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MARCH:

Before March 15th file an application to take the spring Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). The exact date may vary each year and will be posted outside the Premedicine Office (107 Gravely). Application forms will be available in the Premedical Advisory Office by mid-February and should be sent directly to the American College Testing Program.

JAN-APRIL:

Contact the Premedical Advisory Office of the Division of Mathematics & Natural Sciences for the forms which you will use when you are requesting your letters of recommendation from faculty, staff or other individuals.

APRIL:

The MCAT is generally scheduled for late April and again in August. Exact dates will be posted. The Association of American Medical Colleges states that, "there are several distinct advantages (and apparently no disadvantages) to taking the test in the Spring, rather than waiting until Fall."

APRIL-MAY:

Before leaving campus, arrange with the Registrar to have your official transcript (including the Spring Semester's work) sent to (a) the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS), and (b) each medical college to which your are applying that does not participate in the AMCAS service. The AMCAS application form may be downloaded directly from the computer in 106 Gravely Science Building or ordered by accessing the Association of American Medical College link through the North Carolina Wesleyan College home page on the World Wide Web.

APRIL-JULY:

Schedule your interview with the Premedical Advisory Committee. Note: This should be done after the required letters of recommendation have been sent to the Premedical Advisory Committee and after you have submitted your biographical sketch to the committee.

Write for application forms from those medical colleges to which you wish to apply that do not participate in the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS); e.g., Rochester, Johns Hopkins, Texas, etc.

AFTER JUNE 1

Send completed application to the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS). The earlier you get this completed and mailed, the better!

AUGUST 1ST:

The target date for having your application reach AMCAS and the medical colleges.

AUGUST:

The application deadline for the Fall Medical Admission Test (MCAT) is early to mid July. The test date is generally mid-August. It is desirable to repeat this test if you have any reason to suspect that you were not at your best when you took it in the spring, and you feel that you can improve your scores.

AUGUST & ON:

Interviews are scheduled by medical colleges for mutually convenient dates.

SEPT & ON:

Be prompt in your communication with medical colleges concerning interviews and acceptances. Most students apply to about twelve colleges. Don't apply to a college to which you don't want to matriculate. Don't hold two acceptances at one time. If you are accepted by one college and then another which you prefer more, immediately withdraw from the former as you accept the latter.

When accepted by a medical college, withdraw your applications for all colleges which are lower on your priority list.

As you hear from medical colleges, please notify this office (107A Gravely Science Bldg) by telephone, mail, e-mail, or visit of the following information:

1. Which colleges have invited you for an interview.
2. Which colleges have accepted you.
3. Which college you have decided to attend.