Pre-Professional Competencies (service orientation, social skills, cultural competence, teamwork, oral communication, ethical responsibility to self and others, reliability and dependability, resilience and adaptability, capacity for improvement)

1. If I do not have much service outside of clinical settings, I have confirmed that the schools on my list are not expecting nonclinical service.
2. If I am emphasizing research (i.e., it was either a Most Meaningful Activity or the activity I participated in the longest and have the most hours), then I am applying to schools that especially value research.
3. My Activities section in my PIR demonstrates that I understand the physician’s role and patients’ needs.
4. I demonstrate a consistent commitment to, measurable exposure of, and thoughtful, objective reflections on experience in a clinical setting such as shadowing, paid employment or volunteer work—i.e., situations where I interacted with and/or observed physicians and patients.
5. I show increasing depth of commitment over time to a single project. Demonstrations of such commitment include taking a leadership role, pursuing academic work related to my co-curricular work, and/or engaging in similar work across multiple populations or in different settings.
6. Clinical experience is at least one of my most meaningful activities I discussed in my PIR.

Thinking and Reasoning Competencies (critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, scientific inquiry, written communication)

1. I have at least one letter of recommendation from someone in an academic capacity who knows me well and, therefore, can speak to my thinking, reasoning, and science competencies.
2. I am able to describe specifically why my application makes me a good fit for each of the schools on my list.
3. I know which of the schools on my list use CASPer, and I have practiced video interviewing with someone who is able to offer unbiased and critical feedback.
4. In my PIR Activities section, I clearly articulate evidence of my motivation and vision for a patient-centered future.
5. My Personal Statement illustrates that I understand the physician role and patients’ needs.

Science Competencies (living systems, human behavior)

1. My MCAT total score is within or above the middle 50% for at least eight (8) schools on my application list.
2. All of my subsection scores are within the 10^th-90^th percentile (see MSAR for this data) for at least eight (8) schools on my application list.
3. My AMCAS BCPM GPA is within the middle 50% (see WU Matriculation Stats or MSAR for data not listed under the former) for at least eight (8) schools on my application list.
4. My BCPM GPA by year is either stable over time or shows an upward trend.

Application Process

1. If required, I am prepared to take CASPer in May.
2. I am able to submit my application within the first two weeks of June.
3. My summer plans allow me to return my secondaries within one to three weeks of receiving them.
4. If I have to report an institutional action or conviction, then I have worked with my pre-health advisor or other close mentors as I prepare to write and talk about the incident.