Checklist
Freshman Year:
- Take introductory Biology or Chemistry classes
- Contact prehealth@millsaps.edu for updates and to make advising appointments.
- Become actively involved in extracurricular activities (especially in volunteer and leadership activities, e.g. Habitat for Humanity, afterschool programs for elementary and high-school students and health-related volunteering)
- Think about doing a medical mentorship program
- Consider research opportunities
Sophomore Year:
- Make sure pre-medical requirements are being satisfied, as well as core classes
- Inquire about Alpha Epsilon Delta, Beta Beta Beta, and other honoraries
- Medical mentorship - make sure you do at least one before graduation
- Continue with extracurriculars and volunteer
- Declare major by end of spring semester
- Check course requirements of possible schools you may wish to apply
- If all requirements are met: think about taking the MCAT, Medical College Admission Test between sophomore and junior year
- Summer after: begin researching schools of interest
Junior Year:
- Register for MCAT
- Take a more in-depth look at possible schools
- Attend any/all pre-health meetings as provided by the school
- Set up a pre-health interview with the Pre-Health Committee by spring semester
- Begin thinking about essay question answers for application
- Finish up pre-health requirements
- Compile a resume of all activities, volunteer, academic honors, etc.
- Keep up with any volunteer work, fellowships, internships and medical mentorships
- Talk to professors about letters of recommendations
- Make sure to get transcripts sent in enough advanced time
- Fill out AMCAS, American Medical College Application Service
Senior Year:
- Turn in applications within plenty of time of the deadline - Review the AMCAS Letters of Recommendation Instructions to see if you qualify.
- Keep a check on dates and requirements for all applications
- Transcripts in advance time
- Keep grades and activities up
