Admissions | Pre-Med FAQ's

Are you a pre-medical student with aspirations of one day becoming a physician? Tune in to this installment of our admissions series, as Zach and Rachel interview fellow UCCOM classmates, Halimat Olaniyan and Alex Gillotte. In a collaboration with Chasing Medicine, we answer your pre-med FAQ’s and provide some tried and true advice on applying to medical school.

Clean-Up:

1. The AMCAS application opens the first week in May for editing. You can submit the application for verification in June, not July (which was incorrectly stated in the episode).
2. Per AAMC.com, 2019-2020 U.S. National MCAT Average = 506
3. Average MCAT score for 2019 UC College of Medicine matriculants = 515

Resources:

1. Chasing Medicine: Website | Instagram
2. Chasing Medicine Important Dates
3. Primary Application Deadlines
4. AMCAS Fee Assistance Program Application
5. Free AAMC MCAT prep resources
6. Medical School Admissions Requirements (MSAR) Portal
7. Kaplan MCAT & Application Resources
8. AAMC 2019 Facts: Applicants & Matriculant Data (by institution, legal residence, sex, race, ethnicity, MCAT/GPA & first-time/repeat applicants)
9. Diversity in Medicine: Facts and Figures in 2019

Contacts:

1. Halimat Olaniyan (Class of 2023): [email protected]
2. Alex Gillotte (Class of 2023): [email protected]
3. Rachel Holloway (Class of 2023): [email protected]
4. Zach St. Clair (Class of 2021): [email protected]

Time stamps:

1. 10:50 - What is Chasing Medicine?
2. 15:25 - Typical application cycle timeline
3. 21:50 - F1 international applicant acceptance rates
4. 22:50 - Early admissions
5. 25:00 - What do medical schools look for in an applicant?
6. 33:30 - Tips on research
7. 38:10 - Suggested majors
8. 42:20 - Required prerequisites
9. 45:15 - Are there required shadowing hours?
10. 47:30 - Costs of applying to medical school
11. 52:30 - MCAT tips
12. 58:30 - Helpful MCAT resources & work/life balance while studying
13. 1:05:20 - Letters of recommendation
14. 1:10:00 - How many schools should you apply to?
15. 1:14:40 - Reflections/advice
16. 1:19:30 - Under-represented minority advice from Alex & Halimat

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