Attention pre-med students: the 2024 application cycle is upon us! If you plan to apply this cycle or will apply in the future, make sure you have completed this pre-med checklist. There are many components to a medical school application. While you may have heard of having to write a personal statement or taking the MCAT, there are more components to the application than you may have initially believed. Therefore, I have compiled a general checklist for preparing for the application season.
Key Components of the Medical School Application
Completed Prerequisites
Upwards GPA Trend
MCAT Exam
CASPer Exam
Personal Statement
Recommendation Letters
Committee Letter
Secondary Essays
Extracurriculars - Medical and Non-Medical
Shadowing
Volunteering / Community service
Research
Clinical Experience
Leadership
Awards / Honors
Athletics
Tutoring / Teaching Assistant
Publications
Medical School List
Important AMCAS Dates for the 2024 cycle:
AMCAS Application Opens: May 2, 2023
AMCAS Application Submission: May 30, 2023
Application data transmission to medical schools: June 30, 2023
Best of luck to all the pre-meds applying this cycle!
For more information about each part of the application, you can visit: https://students-residents.aamc.org/real-stories-demonstrating-core-competencies/parts-your-medical-school-application?topic=primary-application
Thank you for reading,
Ilana Saidov