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 \n◇ Integrity and Ethics—CHEATING  \n◆ Reliability and Dependability—Keeps appointments,submits assignments on time  \n◇ Service Orientation—Making yourself accessible to others  \n◇ Social and Interpersonal Skills—Get along with your advisors?  \n◇ Teamwork—sports,clubs,other extracurricular activities  \n◇ Capacity for improvement—grades improve each semester  \n◆ Resilience and Adaptability—involved in activities outside your comfort zone  \n令Oral Communication—being able to articulate issues and concerns  \n令Competitiveness of academic schedule—multiple sciences courses in summer?  \n◇ Professionalism—problems keeping lab space neat?  \nThese will all be discussed and weighed in your Committee Letter  \n# WHY STUDENTS ARE NOT ACCEPTED\n\n◇ Filed Committee Letter Application/letters/scores LATE!!!(AMCAS/AADSAShas 6-week verification period AFTER application is submitted and beforeschools see it  \n◇ Failed to stay on top of messages regarding application completion  \n◇ Low MCAT/DAT Scores  \n◇ Low BCPM (Science)GPA  \n◇ Lack of clinical and/or shadowing experience  \n◇ Few extracurricular activities/interests(on AMCAS you have up to 15experiences to list)  \n◇ Failed to qualify for a Committee Letter—ALL applicants(pre-med and pre-dental MUST submit their applications by September 1,2019.NOEXCEPTIONS!)  \n# SOME DEFINITIONS\n\nWhat’s the difference between community service,research,and clinical exposure?  \nCommunity service can include your clinical experiences but is broader.  \n·Community service includes activities that support your College community,yourreligious community,or the outside community of Washington Heights  \nResearch can include clinical work with patients or not.  \n·If you do clinical research,and interact significantly with physicians and patients,you can certainly use this as part of your clinical experience.But remember thatclinical exposure should be broad-based:some hospital work,maybe somethingwith different age groups,etc.  \nClinical work is part of community service but absolutely requires interactions with patientsand health care providers.  \n# WAITING A YEAR\n\n◇ Medical and dental schools see 7,000-10,000 applications PER YEAR  \n◇ They want to see yours ONCE!  \n◇ If you're not absolutely ready,strongly consider waiting a year.  \n◇ The first question Admissions Officers ask of a re-applicant is,\"Whyam I reading this AGAIN?\"  \n# APPLICATION TIMELINE\n\nOctober—December 2018  \nAt","cbCaimE7U3mGKfQN","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimE7U3mGKfQN","pdf",15509177,25,"English","# Requested Your Letters of Recommendation\n# Are You Ready to Apply?\n# Beyond the Numbers\n## What Are Medical and Dental Schools Looking For?\n# Why Students Are Not Accepted\n# Some Definitions\n## Community service, research, and clinical exposure\n# Waiting a Year\n# Application Timeline","[{\"question\":\"How many letters of recommendation are required for medical and dental applicants?\",\"answer\":\"Medical applicants need at least 7 letters (3 science), and dental applicants need at least 5 letters (3 science). 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