Transcript Starting the Application Process - January meeting 2014.pptx

Applying to a Health
Professions School
Presented by the Health Professions
Advisory Committee
Trinity College
Hartford, CT
developed by Bill Church
Updated Jan. 2014
It’s All in the Process
Medical, Dental, Vet
School
(Interfolio)
1° and 2°
Application
Standardized
Exams
More 2o information
MCAT
DAT
GRE
Trinity College HPAP Application Timeline
Completing LoE File
2014 JAN
FEB
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
SEPT
OCT
NOV
DEC 2015 JAN
FEB
JUNE
JULY
AUG
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
Interviews
Application #s
Back to It’s All in the
Process
Primary Application
• Medical School
• Dental School
• Veterinary School
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Process
Excerpts from Medical
School Admissions Pages
More on HPAC Letter of Eval
Trinity Materials
needed for Committee Letter of Evaluation
Letters of Recommendation:
via Interfolio
Website
Personal Statement
Autobiographical Profile
Interviews with HPAC Chair and
Committee Member
HPAC Letter of Evaluation
• Required by most medical, dental and PA
schools
• Written by HPAC Interviewer following
Committee discussion
• Edited and signed by Chair of HPAC
Accepted
(MD/DO)
Applicants
90
119
Overall Acceptance Rate – 76%
39% of applicants evaluated as
either Outstanding or Superior
Acceptance Rate
Superior Rating - 20/21 = 95%
Outstanding Rating - 21/25 = 84%
Combined - 41/46 = 89%
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Process
Secondary Application
School Specific
• Secondary personal essays
– Why are you and the school a good fit
– What do you bring to the entering class
– What medical specialty do you intend to pursue
• Letters of Recommendation (HPAC Letter
of Evaluation Packet)
• $$$
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Process
MCAT/GPA and Acceptance to Medical School Correlation –
Percentage of Applicants Accepted
2002-2008
MCAT
GPA
<22
22-24
25-27
28-30
31-33
34-36
>36
100
100
100
100
100
75
100
80
100
67
100
60
100
100
100
100
67
75
83
100
63
60
20
50
70
>3.8
3.6-3.79
3.4-3.59
3.2-3.39
3.0-3.19
<3.0
50
60
0
100
50
100
100
More Numbers
Total Number of Medical Schools
Allopathic
Osteopathic
Total Number of Medical School Graduates
Total Number of Residency Positions
Last Two Years at Trinity (2012-2013)
Admitted (17)
Not Admitted (38)
BMCP GPA
3.64
3.33
MCAT
31.8
27.4
Take Home Message
• Adhere to the HPAC Application Timetable
• Seek the advice of HPAC members often
during the course of this processes
– Don’t rely on hearsay (friends, parents, etc.)
• Don’t wait until the last minute
When you are ABSOLUTELY
ready to do your best
Medical, Dental, Vet
School
Trinity
Materials
via Interfolio
1° and 2°
Application
Standardized
Exams
More 2o
Trinity
Stuff
1°
2°
MCAT
#s
DAT
GRE
Questions and Comments