HEALTH CAREER APPLICANT TIME TABLE

Order copies of all transcripts sent to yourself. Review and proofread transcripts. Have any errors or omissions corrected. Check that requirements are completed or close to completion.

Write an autobiography.

Write a resume.

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April

Take the MCAT, DAT, OAT, GRE, PCAT etc. (use for entering the subsequent year)

Write the essay on why you want to enter your chosen career, using your autobiography.

Set up a file with the Career Center Letter Service.*

Begin requests for letters of recommendation. Request 2 hard science faculty letters, 1 non science and 2 experience letters.

* Career Center Letter Service

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May

Take the MCAT, DAT, OAT, GRE, PCAT etc. (use for entering the subsequent year).

Go online for official application.

Request all official transcripts sent to AMCAS and non-AMCAS schools (for Premeds). Please see advisor if completing prerequisite course work or taking upper division Biology course work during Spring Quarter.

Transcript requests must be made to the Registrar for most professional schools, i.e., all medical schools require transcripts from the Registrar’s Office of each undergraduate institution attended. Make sure to proofread your official copy first – then order them sent to professional schools.

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June

Take the MCAT, DAT, OAT, GRE, PCAT etc. (use for entering the subsequent year).*	Research financial aid using school catalogs. Premeds review Medical School Admissions Requirement Handbook.	Use library resources on campus.
Apply to schools.	Organize application materials.	Respond to requests by the schools for secondary application materials and for letters of recommendation. Contact Career Center for letter sending.

* Please note this is the last MCAT applicable for entering the subsequent year.

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July

Take the, DAT, OAT, GRE, PCAT etc. (use for entering the subsequent year). Take the MCAT for applying the following year - not to be used for subsequent year entry.

Apply to schools.

Continue to respond to requests by the schools.

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August

Take the OAT. Take the MCAT for applying the following year - not to be used for subsequent year entry.	Apply to schools.	Organize application materials.
Continue to respond to requests by the schools.	Start studying for the January MCAT

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September

Apply to Optometry School.	Take the MCAT for applying the following year - not to be used for subsequent year entry.	Organize application materials.
Continue to respond to requests by the schools.	Continue studying for the January MCAT	Prepare for interviews. Mock interviewing available at the Career Center.

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October

Continue to respond to requests by the schools.

Continue studying for the January MCAT

Continue to prepare for interviews. Mock interviewing available at the Career Center.

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November

Continue to respond to requests by the schools.

Continue studying for the January MCAT

Continue to prepare for interviews. Mock interviewing available at the Career Center.

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December

Continue to respond to requests by the schools.

Continue studying for the January MCAT

Continue to prepare for interviews. Mock interviewing available at the Career Center.

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