Letter of Recommendation to Med School Samples

							  2009 Med/Dent Application
Informational Meeting for 2010
      Application Cycle
             April 28, 2009
   Dr. M. Samide and Mrs. J. Malarney
       www.butler.edu/postgraduate
                                                                            Medical / Dental
                                                                               School
  Primary Application                 AMCAS/AADSAS processes          Secondary                  Interview
                                      the primary application.
                                                                      Application
                                      Once this processing is
                                      complete, AMCAS/AADSAS
                                                                      Upon invitation from       Schedule
                                      sends the primary application   the medical school:        interview date
                                      to the medical schools
                                                                                                 upon invitation
                                      selected by the applicant.        Submit additional
                                                                                                 from the
                                                                            letters of
                                      At this point, the medical                                 medical or
                                                                        recommendation
                                      school takes over the                                      dental school
                                      application.                      Submit additional
                                                                         writing samples
    Complete online application
                                                                           Send updated
      Send college transcripts                                        transcripts if necessary
Letters of Recommendation sent here                                       Pay additional
        Pay application fee                                              application fee if
                                                                             required
Personal Statement Information
• http://www.essayedge.com/medical/essay
  advice/course/lessonone.shtml
• http://www.amsa.org/premed/premedguide
  /pstatement.cfm#1




      For medical school, but also could be used for dental
   Recommendation Letters
• AMCAS and AADSAS
 – submit letters when you apply through the
   application service
             AMCAS Letter Basics
• Applicants can add up to 10 letters
  – 2009 Applicants averaged 2-3 letters per application

• Applicants can send “targeted” letters
  – Alumnus
  – MD/PhD
• AMCAS retains letters for one application
  cycle only
AMCAS Letter Basics
 In   AMCAS, the student will:
 Identifythe letters AMCAS will receive (up to 10 letters)
       Committee letter, letter packet OR Individual
      letter
       Institution Information (if available)
       Letter Writer / Contact information
           Can add additional authors for letter packets
    Print letter request form and provide it to letter
   writer/ contact
    Track receipt of letters by AMCAS
  AMCAS Letter Basics
• Designating Letters to Medical Schools
   – Select Medical School
   – A pre-populated list of letters entered by the applicant will
     appear
   – Choose from the list of letters by either selecting all letters
     or designating them individually
   – Letters DO NOT have to be entered before submission of
     the application.
       • Once application is submitted with letter information
         it can NOT be edited/deleted
  AMCAS Letters – not sending
• Applicants will be able to let AMCAS know
  if a letter is no longer going to be received
  so that:
  – Medical Schools will not wait for the delivery
    of a letter
  – Applicants will stop receiving reminders about
    a letter they don’t plan to have sent
     • This letter still makes up one of their 10 letter
       entries
     Recommendation Letters
• At Butler
  – Committee Letter Process
  – Right now
     • Select and Ask a professor to write your committee
       letter (should have already done this!!!)
     • Fill out OPGS worksheets (available now)
  – Judy????
     Links to Medical Information
            Opens May 5th!
• http://www.aamc.org/students/applying/advisors/amcas2
  010instructions041509.pdf
• http://www.aamc.org/students/applying/advisors/2010co
  nversionguide.pdf
• http://www.medicine.iu.edu/body.cfm?id=174&oTopID=1
  74#app
• http://www.aamc.org/students/amcas/2010apptips.pdf
• http://www.aamc.org/students/amcas/2010appchecklist.p
  df
• http://www.aamc.org/students/amcas/faq/amcasletters.ht
  m
     Links to Dental Information
          Opens June 1st!
• http://www5.adea.org/WebDocs/AADSAS/
  AppAADSASInstructions.pdf
• http://www.adea.org/dental_education_pat
  hways/aadsas/Documents/AppInfo.pdf
  Links to Podiatric Information
• http://www.e-aacpmas.org/
• http://www.e-
  aacpmas.org/aacpmas2009/html-
  bin/beforeapp.html
• http://www.aacpm.org/
• http://www.ocpm.edu/?page=admission
Links to Osteopathic Information
•http://www.aacom.org/Pages/default.aspx
•http://www.aacom.org/people/colleges/Pag
es/AppsDue.aspx
•http://www.aacom.org/resources/bookstore/
cib/Documents/cib2010/2010cib-p18-20.pdf
•http://www.osteopathic.org/index.cfm?Page
ID=ost_main
•http://www.atsu.edu/kcom/
        Alternate Programs
•http://www.meddean.luc.edu/depts/grad_sc
hool/programs.htm
•http://www.pbhealth.iupui.edu
•http://smp.georgetown.edu/
•http://grad.medicine.iu.edu/body.cfm?id=18
51
•http://www.msms.iu.edu/body.cfm?id=6994
&SubDomain=true
      Some IU Dent Stats

– 1778 applied in 2008
– 101 matriculated in 2008
– 5.6%
– Average GPA: 3.53 (science, 3.48)
– DAT Averages: Academic – 18.8
                     Perceptual – 20
                     Science – 18.7
– Placement: IUB, IUPUI, PU, BS, Butler
             Our Dental Stats
             2009 placement – 4 / 8 (50%)

• Why were students accepted
  – Applied Early (May and June)
  – High DAT (19-23 on various sections)
  – High GPA (3.4 to 4.0)
• Why were students rejected
  – Applied late (September)
  – Low DAT (15-17 on various sections)
  – Low GPA (2.4 to 3.0)
Some National Medical Stats

– 40706 Applicants
– 14729 Accepted
– 36%
– Average GPA: 3.69
– Average MCAT: 30
              Our Medical Stats
               2009 placement – 12 / 28 (50%)

• Why were students accepted
  – Applied Early (May and June)
  – High MCAT (30-34 total)
  – High GPA (3.8 to 4.0)
• Why were students rejected
  – Applied late (September)
  – Multiple Low MCAT (19-28 total)
  – Low GPA (3.0 to 3.7)
  – Weak interview
  – Questionable school discipline record
             Our Medical Stats
              2009 placement – 12 / 28 (43%)




 Graduating seniors                 Postgraduate students

Placement was 7 of 19               Placement was 5 of 9
            What to do now:
• Decide if and then where to apply
• Get copies of ALL transcripts
• Letters of Recommendation…coordinate with
  Judy
• Refine your personal goal statement
• Develop a resume of activities and
  accomplishments
• Start working on the application as soon as it
  becomes available on-line!