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Art. Medical and Dental School Application Process. Health Professions Student Center. Health Professions Student Center. Assisting Students with the Application Process. Committee Process. Qualifications: 3.5 Cumulative GPA 3. 2 BCPM GPA. Preparation for Committee Meeting.
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Art Medical and Dental SchoolApplication Process Health Professions Student Center
Health Professions Student Center • Assisting Students with the Application Process
Committee Process • Qualifications: • 3.5 Cumulative GPA • 3. 2 BCPM GPA
Preparation for Committee Meeting • Prepare Expanded Resume/Curriculum Vitae • Write Personal Statement • Seek assistance from Writing Center • Resources are available in HPSC Library and online • Set up Interfolio account Interfolio.com • Gather five letters of Reference
Preparation for Committee Meeting (cont.) • Letters of Reference • 3 from science/math instructors • 1 from a professional you shadowed • 1 other • Ask letter writers to submit letters on institutional or office letterhead • Letters will be kept on “the cloud” • They can be mailed, emailed or uploaded directly by letter writer to Interfolio
Committee Process (cont.) • The Committee will review letters from Interfolio. Please grant HPSC access.
Medical College Admission TestDental Aptitude Test • Deadlines for taking the test: • MCAT – June 21 • DAT – July 1 • Please release your scores to HPSC
Choosing the Schools • Match your GPA and MCAT/DAT scores to their entering class statistics • Choose accordingly • Plan to apply to 10-17 schools • services.aamc.org/30/msar/home • aacom.org • asdanet.org/predental
Requesting a Committee Interview • We must have the following in hand prior to your interview being scheduled • 5 Letters of reference • MCAT/DAT scores • Minimum cumulative and BCPM GPA calculations • Personal Statement • Expanded Resume/Curriculum Vita
Committee Interview • We will schedule according to Committee members’ schedules • Plan to adjust your schedule accordingly • Unless there are extraordinary circumstances, all interviews will be held in Pullman. • Dress as you will for your real interviews.
Secondary Applications • Complete all secondary applications in a timely manner (2 weeks) • Tell us about all secondaries you have completed and returned. • Make sure your application is complete at each school. • Address any missing items in your portfolio within three days of notice.
Interview Preparation • Mock Interview Availability • Center for Advising and Career Development • Small Group Interviews at HPSC • Individual interviews through HPSC may be available as faculty are available to assist • Review Interview Impressions for the schools at which you’re going to interview
The Interview! • Congratulations you got an interview! • Please tell us where and when you will be interviewing. • After you return please complete Interview Impressions questionnaire
The Big News • Please tell us if you’re on a wait list and if it is a ranked wait list. • Please tell us when and where you are accepted. • We will celebrate with you. • Make sure we have your picture for our “WE MADE IT” board