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This long-term process requires early planning.  \n• Subscribe to and join the Pre-Health Club mailing list to keep informed about campus programs and related off-campus opportunities. [https://groups.google.com/a/groups.reed.edu/g/pre-med-health](https://groups.google.com/a/groups.reed.edu/g/pre-med-health) (Must be logged in with Reed email to join)  \n• Familiar yourself with key resources: visit career services, and the med school & health careers web site: [https://www.reed.edu/beyond-reed/graduate-school/medical](https://www.reed.edu/beyond-reed/graduate-school/medical)school.html  \n• Establish ongoing volunteer work & physician shadowing for exposure to the field of medicine and to give back to the community.  \n• If you are a non-science major, make a plan with your pre-health advisor to take prerequisite courses during your time at Reed.  \n• If you are a science major, plan to take all prerequisites at Reed.  \n• Maintain close contact with your academic adviser for an honest appraisal of your academic performance and options.  \nYear Two:  \n• Update your medical school prep in a meeting with your pre-med Faculty and CLBR advisers.  \n• Establish a position in medical research and/or research at Reed during the school year and summer.  \n• Attend health care careers information sessions and pre-health club meetings offered throughout the academic year.  \n• Continue--and expand--your med school community service activities.  \n• Arrange for a substantive medical experience during summer break.  \n• Maintain close contact with your academic adviser for an honest appraisal of your academic performance and options.  \n• Take an MCAT preparatory course during the summer to prepare to take MCAT during winter or spring of your junior year.  \n• If you plan on taking a gap year or more, plan to prepare for the MCAT 2 years prior to your intended medical school start semester (ex: if you plan on starting med school in Fall 2028, start preparing for the MCAT in Fall 2026) . Please note, an MCAT score is valid for 3 years.  \nRevised 8/25/2023  \nYear Three:  \n• Update your medical school prep in a meeting with your pre-med faculty and CLBR advisers.  \n• Take MCAT in January or February for May AMCAS (American Medical Colleges Application Service) . MCATs are offered 30 times/year. Taking an MCAT during January or February allows you the opportunity and time to retake the test if you’d like to improve your scores.  \n• Identify target medical schools (6-10) and their admission criterion. MSAR (Medical School Admissions Requirements) directory is available through an appointment with CLBR.  \n• Start writing your personal statement and submit it to your pre-med faculty or CLBR advisor for review. Allow plenty of time for several rewrites.  \n• Continue your volunteer work and clinical experiences. Take responsibility of understanding factors of health care delivery and issues of health care policy.  \n• Attend health care careers info sessions with emphasis on developing (1) personal goals in medicine and (2) your passion for medicine.  \n• Participate in the mock medical school admissions interview programs.  \n• Continue medically-focused research.  \n• Submit AMCAS application as early as possible. June 1 is the first day for submission.  \n• Request non-AMCAS school applications directly from schools.  \n• Arrange for substantive medical experience during summer break or winter break.  \n• Contact and meet those whom you identified to write recommendation letters (min. of 2 Reed science faculty, internships and research supervisors, other medical doctors who know your work.) .  \n• See guidelines for letters of recommendation on CLBR and AMCAS webpage.  \n• Keep in close contact with your academic adviser for an honest appraisal of your academic performance and options.  \nYear Four:  \n• Upda","cbCaic0em9FNzmE9","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaic0em9FNzmE9","pdf",85276,"English","# Year One\n## Year Two\n## Year Three\n## Year Four","[{\"question\":\"What actions should you complete in Year One of med school preparation?\",\"answer\":\"Meet with pre-med faculty and a CLBR adviser, join the Pre-Health Club mailing list, use key resources for medical and health careers, begin volunteer work and physician shadowing, and plan prerequisite coursework based on whether you are a science or non-science major.\"},{\"question\":\"How should you time MCAT preparation across Year Two and Year Three?\",\"answer\":\"Take an MCAT preparatory course during the summer in Year Two to take the MCAT in winter or spring of the junior year, and then take the MCAT in January or February for May AMCAS, allowing time to retake if needed.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the major application milestones in Year Three and Year Four?\",\"answer\":\"In Year Three, identify target medical schools, write and review your personal statement, and submit AMCAS as early as possible (June 1). 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