Xavier University of Louisiana

Completed ALL Freshman Premed Workshops. NOTE: If you need to make-up any meetings from Freshman year, feel free to attend the scheduled meetings for current freshman premeds OR stop by the PM Office to pick-up workshop materials.
Downloaded a copy of the "High School Info Form" from the Premed website, completed the form, submitted it to the Premed Office, and kept a copy on a disk so you can print a copy when needed.
Downloaded a copy of XU's Post-Secondary Experiences Form form, completed it, had it critiqued by personnel in the Premedical Office, and kept a copy on a disk so you can update it as you go through the University. You may download the Sample Post-Secondary Experiences Form to use as a guide (do NOT copy the entries from the sample).
Prepared a copy of your "Career Essay" (aka "Personal Statement"), had it critiqued by personnel in the Premed Office, and kept a copy on a disk so you can update it as you go through the University. Info available at App07: A Guide for Writing an AMCAS/AADSAS Essay.
(OPTIONAL, BUT BEST DO DO AT LEAST ONE SUMMER YOU ARE AT XAVIER) Attend a summer program which provides exposure to medical fields, academic enrichment, or research.

During the first week of the semester, print off your Bannerweb transcript and use it to complete the GPA Worksheet. Be sure to refer to the Assessment Overview before completing your GPA Worksheet. See SAMPLE GPA Worksheet A and SAMPLE GPA Worksheet B for reference. The "Assessing Chances" document is available only in the Premed Office and provides some guidance in determining your progress.
Read Newsweek, Time, or a similar publication FROM COVER TO COVER EVERY WEEK.
Attend all meetings for Sophomore Premeds
- Attend the Sophomore Overview/Assessment Meeting (Print/Complete items below to make-up missed meeting)
  - Things Sophomores Interested in Medicine, Dentistry, etc. Should Do in the Fall
  - Refer to Assessment Overview and your Bannerweb transcript to complete your GPA Worksheet
  - "Now is the time to assess your progress and make changes if necessary" (document only available in PM Office)
  - Complete the Sophomore Overview/Assessment Meeting Worksheet and put it in he "IN" basket in the PM Office.
- Attend the Summer Program Meeting w/ Freshman Premeds
  - If you missed the meeting, complete the Summer Program Speaker Worksheet by searching the internet or PM Office summer program emails for information on AT LEAST THREE summer research or enrichment programs. Put you completed worksheet in the "IN" basket in the PM Office.
If interested, review the following information for the Xavier/Tulane, Xavier/U Rochester, Xavier/St. Louis U, and Xavier/Geisel Medical School at Dartmouth Early Medical Admissions Programs,
Check your e-mail frequently.
Keep your grades up.
Think about attending a summer program which provides exposure to the health professions or research experience. Info regarding summer programs may be found by: Checking the summer program list/info sent via email periodically from the PM Office; visiting www.aamc.org and www.smedp.org; contacting schools directly for info; and performing internet searches for summer enrichment or research opportunities.
If NOT attending a summer enrichment or research program, participate in medically-related opportunities (e.g. hospital volunteering, nursing home volunteering, health professional shadowing, etc.) that demonstrate your sincere interest in the field which you are pursuing.

By October 1st you should:

Complete Questions to Answer Before You Write Your Personal Statement/Career Essay to help generate ideas and foster reflective thinking as you prepare to write your Personal Statement/Career Essay (no need to submit to the PM Office to be checked).
Prepare a good Personal Statement/Career Essay and submit to the Premed Office as MS WORD email attachment (xupremed@yahoo.com) to be checked.
- What should be in the Personal Statement/Career Essay needed to obtain letters of evaluation and to apply to summer programs:
  - App07: A Guide for Writing an AMCAS/AADSAS Essay
    - Supplement #1: Questions to Answer Before You Write Your Personal Statement/Career Essay
    - Supplement #2: Two Good AMCAS Essays from the Past (must pick up from Premed Office).
    - Supplement #3: Essay Evaluation Form
Prepare an Post-Secondary Experiences Form and submit to the Premed Office as MS WORD email attachment (xupremed@yahoo.com) to be checked. You may download the Sample Post-Secondary Experiences Form to use as a guide (do NOT copy the entries from the sample).

By October 15th you should:

Check email daily for summer enrichment or research program information forwarded by the Premed Office. Additionally, the PM Office will send a comprehensive list of programs that students can research further. If there are programs that you know about and would like to share with other premeds at XU, please let us know!!
Visit www.aamc.org and www.smdep.org for a listing of summer opportunities for undergraduates who are interested in medicine.
Contact medical, dental, etc. schools that you might be interested in attending to inquire about any summer programs that might be available.
Search the internet for summer enrichment and research opportunities

By November 15th you should:

Ask three faculty (2 science, 1 non-science) members at XU who've taught you (AND whose classes you made no less than a B) if they would be willing to write summer program recs on your behalf. Additional detail provided at "Directions for Collecting/Sending Evaluations."

*MODVOP = Medicine (M.D.), Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.), Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine, Optometry, and Podiatry. These are the fields for which Xavier's Premedical Office provides advice and assistance.