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August - December |
- Continue to gain clinical experience
- Continue other types of involvement such as RSOs and community service
- Complete prerequisite coursework
- Identify and develop relationships with potential letter writers
- Develop personalized preparation plan and timeline for taking the GRE
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Winter Break |
- Relax!
- Continue to gain clinical exposure and community service activities
- Research schools/programs using the VMCAS directory and VMSAR
- Visit schools
- Develop budget for cost of application cycle
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January - April |
- Begin writing your personal statement; confirm with letter writers; consider storage for LORs (Interfolio)
- Register for and take GRE
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April - June |
- Attend Health Professions Application Workshops
- Submit personal statement for review
- Read the FAQs and instruction manual for your application service
- Create account in application service for upcoming cycle
- Apply for fee assistance if applicable
- Take GRE
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May-June |
- Submit primary application
- Check status of application materials
- Continue clinical experience, involvement, and community service activities
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July - September |
- Complete secondary/supplemental applications AS THEY COME IN
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Fall semester |
- Complete a mock interview at the Career Center
- Respond to interview offers
- Continue clinical experience, involvement, and community service activities
- Consider alternative plans
- Complete any remaining prerequisite courses
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Spring semester |
- Continue to respond to interview offers
- Consider alternative plans
- Continue clinical experience, involvement, and community service activities
- Respond to admissions offers
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