Preparing for Medical School: Sophomore Year

Sophomore Year | Junior Year | Senior Year

Prior to leaving school after your sophomore year, you must complete an application packet. These are due May 1st of every year. Failure to do so will delay the writing of your recommendation letter by one year. The packet will give the pre-med program the needed information to assess your application credentials for medical school.

• Remember, the pre-med program reserves the right to decline your request for an institutional recommendation letter.

During the summer of your sophomore year, you should begin the MCAT review. Ultimately, you are judged against others from across the country in a standardized test, known as the MCAT. This is a difficult exam. In fact, a score of 67% (or 30 out of 45 points, a score that would get you a letter grade in the D range at Houghton, is considered to be a good score on the MCAT). Participate in the MCAT review classes here at Houghton to assist you in this preparation, which you should take during your junior year to prepare for the MCAT.

Sophomore Year | Junior Year | Senior Year