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This CPC medical application package is designed to be a comprehensive guide to preparing and ultimately applying for entrance into medical school during your

undergraduate years. Once your decision to seek admittance into medical school has been made, it is never too early to start preparing.

Searching for Med School: A Premed’s Guide to Admission will be your personal premed ‘Advisor’ and lead you on the journey to choosing the specific medical school best suited for your professional pursuits, individual goals, and ultimate success as a physician or health practitioner.
 

Searching for Med School intends to help all students – those who sit in the front
of the class, those who prefer the back row of the lecture hall, those who like to charge
ahead independently, those who benefit from a counselor’s input and guidance.
The intent of this package is to fill a need for most (perhaps all?) premed students; a road map to help navigate the intense academic course load and pressured decision-making towards becoming a doctor.
 

Professors and Advisors, with their weighted schedules, often cannot offer the time each individual advisee requires, or hopes for. Searching for Med School
will supplement their advising and guidance, and as a our package, always be accessible.
 

How to begin? To grasp the breadth of preparation required, a complete read-through
of the package is suggested, followed by a year-specific focus on the sections as
they apply to you. The Table of Contents outlines each sequential step of the journey, and each section lists the topics specifically so students can each find the content and answers for which they are searching.
 

For those choosing a premedical path in later life, this package will also prove helpful. As a post-bac student, just review the table of contents for the sections tailored to your specific guidance needs.
We hope this package will be helpful to you; and welcome comments and feedback. Good luck on your journey.

Many think that high school is too early of a time to start preparing for medical school but it's never too early to start planning for a successful future.

High school is the time for students to build solid foundations in the classes of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics. Students should attempt to complete all AP Tests for those subjects to receive college credit and students will be able to take higher level classes when they begin college. 

Students should maintain the best unweighted and weighted GPA as they can and should also consider the GPA requirements of the college they want to apply to. Preparing for the ACT/SAT and getting a score required by the college desired is also necessary.

Extracurriculars are very important as well so it is encouraged to join sports teams and school clubs.

Volunteering at hospitals and doing research or internship opportunities over the summer adds crucial hands-on experience.

Remember: mental and physical health is very important and maintaining a balanced social and academic life will make a student very versatile and prepared for college.

Undergrad is the time when your dreams of Medical School become closer to reality and when Medical School preparation gets very rigorous.

Premed students shouldn’t think of a heavy course load and competitive
GPA as mutually exclusive. First, it is important to remember that, regardless of what major you ultimately choose, there are core courses that most medical schools require you take:

• two semesters of biology with laboratory (up to four semesters at some schools)
• two semesters of inorganic chemistry with laboratory
• two semesters of organic chemistry with laboratory
• two semesters of math, at least one in calculus
• two semesters of physics with laboratory
• two semesters of English and/or writing

Because all applicants will have these requirements on their transcripts, they are the most
standardized way, along with the MCAT score, used to compare applicants across undergraduate schools. In addition, since the widely used AMCAS (American Medical College Application Service) application divides the science or BCPM (biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics) GPA from the overall GPA, performance in these classes is even more important.

Extracurricular Activities
Extracurricular activities are often overlooked by students, but this part of your
application can make the difference between your first and last choice school. We will
suggest and help you plan out many different extracurricular activities.

MCAT Prep (MCAT Helping)
The most famous but also stressful and frightening part of medical school admissions
This is usually the make or break point, where anyone can go from being Pre-Med to
settling for Pre-Law. We will advise you on the best way to go about studying for your
MCATs, including which books are best, which courses are the most effective, how
much study time to set aside, etc.

Gap Year Planning
Taking time off between graduating college and applying to medical school? STEM
Consulting Group can help you evaluate your application as it stands now and
recommend the best options for a gap year, whether that be a postBacc program,
international work, clinical work or research work.

All of the background information you need prior to filling out an CPC application

1. College Planning Corp. (CPC)application: Your Background Information

Here we will enter your basic background information including name, birthday,        schools attended, citizenship, ethnicity and race, and more.

2. CPC application: Course Work
Here we will enter your transcripts and information about your coursework.

3. CPC application: Work and Activities
Here we will enter any work experience, extracurricular activities, awards, etc.

4. CPC application: Letters of Evaluation
Here we will enter information about your letter writers as well as indicating which     schools should receive your letters.

5. CPC application: Medical Schools
Here we will enter all of the medical schools to which you wish to apply.

6. CPC application: Essays
Here we will upload your Personal Comments essay.

7. CPC application: Standardized Tests
Here cpc will list your MCAT® exam scores and other standardized test                     information.

