Transcript Applying to Medical School in 2000

Applying to Medical School in 2011
and Beyond
• Lee Witters
• Sarah Berger
• Annette Hamilton
First Things First
• Make your intention to possibly apply known to
our advising system..i.e. SIGN IN
• Have an individual conversation with an advisor
as to whether 2011 is the optimum time for you
to be applying to medical school or whether you
should consider delaying till 2012 or later
• Familiarize yourself with all the sources of
information
• KEEP TO ANNOUNCED DEADLINES!
Some Medical School
Admission Statistics:
Dartmouth
# applicants: 170
77% alumni
# accepted: 114 (67%)
National
# schools/applicant: 19
# acceptances/applicant: 2 (1-11)
•# applicants: 41, 309
GPAs accepted:
•# accepted: 19, 086 (46%)
– Overall: 3.58 (2.6-3.99)
•GPA all applicants: 3.53
– BCPM: 3.49 (2.6-4.00)
(3.43 BCPM)
• GPA not accepted:
•GPA accepted: 3.67 (3.62 BCPM)
– Overall: 3.37 (2.8-3.94)
– BCPM: 3.24 (1.9-3.90)
•MCAT all takers
• MCAT
8.4VR/8.7PS/9.2BS/26.4/O
– Accepted :
•MCAT accepted applicants
•10.9VR/11.4PS/11.4 BS/33.7/Q
9.3VR/9.8PS/10.2BS/29.3/P
– Not Accepted:
•10.2VR/10.5PS/10.6BS/31.3/Q
2010 Matriculants
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Includes only released data
Factors Influencing Admission Statistics
OVERALL GPA
• >3.3 overall GPA
89% of ‘accepted’; 55 % of ‘not accepted’
BCPM GPA
• >3.3 BCPM
74% of ‘accepted’; 44% of ‘not accepted’
MCAT
• >30 MCAT
87% of ‘accepted’; 80% of ‘not accepted’
Timeliness
• Application verified before Sept 1
80% of ‘accepted’; 56% of ‘not accepted’
OTHER DATA
Science GPA < 3.2; MCAT <30: Only 4% accepted
If Science GPA < 3.3 and ‘accepted’, average MCAT 31
If Science GPA > 3.3 and ‘ not accepted’, average MCAT 30
Other factors:
• Clinical Experience/Exposure
• Community Service
• Research Experience
• List of Schools (# and appropriateness relative to credentials)
• Personal statement & Interview
• Letters of evaluation
• Utilization of advising services
Elements of a Successful Application to Medical School
MCAT
Letters of
Evaluation
Courses
(GPA,
Science
GPA)
Extracurricular
Experiences
Personal &
Professional
Characteristics
Skills &
Abilities
Clinical Exposure
Altruistic Service
Scholarly Activity
(outside classroom)
Evaluating Beyond Grades,MCAT Scores and
Prior Experiences in Health
Skills & Abilities
• Active listener
• Problem solver
• Communicator
(oral, written)
• Critical thinker
• Multilingual
Personal & Professional Characteristics
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Resiliency
Integrity/Judgment
Adaptability
Reliability/Dependability
Persistence
Motivation
Intellectual curiosity
Empathy
Altruistic service
Applying to Medical School in 2011
and Beyond
•Overview: Where is help?
•Important web sites:
– NSS (www.dartmouth.edu/~nss)
• Several links in “Must Reads & Links” section including Alumni Advice network
• ‘Medical School Application 2011-2012’ section (podcasts, documents)
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NSS Blackboard site (need to self-enroll; see instructions on
NSS home page)
• All important documents and podcasts to be posted here in ‘Pre-Health
Information’ >>>>’Medical School’ folder
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Career Services
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American Association of Medical Colleges
(www.dartmouth.edu/~csrc/students/gradschool/med/index.html)
(www.aamc.org/students/applying/start.htm)
• Links on right: AMCAS, MCAT, Aspiring Docs.org, Medical Schools/More
Resources
Applying to Medical School in 2011
and Beyond
• The MCAT exam, registration and preparation
– When/where?
– How to prepare? MCAT Survey: ‘How NSS Prepares’
– Other issues: testing accommodations; fee assistance
Posted
on NSS home
page
Composite Letter of Evaluation
• REQUIRED unless you are class of 2009
or previous
• No more than six (6) writers including
your composite writer.
• 3-5 writers will write supporting letters
• Who will be your letter writers?
– TWO science faculty who’ve taught you
– Major professor
– Extracurricular letter
Credentials
Consult Documents in “Medical School
Application” on NSS Home Page
• Open your Interfolio account
– Waiving your rights of access
• Ask letter writers – give them timelines
• Create & upload supporting documents
– Autobiographical Sketch
– Resume
– Transcript (official from Registrar; scan both sides)
• Release to Composite Writer
• Additional letters (after composite) – talk to
Annette
• Timelines/Deadlines (Agreement form)
Questions About Interfolio?
Send e-mail to [email protected]
See also:
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~csrc/pdfs/interfolio_announcement.pdf
and the Interfolio FAQs at
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~csrc/pdfs/interfolio_faq.pdf
Timeline
1011
1112
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
- Is this the
best year for
you to apply?
-Ask for
LETTERS
-Sign up for
early MCAT
-Workshops
-Ask for
LETTERS
-Early MCAT (or
sign up for
spring/summer)
-Open Interfolio
account
-Workshops
-LETTERS
-MCAT
-Begin AMCAS
application,
incl. personal
statement &
school list
-Transcript
(after spring
term)
-Submit AMCAS
application
target date
6/30
-Begin
secondary
applications
-Send LETTERS
-Complete 2° by - Update Letters
early Sept
-Schools to have -Interviews &
everything by
Offers
now
-Interviews &
Offers
-Decision Day:
May 15
-Get ready for
med school
classes!
Summary of Deadlines
(Ideal (i.e. target) & Final)
Task
Ideal (target)
date
Taking MCAT
Submitting AMCAS
Submitting 2o Apps
By mid-June
June 30
Sept 1
Final
deadline
August dates
Sept 1
Oct 1
Documents to Career Services
Timeline Agreement ASAP
Composite Letter End of winter term
Worksheet classes
April 1
May 1
Supporting Documents May 1
July 1
Supporting Letters May 1
July 1
Release to Composite May 15
Writer
July 1
Composite Letter July 1
September 1
Timeline Agreement Sheet
Please review, sign and return by the
end of this meeting
Composite Letter Work Sheet
Submit by end of winter term
to Annette Hamilton
Applying to Medical School in 2011
and Beyond
A Few “Heads Up” For Later Meetings
• Winter Term Workshops :
– How to Ask for Letters (Friday, Jan 28, 4:30, Carson L01),
Getting Started on a Personal Statement (TBA)
• The AMCAS application
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– Issue of institutional action/misdemeanor/felony
– Release date early May; suggested submission date
end of June
– Spring workshops (e.g. how to fill out; personal
statements; also post-bacc programs, ‘gap years’)
Choosing schools: How to decide?
Secondary applications
The interview and the decision making
What if I am planning to apply in later years?