Deadlines & Instructions for Completing your Premed File

Policy on Deadlines

The deadlines described here are set to allow applicants and the committee to furnish necessary materials to the medical schools in a timely fashion. The medical schools enforce their own deadlines, and a number of offices (MCAT, AMCAS, and our committee) may each need several weeks to carry out their own work on your application. Do not expect any of these offices to perform their work instantaneously. If you turn in your materials late, expect your application to be delayed in proportionate measure. This could reduce or eliminate your chances of acceptance at a medical school. Remember, we're here to serve you, so please help us by submitting your materials on time.

Deadlines & Instructions for Completing your Premed File

Send electronic documents to:
eliotpm@fas.harvard.edu

Mail paper documents to:
Eliot House
Office of the Resident Dean
101 Dunster St, N-22
Cambridge, MA 02138

Due February 15, 2010
1. Eliot Pre-Medical Questionnaire
---Email to eliotpm@fas.harvard.edu as "Lastname.Question.doc"

Due at (or before) your Premed Committee Interview in March

(Exact Date TBA)

2. Eliot Dean's Letter Waiver and Pre-Medical Agreement
3. Harvard transcript including cumulative GPA. (Unofficial copy is OK.)
4. Current CV.
---Email to eliotpm@fas.harvard.edu as "Lastname.CV.doc"

Due March 15, 2010

5. List of recommenders from whom you've requested letters (3-6 total, >=1 from a science professor).
---Email to eliotpm@fas.harvard.edu as "Lastname.Recs.doc"

Due April 20, 2010

6. Waiver Forms and all Letters of Recommendation

Due June 15, 2008

Please submit your AMCAS application online this month!!!
7. Copy of your Harvard transcript that includes spring grades. (Unofficial copy is ok.)
8. List of schools to which you are applying. (Please indicate MD vs. MD-PhD programs, etc.)

---Email to eliotpm@fas.harvard.edu as "Lastname,Firstname.Schools"
9. Photocopy of your MCAT scores
10. Stamped 9x12 stamped YELLOW mailing envelopes if you are applying to any of the schools listed above that do not use the VirtualEvals online letter service or AMCAS letter service. Required postage is typically 3 first class stamps, 4 first class stamps for Canadian schools.

ASAP

11. Copy of your AMCAS Letter Request Form. We cannot upload your letters until we have received this document. For more detailed instructions, please see the OCS website.

Note: Please try to submit your AMCAS application as early as possible in June/July. Verification of the AMCAS will take a few weeks. Also be sure to have your complete transcripts (for all college level courses you've ever taken) sent to AMCAS ASAP after you've registered.