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Thursday, January 19, 2017

Premed Tip #1- General Timeline

Noel 5:00 PM , , , , , No comments :
This might be my own personal irritation with my school, but I was never able to get an answer or a general example of the timeline for the application process from my premed office that was specific for when to start working on parts of the application. This timeline worked for me, and I hope this helps you. Again, I did not take a gap year so substitute the year of study/month with what suits you (ex. if you are taking 1 gap year, where I have Junior can be Senior for you). I am going to start with when I recommend to take the MCAT and end with the general start of medical school. These are based on the 2016-2017 cycle so check AMCAS for specific dates and deadlines

 Junior Year
  1. May-August before Junior Year: Prepare for MCAT
  2. July- September: Start your personal statement and prepare your activity descriptions/most influential essays (check online for layout of primary application)
  3. August /End of Summer before Junior Year: Take MCAT
  4. September/October- Create list of schools you are applying to
  5. December: Prepare materials for letter of recommendations
  6. January: Start and finish committee letter application (Dependent on your school)
  7. December-April: Ask for letter of recommendations
  8. February-April: Take second MCAT if necessary
  9.  May: Finalize your primary application
  10. June: Submit primary application on first day
  11. July: Start and finish your secondaries
Senior Year
  1. August: Interview prep
  2. September-April: Interview Season
  3. October: First acceptances sent out and submit FAFSA
  4. January: Send updates to schools you are still waiting on/ waitlisted at
  5. February: Work on Financial Aid Applications/ Institutional Aid
  6. April: Decide what school you are attending
  7. July/August: Orientation, White Coat Ceremony, and First Day of Classes
AMCAS (American Medical College Application Service) is what you will use for your application if you are applying to MD programs. They have a lot of resources on their website.

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