Time line for application to Medical School

(Read carefully & keep for your files)

Consider at least 18 months before matriculation

Check out www.aamc.org/students/mcat/start for MCAT registration for medical school.

Check out www.ada.org/prof/ed/testing/index.asp for DAT information for dental schools.

Check out www.aavmc.org/ for information on test requirements for veterinary schools.

Test scores are released ~ a month after taking the test.

At the time of registering for your entrance test, please request release of the test scores to the HPA office. To serve you better.

Before graduation or end of the academic year prior to applying, which ever comes first, submit completed HPA office information packet paperwork.

April Begin requesting letters of evaluation from professors, employers and other referees.

Contact those you intend to include as referees and “visit” with them to remind them of your plans. It is easier for your referee to write a good letter if you reacquaint yourself.

Letters are requested by the end of the school year to complete your file.

May Start working on your applications (AMCAS, AACOMAS, AADSAS, VMCAS, etc.).

Your personal statement is the most important portion of the application (aside from your GPA and entrance test scores).

You may submit your application any time after the opening filing date.

Authorize the HPA office to view your application when submitting your application.

Early submission of applications is encouraged. Early is good, error free is better!

June – July Early Decision Program application period

July             All letters ought to be submitted to the Health Professions Office (along with the information packet) to complete your file.

Once your file in the HPA office is complete (information packet, test scores, application processed & letters of evaluation w/ waiver forms on file) the committee letter may be written.

August Now wait…wait…wait…

If you did everything early, you may be interviewing by mid-September.

The earlier you submit all of your Health Professions Advising Office and medical school information to, the earlier you will be interviewing.

Early Decision Program interviews begin

October VMCAS deadline for submitting your application.

TMDSAS deadline for submitting your application.

Early Decision Program acceptance notification

January Begin making follow-up calls to the medical school if you have not heard. If your medical school file is incomplete, we have no way of knowing unless you check the status of it and inform us duplicates are required.

Often students are invited to interview after January, so don’t panic.

Notification of acceptance can be as early as November or as late as a week before matriculation.