Family & Friends Weekend 2010 Myths & Realities of Medical School David M. Gardner, Ph.D. Dean of Pre-Health Programs Christina Vietor ’08 Third-year Medical Student

What students need Exploration & Options Prerequisite Courses Clinical Internships Research Experience Leadership Community Service Standardized Exams ~Stand Out~ How we help Campus Presentations Pre-Health Advising Internship Resources Pre-Application & Workshop Application Review Recommendations Committee Letter Practice Interviews

Application calendar overview To enter school in August 2012: Spring 11Entrance Exams May - June 11Application Services open August 11Secondary applications October 11First deadlines & Interviews January 12Final deadlines

What does a successful applicant look like?

Source: Dr. Ron Garcia Stanford University School of Medicine

Is there a correlation between MCAT score and GPA (and admission)?

Application cycles and N = accepted, 34 rejected 1 point each for: Turning in a completed pre-application. Attending the application workshop. Seeking editorial advice on essays. Having a mock interview.

In 2009 and 2010, MHC students went to: DegreeActiveAcceptedPendingyearnaccepted DDS DO only DVM DVM/PhD MD only MD/PhD MD or DO MPH PA DPT RN/DNP PHARM OD MSBMS DPM DartmouthVermont Stony BrookKansas Thomas Jefferson Tufts Johns HopkinsUMASS BuffaloIndiana PennHarvard Michigan StateDuke U. Washington UCSF CornellTexas A&M Mass GeneralNYCOM B.U.U.C. Davis Penn StateCase Western UNECOMSouth Carolina Washington UniversityYale UCONNVanderbilt Mt. SinaiMidwestern St. GeorgesToledo Chicago Minnesota Virginia CommonwealthEmory George WashingtonAuburn U. Maryland Average GPA of accepted students: 3.67 Clinical experience ranged from 75 to 1200 hours

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