Workshop for Premeds at Xavier University of Louisiana
Assess Progress/Overview of Sophomore Year
Premeds at Xavier are STRONGLY encouraged to assess their progress at the University by calculating their BCPM (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and
Math) GPA and overall GPA at the completion of every semester. After reading the documents describing what you should do during Sophomore Year
AND completing your GPA Calculation Worksheets (for every semester/summer session completed at XU ONLY), please complete this worksheet.
1. What TWO (2) items are due in the PM Office (via MS WORD email attachment) by October 1st?
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2. By October 15th, Sophomore Premeds should have researched information on summer enrichment or research programs
for 2016. What are FOUR (4) ways in which XU Premeds may find this information?
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3. Why is it important for students who are interested in applying to medical, dental, etc. school to utilize summers wisely
by attending premedical summer programs and/or engaging in medical/clinical experiences through volunteering,
shadowing, etc.?
4. In addition to the Sophomore Premed Overview Meeting (i.e. today’s meeting), what other group meeting are
sophomores encouraged to attend in the Fall?
5. During what meeting (and in what month) are sophomore premeds considered for membership in Alpha Epsilon Delta
Premedical Honor Society and application to Early Medical School Acceptance Programs?
6. Below are the four (4) medical schools that have early acceptance programs with Xavier. Next to each program listed
below, indicate the GPA requirement that must be met at the end of sophomore year to be eligible for application.
1) Tulane:
2) U of Rochester:
3) St. Louis U:
4) Geisel Medical School at Dartmouth:
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Printed Name ___________________________________________________________________
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7. In order to apply to any of the four (4) programs listed in #6, prospective applicants must demonstrate a genuine interest
in medicine by actively engaging in Premedical Office advising activities. What are the specific advising activities that
students must engage in during freshman and sophomore years?
8. By November 15th, Sophomore Premeds should ask faculty members to write evaluations for summer programs (if they
don’t already have summer program evaluations in file). How many evaluations (and from which faculty members) should
Sophomore Premeds collect and have filed in the PM Office if they are interested in applying to summer programs in 2016?
9. In order to have evaluations filed in the Premedical Office and transmitted to summer programs and medical, dental, etc.
schools on your behalf, you must complete a special form waiving your right to view your evaluations. What is the name of
the form that must be completed and submitted ONCE to the Premedical Office, where it will remain in your file throughout
your enrollment at Xavier?
10. What THREE (3) items should be submitted to all faculty members who agree to write evaluations on your behalf?
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11. Complete the table below (XU courses ONLY) using your Banner Web transcript.
Semester/Year
Semester
BCPM GPA
Semester
Overall GPA
Summer 2014
Fall 2014
Spring 2015
Summer 2015
12. As indicated on the GPA Calculation Worksheet, you can calculate your cumulative (i.e. for ALL semesters) BCPM and
overall GPA by summing the qual pts earned and credit hours for successive semesters and applying the formula
GPA = qual pts/credit hours.
After performing this calculation, complete the following:
a) CUMULATIVE BCPM GPA = ____________
b) CUMULATIVE overall GPA =____________
13. Refer to the “Assessing Chances” document that was distributed during the meeting. Based upon the information
obtained in #12 and the categories listed on the “Assessing Chances” document, what would be your chance of gaining entry
into the type of health professions school that you are interested in (i.e. medical, dental, etc. school) if you were to apply
right now??
a) Type of School: ! M.D. !D.O. !Dent !Vet !Opt !Podiatry !Pub Health
b) Probability of gaining entry into above school based on CURRENT grades (%): ____________
14. If you STILL have uncompleted Freshman Premed Meetings from 2014-2015, what should you do to make them up?
Test Preparation and Coursework Planning
15. How should sophomore premeds already be actively preparing for…
1) Critical Analysis and Reasoning section of the MCAT?
2) Perceptual Ability Test section of the DAT?
3)
General Critical Analysis/Reading Comprehension Skills for MCAT, DAT, OAT, and GRE?
16. When should students who plan to enter medical, dental, etc. school in the Fall of 2018 take the…
a) MCAT?
b) DAT, OAT, or GRE?
17. Why do XU’s Premed Advisers encourage students who will take the MCAT to complete all of the required basic
math/science courses AND Biochemistry, a statistics course, Intro to Psychology, and Intro to Sociology no later than spring
of junior year?
18. If you will be taking the MCAT and are unable to take Intro to Psychology, Intro to Sociology, and a statistics course by
the end of the spring semester of junior year what is the PM Office’s advice?
19. What disciplines/content areas are questions drawn from on the four (4) sections of the newly revised MCAT…
1) Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems?
2) Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills?
3) Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems?
4) Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior?
20. Why is it important for students who plan on taking the MCAT, DAT, etc. in 2017 for entry into medical, dental, etc.
school in 2018 to start planning future coursework NOW?
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