed.
  • Start studying for the MCAT/PCAT/DAT; learn about the preview courses available.
  • Familiarize yourself with the application procedure, but don't apply yet.
  • Volunteer/community service
  • Join clubs Get experience in your pre-professional field.
  • STUDY HARD and maintain a good GPA in all courses, especially science courses.


Summer

  • plan on pursuing an internship, research, volunteer, etc.

 

Junior

Fall

  • Study for the MCAT/PCAT/DAT/OAT/GRE
  • Start on your personal statement.

Spring

  • Take the MCAT/PCAT/DAT/OAT/GRE. (It is not recommended to delay until August.)
  • Work on your personal statement. Give it to your advisors and other professors to look at.
  • Sign up for and have your interviews with the pre-professional advisory committee in KUC 316.

Summer

  • Pre-Meds- File applications as soon as possible but do not send the application in before June 1st.
  • Pre-Pharmacy - File the PHARMCAS and non-PHARMCAS applications as soon as possible but do not send the application in before June 1st.


Late Summer and Fall

  • complete secondary application

 

Senior

  • Have your interviews with pre-professional advisory committee (if not completed in Junior year). 
  • Prepare for and go to any interviews that you are offered. Research the schools in advance and look at interview web sites. This is a great web site to prepare for interviews for professional schools: www.studentdoctor.net