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• Being Pre-health at Brandeis
  • Is a health career right for me?
  • What do health professions schools want?
  • How do schools evaluate me?
  • What should I major in?
  • What courses do I need?
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  • The Standardized Test
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The Application Process

Schools have varying policies on deferment. Most will grant you a deferral of one year if you have a well thought-out plan for what you will spend that year doing. However, schools vary in their flexibility and you are advised not to assume that you will be allowed to defer. Rather, you should check the deferment policy for each of the schools you apply to and call the admissions office to ask about the types of situations that they have typically allowed a deferral for. If you have plans for something you’d like to pursue in the year or two before entering medical school you should consider postponing your application. If you are not sure what to do, consult with Dean Fukawa-Connelly.