Premedical Office
Xavier University
1 Drexel Drive
Box 120C
New Orleans, LA 70125
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- Quo Vadis Maria Webster, MA, LPC
- Premedical Adviser
xupremed@yahoo.com
(504) - 520-7437
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- Part-Time Staff
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- JW Carmichael, Jr.
- Director of Premed Program
- Professor of Chemistry
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Description of the Xavier-University of Rochester Medical School Early Assurance Program (Updated 6/20/12)
What are the qualifications to apply to the program? By the time they are reviewed in May following their Sophomore year at Xavier, students must have...
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Entered Xavier majoring in Biology (any major), Chemistry-Premed, or Psychology-Premed (NOTE: Students must major in one of the fields above for the duration of their undergraduate years at XU in order to be eligible; transfers from departments other than those listed above are not eligible.)
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Completed at least 60 semester hours of courses at Xavier.
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Completed or be currently enrolled in the following mathematics/science courses: General Biology (1230, 1230 LB 1240, 1240 LB or their equivalents) General Chemistry (1010, 1011 LB, 1020, 1021LB or their equivalents) Organic Chemistry (2210, 2230 LB, 2220, and 2240 LB or their equivalents) Precalculus/Calculus I or Statistics/Precalculus (or their equivalents), and English 1010, 1020 (or their equivalents including XU's English Honors sequence).
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Earned a cumulative GPA at Xavier of 3.5 or higher.
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Demonstrated a genuine interest in medicine as indicated by participation in the group and individual meetings conducted by the Premedical Office for freshman and sophomore students, including submission of personal statement and post-secondary experiences form to the Premed Office for review throughout enrollment.
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Demonstrated a genuine interest in attending U of Rochester School of Medicine as indicated by meeting the above mentioned requirements and attending any on-campus information or recruitment sessions offered by U of Rochester School of Medicine.
How does an XU student apply for the program? Students interested in the program and who meet the qualifications listed above must do the following during their SOPHOMORE year:
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Collect letters of evaluation from three faculty members (2 science, 1 non-science) during the Fall (no later than early Spring) term of their Sophomore year and have them filed in the Premedical Office,
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Stop by the Premed Office as soon as the Spring semester begins in January to let us know that you are interested so that you may obtain further application instructions,
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Begin preparing a draft Early Assurance Program (EAP) application in January and submit via email to be checked by the Premed Office (NOTE: the review/revision process should continue throughout the Spring semester), and
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Submit your FINAL draft application to the PM Office for review (see below) NO LATER THAN May 15th; also, make sure ALL evaluations by this date.
What happens to applications after they are submitted? In May, the Premed Office will review all DRAFT applications and then choose qualified students to submit FINAL electronic applications directly to the Early Assurance Program for consideration. It is IMPERATIVE that the email address you check DAILY is on file in the Premed Office since \EAP online application instructions will be forwarded by the Premed Office to selected students by email.
In addition to submitting the FINAL electronic EAP applications, qualified students must also submit letters of evaluation, official college transcripts, and the $100 application fee directly to U of Rochester Medical School. Students will be contacted to complete interviews early in their Junior year at U of Rochester Medical School and will subsequently notified of the status of their applications by the U of Rochester Medical School Early Assurance Program Office early in their Junior year.
What do students do after acceptance into the program? Students accepted into the program do NOT have to take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) but do have to complete their Junior and Senior years at Xavier and complete/submit the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) application during the summer between Junior and Senior years per the instructions given by U of Rochester Medical School upon acceptance. Accepted EAP applicants are considered "committed" to U of Rochester Medical School; should an accepted student apply elsewhere, then he/she will forfeit the acceptance to U of Rochester Medical School. The University of Rochester School of Medicine will send students an OFFICIAL letter confirming that they have been accepted by October 31 (provided the AMCAS application and any supplemental materials are submitted in a timely fashion). NOTE: Students accepted into the EAP will forfeit their acceptance into the University of Rochester Medical School if they apply to any other medical schools!!!
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