In a continuing effort to serve our applicants, we are now
posting additional application processing information in a variety of
locations. On the application sign in page (https://services.aamc.org/AMCAS2_2013/),
on the AMCAS Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/amcasinfo),
and on the AMCAS Twitter feed (http://www.twitter.com/amcasinfo)
applicants can see that applications with the status “Ready for Review” as of a
particular date are currently being processed by AMCAS. For instance,
information on all three of these sites currently explains that AMCAS is
processing applications that reached “Ready for Review” status as of June 10,
2012. Applicants can check the status of their application, as well as the
receipt of letters and official transcripts, by logging in to their application
and clicking the Details link on the left side of the screen.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
NIH Graduate & Professional School Fair
We
would like to call to your attention an upcoming event that could be of value
to those of your students who are interested in the biomedical sciences.
On July 20, 2012, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will host its 5th
NIH Graduate & Professional School Fair. More than 140
colleges and universities from across the U.S. will be sending representatives
of their graduate schools, medical and dental schools, schools of public
health, and other biomedically relevant programs to the Fair in hopes of recruiting
college students and recent graduates to their programs. The day will
also include workshops on getting to graduate or professional (medical/dental)
school; MD/PhD programs; careers in public health, psychology, dentistry, and
pharmacy; interviewing successfully, and the NIH postbac program.
NIH
Graduate & Professional School Fair details:
Date: July 20, 2012
Time: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Location: Natcher Conference Center on the
NIH campus in Bethesda, MD
Students
who wish to participate must register at https://www.training.nih.gov/gp_fair.
At this site they will also find more detailed information describing the
Fair, including a preliminary agenda, a list of participating institutions, detailed
directions for getting to the Fair, and suggestions for ensuring successful
attendance. NOTE: there is no charge for attending the Fair.
MD-PhD Panel at the NIH and MD-PhD Panel at the New York Academy of Sciences
On Friday, July 20th there will be a MD-PhD
Panel at the NIH which will be streamed live and can be viewed at:
For those of you in NYC this summer, there will be
a wonderful MD-PhD Panel at the New York Academy of Sciences featuring
the directors/administrators of the MD-PhD Programs at Einstein, Columbia, NYU
and Weill Cornell Medical College. The event will take place this
Thursday, June 28th at 6 PM. While the event is
free, students/advisors must register in advance. There will be no
registration accepted at the door (sorry). There is a cap of 200 students
for this presentation, and we’ve almost reached that number. If you are really interested in hearing more about MD-PhD and want to come,
please register ASAP. To register, please
click here.
Monday, June 18, 2012
2012 ADEA Dental School Virtual Fair
Please join
the American Dental Education Association and dental schools from across the
country at the 2012 ADEA Dental School Virtual Fair. This recruitment event
will take place online on June 26th and 27th 2012 and is free to all
attendees. Attendees to the fair will be able to experience
·
Live
chat sessions with admissions officers from over 30 dental schools,
·
Brochures
and videos about dentistry and the admissions process,
·
Presentations
from dental educators,
·
Material
from multiple dental education organizations,
·
Networking
opportunities with other pre-dental students,
·
Information
archiving for future use, and
·
Tips
on applying to the centralized application service for dentistry- AADSAS.
College
students and advisors are encouraged to attend! Registration is open for anyone
interested in learning more about dentistry at www.GoDental.org.
Early registration is recommended as registrants will receive key information
on participating dental schools in advance of the live event. Please
encourage all students from summer enrichment programs and pre-dental clubs to
visit GoDental.org for more information.
What: 2012 ADEA Dental School Virtual Fair
Where: Online
When: June 26th and 27th from 8am to 10pm Eastern Time
How:
Registration is open at www.GoDental.org
Who:
Students interested in pursuing dentistry
Why:
To connect dental schools and organizations with pre-dental students
Questions: Email adea_dep@adea.org
Thursday, June 7, 2012
GREETINGS FROM VMCAS!
The VMCAS Application for 2013 Matriculation will open TODAY by
12:00 Noon Eastern Time!
The
VMCAS Application for 2013 matriculation will be available at http://www.aavmc.org/Students-Applicants-and-Advisors/Veterinary-Medical-College-Application-Service.aspx. Veterinary applicants can create an
account to begin the application process.
The
VMCAS website contains complete details about the application process to
colleges of veterinary medicine:
·
Application Tips
·
Details on each member college
·
College Prerequisite Comparison Chart
·
College General Information Chart
·
Instructions for the easy-to-use electronic Letter of
Recommendation system (e-LOR)
·
The application and evaluations deadline this year is Tuesday,
October 2nd, 2012 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
As
a reminder, please be sure to direct any questions or concerns you receive
regarding the application process to the VMCAS Student and Advisor Hotline at
(202) 682-0750 or email: vmcas@aavmc.org.
VMSAR 2012/2013
The
2012/2013 edition of the
Veterinary Medical School Admission Requirements (VMSAR) is now available. This publication provides admissions information for all
AAVMC member institutions.
For more
information and purchasing instructions on the VMSAR please visit: http://www.aavmc.org/Publications/VMSAR.aspx
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