Procedures and Deadlines for Applying to Medical School
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Procedures and Deadlines for Applying to Medical School in 2009 (For Admission Fall 2010) Keep this page for reference.
| Calendar (as of November 18) | |
| Please refer to www.aamc.org/students/mcat for MCAT registration dates. | |
| Please refer to http://www.aamc.org/students/applying/fap/start.htm for Fee Assistance deadlines. | |
| Nov-Dec | Review “Self-Assessment” to determine if you are ready to apply; start planning for the MCAT; visit http://www.aamc.org/ and http://www.aacom.org/ ; get health care and community service experience over winter break. Read broadly! |
| Nov 22 | Kaplan MCAT Review course starts in Corvallis (541-345-4420) |
| January-June | Attend Application Seminar. Meet with Chief Premedical Advisor and your own Premedical Advisor to open your premedical file (deadline: June 19). Begin asking early for letters of recommendation (due June15). Research schools, review prerequisites, work on personal statement. |
| January 13 | Kaplan MCAT Review course starts in Corvallis (541-345-4420) |
| January 24 | University of Oregon MCAT Review course in Eugene (541-346-3226) |
| Jan 30, 31 | MCAT administered |
| Mar 28 | MCAT administered |
| Apr 4,18,24 | MCAT administered |
| April-May | AMCAS and AACOMAS applications available on web. |
| May 1,2,22,28 | MCAT administered |
| June (early) | Earliest date to submit AMCAS or AACOMAS. |
| Mid-June | Request ALL transcripts be sent to AMCAS or AACOMAS. |
| June 15 | Letters of recommendation due date. It is your responsibility to call the College of Science office (541-737-4811) to check on your letters. |
| June 18 | MCAT administered |
| June 19 | Deadline to complete the Premed Committee application, which opens your Premed File. Meet with Chief Premedical Advisor and your own Premedical Advisor for interviews. Bring this completed packet, plus a tentative list of schools and your personal statement (rough draft is ok). Once the signed forms are turned in to the College of Science, your premedical file is officially open. Refer to www.science.oregonstate.edu/node/127 |
| July-Sept | Students receive secondary applications; Committee Letters sent/uploaded for those students with complete files and MCAT scores; students need to keep in contact with advisor regarding letters. |
| July 2,17,30,31 |
MCAT administered (NOTE: OHSU recommends MCAT be taken by July 31) |
| Aug 5,6,14,21,25 | MCAT administered |
| EARLY August | Best to have submitted AMCAS/AACOMAS application by now- Really! |
| Sept 3,4,10,12 | MCAT administered |
| Aug-April 2010 | Students interview, and receive offers of admission or rejection notices or, quite commonly, are put on hold. |
| May 15, 2010 | Students will know if they have been accepted, rejected, or wait-listed, and after this date applicants may not hold more than one seat at a med school. |
| Note: earlier deadlines are in effect this year, in response to medical schools’ wishes, especially those of OHSU. It is in the applicant’s best interest to complete everything as early as possible. It really, REALLY does make a difference! Reapplicants must meet the same deadlines! | |
Remember, LATE=REJECT OR ALTERNATE! |
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Continue to Page 2 - Checklist to Complete the Pre-Medical File |
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