Health Professions Advisory Committee Letters of evaluation are drafted by each adviser for each advisee. These are read, evaluated and revised by the entire Committee with each applicants credentials at hand. At the request of the student-applicant, the Committee letter and accompanying copies of individual recommendations, are sent as a packet to each professional school to which the student has applied. In addition to the above, the Program facilitates the efforts of professional school admissions officers who come recruiting by dispensing information about their visits and arranging for rooms in which they can meet with students. Recently, more professional schools have begun to require or strongly recommend an additional course - biochemistry.
Many schools also look for coursework in behavioral science and in the humanities.
Admissions tests must be taken almost a year before expected entry into professional school, therefore, it is necessary for most applicants to complete the required science courses by the end of the junior year. Upstate Medical University. We believe you are better off majoring in an area you find particularly interesting in which you can do some research or other scholarly work. Most of our successful applicants are biology majors, but that's because they like biology. We suggest you call ahead to make an appointment.