XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
Premedical Office
1 Drexel Drive•Box 120
New Orleans, LA 70125-1098
Email: xupremed@yahoo.com Website: www.xula.edu/premed
Phone: (504) 520-7437 • Fax: (504) 520-7923
Things 2017 applicants should do in Fall, 2015
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Keep grades up (new MCAT content: biochem, statistics, psychology, sociology)
Register for Kaplan, Princeton, or other MCAT review in preparation for April or May 2016 test administration
Pre-schedule for Spring 2016 (12-14hrs if taking MCAT)
MCAT: Start doing Critical Analysis & Reasoning Skills and new Psychological, Social & Biological Foundations of
Behavior passages NOW
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DAT: Start doing practice problems for ALL sections NOW; OAT: Start doing practice problems for ALL sections
NOW (with the exception of Physics if you haven’t taken the course yet)
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Submit REVISIONS of your Post-Secondary Experiences Form and Personal Statement) to xupremed@yahoo.com
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Completed Junior Assessment Meeting September 2015
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TODAY----Completed Junior Letters of Evaluation Meeting
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Within 48 hours of your Evaluations Meeting--- ASK the faculty that you listed if they’d AT LEAST be willing to
write evals on your behalf (follow the Directions for Collecting/Sending Evals)
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NO LATER THAN CHRISTMAS BREAK ---Submit the following items to EACH teacher who agreed to write
your evaluation (these instructions don’t apply to optometry, PA, PT, public health, or veterinary medicine)
1) Completed Faculty Evaluation Cover Letter (See special instructions for Opt, PA, PH, PT, Vet!!!)
2) Good, revised copy of your Personal Statement
3) Good, revised copy of your Post-Secondary Experiences Form
NOTE: If applying to optometry, physician assistant, public health, physical therapy, or veterinary school, your evaluators
must complete ELECTRONIC evaluations on your behalf once the applications open!!! Do not have letters for these types of
schools filed in the PM Office!!!
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Research and apply to summer programs NOW for 2016 OR secure other medical/clinical experience!!!
Things 2017 applicants should do in Spring, 2016
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Keep grades up (new MCAT content: biochem, statistics, psychology, sociology)
Keep course load 12-14 hours if preparing for the MCAT
Apply for MCAT, DAT, etc. fee assistance if eligible in JANUARY 2016
Register to take the MCAT, DAT, etc.
Enroll in an MCAT review course (if preparing for DAT, OAT, etc., use a comprehensive study book from Kaplan or
Princeton in addition to your class notes; also practice tests online!!!)
Attend ALL classes for Kaplan, Princeton, etc. PLUS study at least 10 hours/week outside of class (AND DO LOTS
AND LOTS OF PRACTICE TESTS)
Complete School Selection Meeting in MARCH to talk about schools to which you will apply
Follow-up with evaluation writers to make sure evals completed in timely fashion
Take MCAT in April/May (if taking the DAT, OAT, etc., register to take the test between April-June)---REMEMBER,
GIVE YOURSELF TIME TO STUDY AND RETAKE IF NECESSARY!
Start working on applications May 1, 2016; Submit applications July 2016 (or as soon as MCAT, DAT, etc. scores are
received and applications critiqued and ready to submit)
Attend summer enrichment or research program; study to retake MCAT, DAT, etc. if applicable; gain experience
through volunteering, shadowing, etc.