Explore various majors and declare as early as possible.
As soon as you declare your major, you will be assigned an academic advisor within that department. Once you identify your interest in Pre-health, you will be assigned a Pre-Professional Health Advisor to support you on your path to medical school.
As soon as you get settled into your classes, make an appointment with your pre-health advisor. You will want to discuss your professional goals and determine an academic plan to ensure you will have taken all the courses needed to prepare for the MCAT and all requirements needed to apply to medical schools.
Make a plan for your required science classes. You will need to complete specific science courses before you can take the MCAT.
Start to search for internships, shadowing, and volunteer opportunities
Gain insight into your career choice by shadowing, working, or volunteering.
Make time to meet with your pre-health advisor to discuss your progress.
Work/volunteer to gain insight into your career choice.
Explore available internship and research opportunities.
Get involved in the community.
Consider adding leadership experiences to your schedule.
Start learning about the MCAT. Become familiar with how the test is administered and what to expect when you start studying.
Make time to meet with your pre-health advisor to discuss your progress.
Get organized, order review booklets and practice tests to prepare for the MCAT.
Explore various professional schools and determine which ones you will apply to.
If you are applying in your Junior year, collect materials needed for your application, begin working on application essays, apply, and study for the MCAT.
Check the deadlines and do not miss them.
Practice, practice, practice taking the standardized admissions test.
Take the MCAT and request that scores be released to Winthrop, schools to which you are applying, and the application service (if appropriate).
Submit your Letter Packet Request Form.
Request letters of evaluation from faculty and health professionals who know you well. Make sure to provide each of them with the evaluation letter writer packet.
Complete your applications and submit early (Spring/Summer).
Early decision program applications must be submitted to the schools by August 1.
Talk to your advisor about whether your standardized test score is competitive.
Respond promptly to requests for secondary applications from each professional school.
Prepare for interviews. The Center for Career Development and Internships at Winthrop offers mock interviews with human feedback. Winthrop students also have access to the "Big Interview", a job interview training platform that gives students a step-by-step framework to improve interviewing skills, putting theory into practice and offering AI feedback.
Let your pre-health advisor know the outcome of your application cycle.
Continue to work/volunteer in your field of interest and community outreach projects.
Meet with your pre-health advisor.
Get a degree audit and apply for graduation.
If you are applying in your Senior year, collect materials needed for your application, begin working on application essays, apply, and study for the MCAT.
Check the deadlines and do not miss them.
Practice, practice, practice taking the standardized admissions test.
Take the MCAT and request that scores be released to Winthrop, schools to which you are applying, and the application service (if appropriate).
Submit your Letter Packet Request Form.
Request letters of evaluation from faculty and health professionals who know you well. Make sure to provide each of them with the evaluation letter writer packet.
Complete your applications and submit early (Spring/Summer).
Early decision program applications must be submitted to the schools by August 1.
Talk to your advisor about whether your standardized test score is competitive.
Respond promptly to requests for secondary applications from each professional school.
Prepare for interviews. The Center for Career Development and Internships at Winthrop offers mock interviews with human feedback. Winthrop students also have access to the "Big Interview", a job interview training platform that gives students a step-by-step framework to improve interviewing skills, putting theory into practice and offering AI feedback.
Let your pre-health advisor know the outcome of your application cycle.
Complete your courses and graduate.