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Pre Health
Pre Health Student Concerns
Health professions schools in
general are searching for well-rounded students who have
demonstrated high academic ability and who lead fulfilling lives
including self-improvement and selfless activity. Choice of major
should be based on the student's interest.
As a pre health
student, you should be concerned with the
following:
1.
Academics
- manage your time
well and study an average of three hours for every
hour you spend in class. You must make high grades
to show how important this career goal is to you.
2.
Motivation
- develop the
ability to clearly express you reasons for
choosing your career path.
3.
Exposure to the field
- whether paid or
volunteer, it is important to obtain some
experience observing and/or assisting
professionals who are already in the field in
which you hope to practice.
4.
Community Service
- participating in
community activity is important to admissions
committees in all of the professional health care
fields. Medicine is a service profession, and
committees want to be sure that candidates have
demonstrated their commitment to the less
fortunate in our society.
5.
Research
- very important if
interested in MD/PhD programs. Medical schools
differ in emphasis placed on research. Valuable to
do, especially if it leads to publication.
6.
Extra-curricular
activity - music, sports, theater, clubs,
work, hobbies/crafts (know very well) ...what else
of value/significance do you do with your time
outside of classes?
7.
Exam Scores
- MCAT, DAT, OAT,
GRE etc. - do not wait until 3 months before the
exam to begin studying! Learn as much science and
non-science vocabulary as possible before the
exam.
8.
Reading
- last but not
least - read novels and newspapers to develop your
vocabulary, speed and comprehension and to keep up
on current events and health-care issues.
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