Is there a GPA cut-off for getting a PreMed/PreDent Committee letter of recommendation?
No, there is no GPA cut-off for getting a PreMed/PreDent Committee letter of recommendation but realistically, a student with less than a 3.5 GPA is going to have a difficult time “selling” themselves as a student who is academically strong, without significant supplemental coursework completed with excellence. What is the timetable for applying to medical school? You should apply to medical school in June of the year BEFORE you intend to matriculate in medical school. In other words, you would apply in June 2009 to begin school in the fall of 2010. You will begin compiling information for the PreMed/PreDent Committee in the March before the June that you apply and having your interview conducted prior to submitting your application to AMCAS or AACOMAS. You will need to take the MCAT on or around your application submission time also. Since it takes four weeks for the MCAT scores to be released, you will need to consider this in your timeframe for the process. You should take the MCATs
