Getting Started
Pre-Health Advising provides support for applicants including pertinent workshops, personal statement review, school selection, and advising regarding readiness to apply and application timing.
For students applying to medical school, dental school, optometry school, or podiatry school, Pre-Health Advising provides a committee letter of recommendation. These applicants go through the Pre-Health board process to ensure a strong application.
Important Dates for 2024-2025
Schedule for applicants applying in summer 2025 to start a program in fall 2026.
September 26, October 21, November 20: Applicant Info Sessions (Zoom) - repeated. Attend one. Each session is 5:00 - 6:00 pm Eastern. Attendance is required at one of these sessions for those applicants looking to receive a Brandeis committee letter.
Register here:
- September 26 at 5:00 pm Eastern
- October 21 at 5:00 pm Eastern
- November 20 at 5:00 pm Eastern
- October 7 - December 19: Intake appointments
- December 5 & 9, January 16: Essay writing workshops (Zoom)—repeated, attend one. For more information, click here. *This workshop is strongly recommended.*
- February 12: Submission deadline—dossier (essays and other materials) and letters of recommendation must be requested
- February 26-May 2: Board interview period
- April 24: spring applicant meeting, 7:00-8:30 pm (Zoom)
- May 12: Submission deadline for committee letter request forms and all letters of recommendation (in Slate)
Application Timeline
This timeline details the processes involved in applying to medical, dental, optometry, and podiatry programs. If your interest is in another program, contact pha@brandeis.edu to discuss the details and deadlines.
- Attend an applicant info session
- Complete intake forms
- Complete intake appointment
- Attend essay workshop
- Request letters of recommendation
- Begin drafting personal statement and other essays for your dossier
- Submit letters of recommendation and dossier (in Slate)
- Complete board interview
- Attend spring applicant meeting
- Medical and dental school application services open (“primary” applications)
- Submit primary medical and dental application(s)
- Verification of AMCAS and AADSAS primary applications begins
- Optometry school application service opens
- Committee letter submissions begin (late June)
- Work on secondary applications
- Committee letter submissions continue
- Complete secondary applications
- Podiatry application opens
- Interview season begins
- Interviews
- Decisions
- Begin health professions program!