Applying to a Health Professions School

Presented by the Health Professions Advisory Committee

Trinity CollegeHartford, CT

developed by Bill Church Updated Jan. 2014

It’s All in the Process

MCAT

Letter of Evaluation

(Interfolio)

1° and 2°Application

Standardized Exams

Medical, Dental, VetSchool

DAT GRE

More 2o information

Trinity College HPAP Application Timeline

2014 JAN FEB MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG

SEPT OCT NOV DEC 2015 JAN FEB MARCH APRIL MAY

MCAT ‘smoked’

HPAC Interviews

AMCAS Application

AvailableSubmit AMCAS 1

o

Applying to HPS

Obtaining a LoEAMCAS 1

o

sent to Schools; 2

o

apps sent out

Interviews

App File Complete

Completing LoE File

Back to It’s All in the ProcessApplication #s

Primary Application

• Medical School

• Dental School

• Veterinary School

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Excerpts from Medical School Admissions Pages

More on HPAC Letter of Eval

Trinity Materialsneeded 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

39% of applicants evaluated as either Outstanding or Superior

Acceptance RateSuperior Rating - 20/21 = 95%

Outstanding Rating - 21/25 = 84%

Combined - 41/46 = 89%

Accepted (MD/DO) 90

Applicants 119

Overall Acceptance Rate – 76%

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Secondary ApplicationSchool 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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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>3.8

100 100 100 100 100

3.6-3.7975 100 80 100 67

3.4-3.59100 60 100 100 100

3.2-3.39100 67 75 83 0

3.0-3.19100 63 60 100 50

<3.0 50 20 50 70 60 100 100

More NumbersTotal 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 3.33MCAT 31.8 27.4

Take Home Message

• Adhere to the HPAC Application Time-table

• 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

Trinity Stuff

MCAT

Trinity Materials

via Interfolio

1° and 2°Application

Standardized Exams

Medical, Dental, VetSchool

1° 2° DAT GRE

More 2o

Deadline April 4 First

Week in

May

When you are ABSOLUTELY ready to do your best

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