US Dental School

Dental School Prep. with College Planning Co and CPC Prep.

High School:

Find out if dentistry is a good fit for you and demonstrate your interest in the profession.  

• Job shadowing.

• Volunteer at a family dentist’s office.

• Ask your questions to local practicing dentists.

• Dental camps or other programs offered by nearby dental schools.

• Search to see if any nearest dental society could be of any additional help.

• For additional information, HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) is the national organization offering health profession career information to students interested in programs to explore careers.

• “Extracurriculars are very important as well so it is encouraged to join sports teams and school clubs. Volunteering at hospitals and doing research or internship opportunities over the summer adds crucial hands-on experience.”

Take math and science courses, including chemistry, biology, physics, algebra, and statistics.

“High school is the time for students to build solid foundations in the classes of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics. Students should attempt to complete all AP Tests for those subjects to receive college credit and students will be able to take higher level classes when they begin college.

Students should maintain the best unweighted and weighted GPA as they can and should also consider the GPA requirements of the college they want to apply to. Preparing for the ACT/SAT and getting a score required by the college desired is also necessary.”

Undergraduate:

Dental schools don’t enforce specific majors, but a solid foundation in the natural sciences is highly recommended.

The following courses are required by all dental schools:

• Biology with lab

• Inorganic Chemistry with lab

• Organic chemistry with lab

• Physics with lab

• A semester of English (usually writing-based)

Some dental schools may have you take these courses, while others simply suggest them as beneficial:

• Anatomy

• Biochemistry

• Psychology

• Mathematics

Most dental schools also note that the following courses can be advantageous

• Business

• Foreign Language

• Humanities or Social Science Courses

Dental Admission Test (DAT)

• (Take it during your spring semester of junior year)

• To prepare for the test, it is necessary to have finished biology, inorganic, organic chemistry.

Highly recommended:

• Volunteer to work in a dental office

• Job shadow a practicing dentist

• Find lab work in an area of research

• Join pre-dental or pre-health professions clubs

• Participate in Summer programs like Summer health professions education program (SHPEP)

Required activities:

• Request letters of recommendation/ evaluation

• Apply to schools

• Go to on-site interviews

• DAT

• Fill out your ADEA Associated American Dental Schools Application Service (AADSAS) application

Reasons for a gap year:

• Strengthen your dental school application

• Organize your finances

• Rest before starting dental school

During dental school interviews, describe your experience and accomplishment you gathered in your gap year that makes you a better applicant and future health professional.

             6 years PharmD College for High school student

School offers 6 yrs PharmD program                       Ranking on US News

*Albany College of Pharmacy                                                   56
*Duquesne University                                                               46 (Mylan, Pittsburgh PA)
*Florida A & M University
*Hampton University
*Massachusetts - Boston
*Northeastern University                                                            46
*Ohio Northern University
*Philadelphia
*Rutgers University
*St. John's University                                                                  61
*St. Louis College of Pharmacy                                                  51
*University of Connecticut 29
*University of Findlay
*University of Missouri at Kansas City                                         42
*University of Rhode Island                                                         46
*University of Texas at Austin                                                      4

The Cooperative Pharmacy Programs are structured so that students are able to complete the two years of pre-pharmacy requirements at either UT El Paso or UT-Pan American and then come to Austin to complete their first two years of pharmacy coursework.

Students return to their home region to complete their third and fourth years of the pharmacy curriculum.
The Pharmacy Scholars Program is an early admission program designed to encourage high school students to consider pharmacy as a career. The program offers conditional admission to the College of Pharmacy to a select number of highly qualified high school seniors. Under the contractual agreement, students are expected to complete pre-pharmacy courses and maintain a grade point average equal to or greater than 3.2
on a 4.0-point scale. A minimum of a combined verbal and math SAT score of 1000 or a minimum composite ACT score of 21 is desired. Students may also apply to the Pharmacy Scholars Program during their first or send the year of pre-pharmacy studies. Pharmacy Scholars become a part of the pharmacy community through participation in pharmacy-related seminars, special projects, summer research programs and community service projects under faculty direction and supervision.

University of the Pacific offers a 5-year, or "2+3," Pharm.D. program to qualified first-time freshmen. They also offer a 6-year, or "3+3," Pharm.D. program to freshmen who do not meet the requirements for the  "2+3" program.
                                                                                                      51 (Long, Stockton CA)

University of Pittsburgh offers conditional admission to a limited number of high school seniors, and if the student proceeds to meet set criteria for the first two years of the pre-pharmacy program, he or she will advance directly into the professional program.

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