1. 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 http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/prehealth

2. 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

3. 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

4. What does a successful applicant look like?

5. Source: Dr. Ron Garcia Stanford University School of Medicine

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

7. Application cycles 07-08 and 08-09 N = 92 58 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.

9. In 2009 and 2010, MHC students went to: DegreeActiveAcceptedPendingyearnaccepted DDS963 2010 1411 DO only440 2009 3916 DVM 963 2008 2914 DVM/PhD 110 2007 84 MD only 291118 2006 137 MD/PhD 1064 2005 63 MD or DO 15132 2004 43 MPH642 2003 10 PA220 2002 20 DPT220 2001 00 RN/DNP431 2000 11 PHARM220 1998 11 OD1011996 10 MSBMS1101992 11 DPM1101983 11 9662 34 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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