[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-seo-290250-105":3,"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":81,"doc-detail-290250-en":130},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"ok",{"site_id":7,"language":8,"slug":9,"title":10,"keywords":11,"description":12,"schema_data":13,"social_meta":74,"head_meta":76,"extra_data":78,"updated_unix":80},105,"en","pre-health-applicants-orientation-for-students-entering-medical-or-dental-programs-fall-2024","PRE-HEALTH APPLICANT’S ORIENTATION - For Students Entering Medical or Dental Programs, Fall 2024","","Orientation briefing for pre-health students entering medical or dental programs in Fall 2024, covering mentor contacts, required preparations, and a structured application timeline. It specifies steps such as reserving an MCAT/DAT seat, completing health-related volunteering with defined hour ranges, obtaining a threshold number of recommendation letters, reviewing transcripts and eligibility details, and meeting advisor review requirements. It also lists self-assessment and committee letter deadlines, test scheduling guidance, application submission milestones, and criteria schools evaluate beyond GPA and scores.",{"@graph":14,"@context":73},[15,34,56],{"@type":16,"itemListElement":17},"BreadcrumbList",[18,23,27,31],{"item":19,"name":20,"@type":21,"position":22},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",1,{"item":24,"name":25,"@type":21,"position":26},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":28,"name":29,"@type":21,"position":30},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/exam/","Exam",3,{"item":32,"name":10,"@type":21,"position":33},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/pre-health-applicants-orientation-for-students-entering-medical-or-dental-programs-fall-2024/290250/",4,{"url":32,"name":10,"@type":35,"image":36,"author":41,"headline":10,"publisher":44,"fileFormat":47,"inLanguage":8,"description":12,"dateModified":48,"datePublished":49,"encodingFormat":47,"isAccessibleForFree":50,"interactionStatistic":51},"DigitalDocument",{"url":37,"@type":38,"width":39,"height":40},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/pre-health-applicants-orientation-for-students-entering-medical-or-dental-programs-fall-2024/290250.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":42,"@type":43},"Ava Thompson","Person",{"url":19,"name":45,"@type":46},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-30","2026-09-17",true,{"@type":52,"interactionType":53,"userInteractionCount":55},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":54},"ViewAction",19,{"@type":57,"mainEntity":58},"FAQPage",[59,65,69],{"name":60,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":62},"What preparations should be completed before the applications open in June?","Question",{"text":63,"@type":64},"Reserve your seat and/or take the MCAT/DAT, complete health-related volunteering with specified hour targets, and request letters of recommendation (including science requirements for medical and dental).","Answer",{"name":66,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":67},"What are the key deadlines for self-assessment and the committee letter application?",{"text":68,"@type":64},"Self Assessment is due Monday, November 28, 2022, and the Committee Letter Application is due Monday, January 30, 2023.",{"name":70,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":71},"What criteria do medical and dental schools look at beyond GPA and test scores?",{"text":72,"@type":64},"Schools evaluate integrity and ethics, reliability and dependability, service orientation, social and interpersonal skills, teamwork, capacity for improvement, resilience and adaptability, oral communication, academic scheduling competitiveness, and professionalism.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":75,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":77,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":79,"site_id":7},290250,1789641133,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":83},"success",[84,88,92,95,100,105,110,115,120,123,127],{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":85,"show_sort_weight":86,"slug":87},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":26,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":89,"show_sort_weight":90,"slug":91},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":33,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":93,"slug":94},70,"exam",{"id":96,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":97,"show_sort_weight":98,"slug":99},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":101,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":102,"show_sort_weight":103,"slug":104},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":106,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":107,"show_sort_weight":108,"slug":109},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":111,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":112,"show_sort_weight":113,"slug":114},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":116,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":117,"show_sort_weight":118,"slug":119},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":118,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":121,"show_sort_weight":118,"slug":122},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":124,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":125,"show_sort_weight":124,"slug":126},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":55,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":128,"show_sort_weight":96,"slug":129},"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":131},{"doc_id":79,"user_id":132,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":33,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":55,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":139,"language":140,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":141,"faqs":142,"seo_title":143,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":80,"read_time":144},1649267921044,"https://us-avatar.wpscdn.com/avatar/1800007509477c92dfb?