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THE PREMED CHECKLIST

High School
[] Get good grades
[X] Get college/university information
[X] Take biology (1-year minimum)
[X] Take chemistry (1-year minimum)
[X] Take advanced science course (1-year minimum)
[] Take physics (1-year minimum)
[] Take a foreign language (3-year minimum)
[] Take mathematics (4 years)
[] Take English (4 years)
[] Take computer science
[] Take speech
[] Take psychology/sociology
[] Do volunteer community service
[] Shadow a physician
[] Do MustlWant Analysis for colleges you consider
[] Apply to colleges
[] Get medical school Accelerated Program information
[] Take SAT or ACT exam
[] Apply to Accelerated Program (if you want to)
[] Participate in premed club

COLLEGE: FRESHMAN YEAR
[] Meet with premed adviser/learn premed requirements
[] Think about a major and minor courses of study
[] Plan a tentative schedule for the next 3 '/2 years
[] Develop study skills
[] Maintain excellent GPA
[] Begin extracurricular activities and participate in premed club
[] Get AAMC's MCAT Student Manual for subject outlines
[] Work/volunteer in medical area
[] Subscribe to medical student journals (see Bibliography)
[] Read interesting books about medicine (see Bibliography)
[] Review medical school admission requirements
[] Develop a premed course of study
[] Consider what you will do this summer
[] Apply to Accelerated Program (if desired)
[] Apply to MMEP (minorities only)
[] Talk to premed upperclassmen to get a reality check
[] Contact senior medical students or residents and ask to "shadow" them for a 24- or 36-hour shift

COLLEGE: SOPHOMORE YEAR
[] Work/volunteer in medical area
[] Meet with premed adviser to discuss your program
[] Select your major and minor courses of study
[] Fine-tune your college schedule
[] Read interesting books on medicine
[] Maintain excellent GPA
[] Check medical schools' entry requirements
[] Consider participating in research
[] Consider what you will do this summer
[] Apply to MMEP (minorities only)
[] Study for MCAT (summer before junior year if you will take the MCAT early)
[] Apply for MCAT (if you will take it early)
[] Plan for any special junior-year program (e.g., junior year abroad)

COLLEGE: JUNIOR YEAR
[] Study for MCAT (if not yet taken)
[] Apply for MCAT (if not yet taken)
[] Take MCAT:
1. August before junior year
2. April of junior year
3. August after junior year
[] Meet with premed adviser
[] Meet with minority premed adviser, if applicable
[] Maintain the best GPA you can
[] Gather information about medical schools
[] Complete Must/Want Analysis forms for schools in which you are interested
[] Get AMCAS/AACOMAS/other applications
[] Begin preparing AMCAS/AACOMAS essay
[] Work/volunteer in medical area
[] Meet with premed cornn1ittee
[] Request reference letters
[] Obtain/send/review transcripts
[] Complete AMCAS/AACOMAS/Texas/ & other applications
[] Visit nearby school in which you are interested
[] Apply for Early Acceptance Program (optional)
[] Consider what you will do this summer

COLLEGE: SENIOR YEAR
[] Work/volunteer in medical area
[] Take MCAT in August to improve scores or if not yet taken
[] Confirm that schools have received your application materials & letters
[] Maintain the best GPA you can
[] Complete secondary medical school applications
[] Interview at medical schools
[] Revise Must/Want Analyses for schools visited
[] Complete GAPSFAS financial aid form
[] If wait-listed, send letter confirming interest
[] Consider what you will do this summer (keep options open
[] ACCEPT OFFER (By May 15)
[] Accept additional offers if higher on your Must/Want Analysis list; withdraw previous acceptances
[] Write to thank references and tell them of your success
[] Thank premed adviser .for all of his/her help

Academic Requirements

The bachelor's degree is required for all students attending The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Confirmation of the bachelor's degree, as indicated on an official college transcript, must be received prior to the start of enrollment in the first year class.

Applicants must have attended an accredited institution of postsecondary education. CLEP credits may not be used to fulfill any of the premedical course requirements listed below. Preparation in foreign universities, in most cases, must be supplemented by a year or more of course work at an approved university in the United States.

Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English.

Course Requirements

College Biology with Lab, one year (8 semester hours)
Advanced Placement credit may not be used to satisfy the biology requirement.

General College Chemistry with Lab, one year (8 semester hours) Applicants with acceptable Advanced Placement credit for general chemistry must take one additional semester of advanced college chemistry with lab.

Organic Chemistry with Lab, one year (8 semester hours) A semester of biochemistry with lab may be substituted for the second semester of organic chemistry.

Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences Applicants are required to complete at least 24 semester hours in these disciplines.

Mathematics-Calculus or Statistics, one year (6 to 8 semester hours) Advanced Placement credit for calculus, acceptable to the student's undergraduate college, may be used in fulfillment of one semester of the Hopkins' math requirement.

College Physics with Lab, one year (8 semester hours)
Advanced Placement credit for physics, acceptable to the student's undergraduate college, may be used in fulfillment of the Hopkins' physics requirement.

It is highly recommended that students have a working knowledge of computers for communications and retrieving information. Individuals who have completed their studies in biology four years prior to their application are strongly advised to take one semester of advanced mammalian biology.

Standardized Test Requirements

The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is required for all applicants to The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.