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New Orleans, LA 70125

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QuoVadis Maria Webster, M.A.
Premedical Adviser xupremed@yahoo.com (504) - 520-7437


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Sr. Joanne Bauer, S.B.S.
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JW Carmichael, Jr.
Director of Premed Program
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What Xavier students interested in medicine, dentistry, etc.* should do

SUMMER BETWEEN JUNIOR & SENIOR YEAR

(updated, 9/20/07)

*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.

Things you should already have done:

Turned in a completed copy of your "High School Info Form". The form can be downloaded from the Premed website.
Prepared an Post-Secondary Experiences Form, had it critiqued by personnel in the Premedical Office, and revised it. You may download the Sample Post-Secondary Experiences Form to use as a guide (do NOT copy the entries from the sample).
Turned in a copy of the "Questions to Answer Before You Write Your Personal Statement/Career Essay" as an e-mail attachment to xupremed@yahoo.com.
Prepared good draft of Personal Statement/Career Essay.
Taken the MCAT or DAT in April.

Things which you are STRONGLY RECOMMENDED if you have not previously done them:

Attend a summer program which provides either exposure to the health professions or research experience. NOTE: If you have to work to pay for school next year, ignore this advice.

Schedule of what you should do and when you should do it:

JUNE (Main Focus: Prepare final draft of AMCAS or AADSAS)

TO DO JUNE 1: E-mail Premed a copy of your complete, ready-to-send AMCAS/AADAS form for comments.
TO DO JUNE 1: Write for applications for any non-AMCAS/non-AADAS schools to which you intend to apply.
TO DO JUNE 15: (Only if you did not have pictures taken through Premed in March) Get 18 high quality passport-sized pictures made. Be sure to wear a shirt or blouse with a collar. Since most of you will be graduating, this would be a nice time to get a good picture made for you mother.
TO DO JUNE 15: Make corrections on the AMCAS/AADAS form Premed e-mailed back to you.
TO DO JUNE 21: Prepare to submit your AMCAS/AADAS application on this date, BUT WAIT TO SUBMIT IT UNTIL YOU GET YOUR MCAT SCORES. When you get your scores, determine whether or not you need to retake them after reading the Premed Office's message regarding your MCAT scores .
Read Newsweek or Time FROM COVER TO COVER EVERY WEEK.
Read at least one book of 200+ pages (minimum) every month.
Study to retake the MCAT if you didn't do well on the April exam.

JULY (Main Focus: Submit your AMCAS or AADSAS)

TO DO JULY 1: Submit your AMCAS!!! NOTE: If you delay past this time, your probability of getting accepted is lower than what we have estimated. After you have finalized your AMCAS, print two copies. Mail or fax one to the Premed Office and keep one for yourself. (Address is: XU Premed Office, 1 Drexel Drive, New Orleans, LA 70125; FAX is (504)520-7923.
TO DO BY 1ST WEEK OF JULY: If you are going to retake the MCAT or DAT, send in your Registration Form.
TO DO JULY 15: Send in applications to non-AMCAS/AADAS schools.

TO DO DURING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SUMMER:

Study for the MCAT/DAT if you have to retake it.
Read Newsweek or Time FROM COVER TO COVER EVERY WEEK.
Read at least one book of 200+ pages (minimum) every month.

Special Note: Most XU faculty, including the Premedical Adviser's, are on 9-month contracts (from August 15-May 15). This means that many will not be keeping a regular schedule during the summer. If you complete activities on the schedule which has been suggested, you will be okay. If not, you are going to have major problems.