_k=1786009248482753345","PRE-HEALTH APPLICANT’S  \nORIENTATION  \nFO R STU DE NTS E NTE RI NG ME DICA L O R DE NTA L P ROGRA MS  \nI N FAL L 2024  \nWEDN ESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2022  \nPRE-HEALTH MENTORS  \nPRE-MEDICAL  \nEthan Abizadeh  \n[abizadeh@mail.yu.edu](abizadeh@mail.yu.edu)[ ](abizadeh@mail.yu.edu)AvishaiSamouha[asamouha@mail.yu.edu](asamouha@mail.yu.edu)  \nAaron Singer  \n[alsinger@mail.yu.edu](alsinger@mail.yu.edu)  \nPRE-DENTAL  \nAvishalom Neiditch [neiditch@mail.yu.edu](neiditch@mail.yu.edu)  \nBY NOW YOU SHOULD HAVE…  \nNOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE SURE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE COMPLETED OR IN PROGRESS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE APPLICATIONS  \nOPEN IN JUNE.  \n􀀹RESERVED YOUR SEAT AND/OR TAKEN THE MCAT/DAT  \n􀀹COMPLETED YOUR HEALTH-RELATED VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE  \n􀀹  Medical  \n􀀹 U.S. hospitals, nursing homes, urgent care centers (patient interactive), suicide hotlines  \n􀀹 At least 150 hours before you apply (and NOT all in one summer)  \n􀀹  Dental  \n􀀹 Shadowing an oral health professional  \n􀀹 Approximately 100 hours with varied dental practitioners  \n􀀹 REQUESTED YOUR LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION  \n􀀹 At least 7 for medical (3 science)  \n􀀹 At least 5 for dental (2 science)  \n􀀹 One from every outside activity/experience, including research  \n􀀹 If you don’t receive a letter, it can’t be included in your Committee Letter Packet  \n􀀹 More is better!  \nBY NOW YOU SHOULD HAVE…  \n􀀹TRANSCRIPTS  \n􀀹Reviewed ALL transcript entries  \n􀀹AMCAS/AADSAS require original transcripts from EVERY postsecondary class (science and nonscience)  \n􀀹No incompletes, no pending, no other problem grades  \n􀀹You should have been meeting on a regular basis with the Pre-Health Advisor to review coursework and other activities .  \nIMPORTANT DEADLINES  \nMonday, November 28, 2022—Self Assessment Due  \nMonday, January 30, 2023—Committee Letter Application Due  \nMarch 2023—Deadline to schedule 1-hour meeting with Mrs . Wood-Hill  \nYou can only schedule your 1-hour meeting with Mrs. Wood-Hill if you have:  \n􀀹Completed Self-Evaluation  \n􀀹Completed Committee Letter Application  \n􀀹A majority of your letters of recommendation have arrived  \nMay 2023—Attend separate orientations for AMCAS and AADSAS  \nMay 2023—AMCAS online application opens for inputting data  \nJune 2023—AMCAS/AADSAS/ACCOMAS Applications Open  \nAPPLICATION TIMELINE  \nSeptember—December 2022  \n􀀹Submit Contact Form (Link to be emailed)  \n􀀹Attend Applicant’s Orientation  \n􀀹Complete Self-Assessment (DUE MON, NOV 28, 2022)  \n􀀹Complete Committee Letter Application January 2023  \n􀀹Review your pre-health file with Advisor  \n􀀹Plan date for MCAT (Reserve seat as soon as available) 2022/2023 dates are available online at U.S. MCAT Calendar, Scheduling Deadlines, and Score Release Dates | AAMC  \n􀀹The DAT is offered year-round through the American Dental Association (ADA) at Prometric Test Centers.  \n[https://www.ada.org/education/testing/exams/dental-](https://www.ada.org/education/testing/exams/dental-)  \nadmission   \n-  \ntest  \n-  \ndat  \n􀀹Request any outstanding Letters of Reference (Must arrive in Pre-Health Office by May)  \n􀀹Begin drafting Personal Statement  \n􀀹SUBMIT PREHEALTH COMMITTEE LETTER APPLICATION  \n(DUE MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2023)  \nAPPLICATION TIMELINE  \nhour appointment with Mrs.  \nHill  \nSpring/Summer 2023  \n􀀹MAY—AMCAS online application opens for to enter info  \n􀀹JUNE—AMCAS, AADSAS, and ACCOMAS applications open  \n􀀹 Attend MANDATORY Application Overview  \n􀀹 Submit applications for following school year (i.e., apply Summer 2022 for entering class of Fall 2024)  \n 􀀹 Take MCAT/DAT  \nFall/Winter 2023  \n􀀹 Applications received  \n􀀹 Schedule mock Interviews  \n􀀹 Secondaries completed,􀀹 Interviews scheduled,􀀹 Continue classes  \n􀀹 Submit FAFSA  \nAPPLICATION TIMELINE  \nWinter/Spring 2023-2024  \n ◦ Acceptances!  \nSpring 2024  \n ◦ Continue classes/research  \n ◦ Relax  \nFall 2024  \n ◦ Entering medical or dental school!  \nARE YOU READY TO APPLY?  \n\n| YES | BCPM GPA is approximately 3.7 or better for medical (approximately 3.3 or better for dental) and has i","cbCaivkNQmHibGmc","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivkNQmHibGmc","pdf",1082186,22,"English","# Pre-Health Applicants Orientation\n## Pre-Health Mentors\n## By Now You Should Have\n## Important Deadlines\n## Application Timeline\n## Are You Ready to Apply?\n## Beyond the Numbers: What Are Medical and Dental Schools Looking For?","[{\"question\":\"What preparations should be completed before the applications open in June?\",\"answer\":\"Reserve your seat and/or take the MCAT/DAT, complete health-related volunteering with specified hour targets, and request letters of recommendation (including science requirements for medical and dental).\"},{\"question\":\"What are the key deadlines for self-assessment and the committee letter application?\",\"answer\":\"Self Assessment is due Monday, November 28, 2022, and the Committee Letter Application is due Monday, January 30, 2023.\"},{\"question\":\"What criteria do medical and dental schools look at beyond GPA and test scores?\",\"answer\":\"Schools evaluate integrity and ethics, reliability and dependability, service orientation, social and interpersonal skills, teamwork, capacity for improvement, resilience and adaptability, oral communication, academic scheduling competitiveness, and professionalism.\"}]","PRE-HEALTH APPLICANT’S ORIENTATION - For Students Entering Medical or Dental Programs, Fall 2024 | PDF",55]