Dear Applicants,
Congratulations on deciding to apply to Alpha Epsilon Delta, Washington University’s PreHealth Honor Society, with chapters at major universities nationwide, and an extensive roster of alumni
who are now practicing physicians and health professionals. The society was founded in 1926 at the
University of Alabama and has since grown into the world's largest honor society exclusively serving
pre-health education. Currently, Alpha Epsilon Delta boasts a membership exceeding 144,000 in 186
chapters.
The mission of the Society is to encourage and recognize excellence in pre-health scholarship; to
stimulate an appreciation of the importance of pre-health education; to promote communication between
health field and pre-health students and educators; to provide a forum for students with common
interests; and to use its resources to benefit health organizations, charities, and the community. The
Society recognizes achievements both inside as well as outside the classroom in the health fields. In
order to be eligible to apply to AED, one must have the following:
•3.5 minimum overall Wash U GPA
•3.2 minimum pre-health Wash U GPA
•30 Wash U credit hours (20 of which must be in the pre-health sciences)
•Commitment to service
•Involvement in the health field outside of the classroom
If accepted to the Society, your AED commitment will include:
- Attending all meetings
- Involvement in one AED-sponsored event per semester
- Participation in three community service events per semester
Please visit our website at http://aed.wustl.edu for more information on AED.
Applications are due by Sunday, September 28, 2014 at 11:59 PM in the AED mailbox in the 2nd
floor of the Student Union Office in the Danforth University Center or e-mailed to
washuaed@gmail.com.
Though successful applicants must meet all the above requirements, not all students meeting
these requirements will necessarily be invited to join. Applications will be evaluated by the executive
board and candidates selected will be notified via email by Friday, October 3rd at the latest.
Interviews will take place on Saturday and Sunday, October 4th and 5th respectively. Please make
plans accordingly.
Sincerely,
Washington University Alpha Epsilon Delta’s Executive Board
President: Michelle Chung
Vice President: Christina Tsai
Treasurer: Sandy Tadros
Webmaster: Brian Basco
Secretary: Kelly Ren
Community Service Chair: Allison Rhodes
General Information
Application for AED Membership, Fall 2014
(Please type or print clearly and legibly.)
Name: ______________________________________________ ID_____________________
School Address: _______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Perm. Address: ________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Phone Number: ____________________________ E-Mail: _____________________________
Majors & Minors: ______________________________________________________________
(Use Webstac to obtain your cumulative GPA and unofficial transcript. To calculate your pre-health
GPA, use the information on the following page.)
Cumulative GPA:
_________________
Pre-health GPA:
________________
Total Credits:
_________________
Pre-health Credits: ________________
What extra-curricular activities are you currently involved in on campus? Please list.
_______________________________________________________________________________
Future Plans: _____________________________________________________________________
Essays (Limit each answer to one single-sided, double-spaced page. Put only your Student ID in the
header.)
1. Why have you chosen to pursue the Pre-Health curriculum?
2. Of all the extracurricular activities which you participate in, which one is most meaningful to
you, and why? How do you think participation in this activity will help you prepare for a career
in the health field? (Note: The activity does not have to be directly related to medicine or the
health field in general.)
Quick Takes (Limit each answer to 1-3 sentences)
1. What is one activity on your bucket list before you leave St. Louis?
2. If you were at Hogwarts what house would you be sorted into and why?
3. What reality TV show would you be on?
4. What are you not?
Transcript
Please enclose a current transcript (official or unofficial) with this application.
Signature
By signing on this line, I declare that everything in the application is true to the best of my knowledge.
_________________________________________________
Name
Date
How to Calculate Pre-Health GPA
Include all classes in the mathematics, biology, physics and chemistry departments. Also include
classes listed below. If a class is not listed in one the above departments or on the list below, do not
include it in the GPA calculation.
To calculate your pre-health GPA, multiply the grade value of a course (see below) by the semester
hours for that course. The product will be the grade points assigned for the coursework. Divide the
cumulative grade points by the cumulative attempted hours.
Grade Values
A+/A 4.0
B
A3.7
BB+
3.3
C+
3.0
2.7
2.3
C
CD+
2.0
1.7
1.3
D
DF
1.0
0.7
0
Anthropology Classes
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Anth 150
Intro to Human Evolution
EPSc 103A Oceanography
Anth 307A
Human Variation
EPSc 105A Earth’s Atmosphere
Anth 362
Biological Basis of Human Behavior
EPSc 108A Oceans and Atmosphere
Anth 3620
Anthro. Perspectives on the Fetus
EPSc 109A Quantitative Reasoning in Envir.
Anth 3621
Anthro. of Human Birth
EPSc 171A Solar System
Anth 365
Human Growth and Development
EPSc 230
Intro. to Astrobiology
Anth 3661
Primate Biology
EPSc 323
Biogeochemistry
Anth 367A
Paleoanthropology
EPSc 335
Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
Anth 372
Geoarchaeology
EPSc 352
Earth Materials
Anth 379
Feast or Famine
EPSc 353
Earth Forces
Anth 401
Evolution of Nonhuman Primates
EPSc 401
Earth Systems Science
Anth 4012
Prosimian Biology
EPSc 407
Remote Sensing
Anth 406
Primate Ecology and Social Structure
EPSc 409
Surface Processes
Anth 407
Comparative Primate Anatomy
EPSc 410
Earth Remote Sensing Methods
Anth 4081
Evolutionary Human Anatomy
EPSc 419
Biostratigraphy and Sedimentation
Anth 4181
Comparative Methods in Physical Anthro. EPSc 425
Invertebrate Paleontology
Anth 4182
Field and Lab Methods in Primatology
EPSc 428
Hydrology
Anth 4191
Primate Cognition
EPSc 430
Environmental Mineralogy
Anth 4202
Evolutionary Genetics
EPSc 441
Intro. to Geochemistry
Anth 4211
Paleoethnobotany and Ethnobotany
EPSc 444
Environmental Geochemistry
Anth 4221
Biological Basis of Human Behavior
EPSc 446
Stable Isotope Geochemistry
Anth 434
Behavioral Research at the STL Zoo EPSc 447
Analytical Methods in Envir. Geoche.
Anth 458
Craniofacial Biology
EPSc 448
Microbial Geochemistry
Anth 4581
Principles of Human Anatomy and Develop. EPSc 449
Microbes in the Environment
Anth 459
Human Osteology
EPSc 452
Intro. to Seismology
Anth 4591
Human Functional Morphology
EPSc 453
Interior of the Earth
Anth 4762
Neanderthal Legacy
EPSc 454
Exploration and Envir. Geophysics
Anth 481
Zooarchaeology
EPSc 474
Planetary Geochemistry
Anth 482
Experimental Zooarchaeology
EPSc 480
Special Topics in Microbiology…
Environmental Studies
Psychology
EnSt 109A
Quantitative Reasoning in Envir. Science Psych 300
Introductory Psych Stats
EnSt 295
Intro to Environmental Studies: Biology
Psych 330
Sensation and Perception
Psych 3401 Biological Psychology
Social Thought and Analysis
Psych 3604 Cognitive Neuroscience
STA 442
Social Statistics Practicum
Psych 4411 Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience
Psych 4418 Computational Modeling in Cog. Neuroscience