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Chapters &
Appendices:
Contents | 1 |
2 | 3 |
4 | 5 |
6 | 7 |
8 | 9 |
10 | 11
| 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 |
16 | 17 |
18 | 19 |
| A | B |
C | D |
E | F
| G | H |
I | J |
K | L |
Chapter 19
Timeline
for Pre-Allied Health
Profession Students
| Sophomore Year | Junior Year | Senior Year |
Freshman Year
Check out the Elmhurst College Pre-Allied Health website. Find out about upcoming Pre-Allied Health Profession meetings, programs, and events and plan to attend.
Read the Elmhurst College Pre-Allied Health Professions Handbook and then make an appointment to meet with one of the Pre-Allied Health Professions Advisors. You should use this time to discuss a tentative course schedule for the next few years and to express your health career interests. Be sure to sustain a relationship with your Pre-Allied Health Professions Advisor throughout your entire academic career.
Start thinking about a major.
Plan to attend a campus AED and/or BBB meeting and inquire about membership eligibility and requirements.
Explore health-related career resources on the Internet and available in the biology department office, room 147, Schaible Science Center.
Develop good study habits so that you can do your best academically.
Find out about volunteer opportunities in the area. Make plans to volunteer, as your schedule permits, after your first semester in college.
Get involved in extracurricular activities. Do not spread yourself too thin though. These activities are important, but so are your grades.
Read novels, essays, newspapers, and journal articles to develop your vocabulary, speed and comprehension.
Visit professors during office hours with relevant questions about the course and related material. Develop academic interests and share them with your professors.
Keep a list of Pre-Allied Health profession activities you participate in.
Look for employment, research, volunteer opportunities and internships for the summer.
Choose a major based on your interests and continue to refine your academic plan.
Surf the Internet and explore Pre-Allied Health resources available to you in the biology department office on campus.
Contact the health professional schools you are interested in and ask them to send you information. Be sure to inquire about course requirements at the schools to which you are planning to apply.
Start a journal. Write about your volunteer, employment, research, extracurricular, and classroom experiences. This will be helpful to you as you begin to write your personal statement.
Read books, journals, and magazines about the health profession that interests you.
Keep up contact with your Pre-Allied Health Professions Advisor
Continue to get to know the faculty on campus, especially in your major area of study.
Continue to attend Pre-Allied Health meetings, programs, and events.
Continue to attend campus AED and BBB meetings and events.
Stay involved in the health profession you are interested in though employment opportunities, volunteer opportunities, and shadowing/mentoring opportunities.
Strive to keep your GPA strong so that you will be a competitive applicant.
Be sure you will be able to complete all pre-professional school requirements prior to taking standardized admission tests.
Start thinking about how you will prepare for the standardized admission tests.
Develop a “Plan B” in case you change your mind about health professional school or are unsuccessful in gaining admission.
Find a summer internship or career enhancing employment, volunteer or shadowing opportunity.
Meet with your Pre-Allied Health Professions Advisor to discuss if this is the best time for you to apply to professional school. This is also a good time to discuss your alternative plan.
Review and continue your academic plan. Make sure you are on track for graduation and fulfilling professional school admission requirements.
Select faculty members who will serve on your Health Professional Recommendation Committee and submit all necessary paperwork for this process the spring semester.
Continue to keep your GPA strong.
Stay involved in the health profession you are interested in though employment opportunities, volunteer opportunities, and shadowing/mentoring opportunities.
Visit the professional schools you are interested in and meet with admission representatives.
Continue your involvement in Pre-Allied Health meetings, programs, and events as well as AED and BBB.
Prepare to take the standardized admission test required by the health profession schools to which you wish to apply.
You should have a well-written rough draft of your personal statement prepared by this time. Work to improve this statement. Have your Pre-Allied Health Professions Advisor or another faculty member critique your essay and give you feedback.
Obtain a student copy of your transcript and examine it for any errors and have them corrected if necessary.
Request applications for health professional schools in the spring. Make it your goal to complete and submit all application materials, including all supplemental forms, fees, official transcripts, standardized test scores, letters of recommendation, etc. before summer begins or the earliest date at which the schools will accept your application and related materials.
Re-take standardized exams over the summer if necessary.
Work on secondary or supplemental applications over the summer.
Submit requests for your Health Professional Recommendation Committee letter to be sent to the appropriate health professional schools over the summer or when required.
Keep your Pre-Allied Health Professions Advisor informed of any acceptances, rejections, or withdrawals.
Continue to work on secondary or supplemental applications.
Submit requests for your Health Professional Recommendation Committee letter to be sent to the appropriate health professional schools if not previously done.
Complete your academic plan, file your intent to graduate, and continue to keep your grades up.
Work on your interview skills as you prepare for health professional school interviews.
Send updated official transcripts after fall semester if requested by professional schools.
Prepare financial information for submission to schools for determination of financial aid.
Continue to attend Pre-Allied Health meetings, programs, and events and keep up your participation in AED and BBB.
Remain involved in the health profession you are interested in through employment opportunities, volunteer opportunities, and shadowing/mentoring opportunities.
Make a final decision regarding the health professional school you will be attending and notify all other professional schools to which you have applied of your intention as well as your Pre-Allied Health Professions Advisor.
Students unsuccessful in gaining admission to health professional school should meet with their Pre-Allied Health Professions Advisor to determine why they were not accepted and what steps can be taken to improve their chances for the next application cycle. This is also a good time to strongly consider your back-up plan.
