Pre-Health

FAQ: Secondary Applications

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Pre-Health Secondary Applications

What is a secondary application? 

After submitting your primary application to schools, they may choose to send you back a secondary application. These supplemental essays can range in the amount and types of questions (from "Yes/No" to short essay), and can

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Pre-Health Course Requirements by Profession

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What are “pre-reqs”?

Prerequisite coursework, or “pre-reqs” for short, are courses that are required in order to apply and potentially be accepted into a specific program. In this case, it is courses that you are required to complete before you begin applying for your health profession school

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PHAP Perspective: Advice for Underclassmen

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Hey there! My name is Veronica Gutierrez and I graduated from UVA in the Fall 2022 with a double major in Biology and Cognitive Science. While at UVA, I was involved in a wide variety of extracurricular activities such as volunteering as an EMT at the local rescue squad, working as a bartender

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PHAP Perspective: Advice for Underclassmen

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My name is Miriam and I’m a graduate student in the Master of Public Health program here at UVA, which I’ll be finishing up in May. That means pretty soon I’ll be a double Hoo, because I also did my undergraduate degree here in medical anthropology. I chose these programs because I am passionate

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Fall 2023 Health Related Courses

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Fall 2023

 

Health Professions Pre-Req or Recommended Course Options

ANTH 1010

Intro to Anthropology

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ANTH 2280

Medical Anthropology

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ANTH 3290

Biopolitic

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UVA Alumni Q&A: Advice from a Medical School Student

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John Han graduated from UVA with his undergraduate degree in May 2020 and received his master's degree in Philosophy from UVA in May 2021. He is now a first-year medical student at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. He is now sharing advice for things he wish he knew before

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Financing Medical School

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Over the years, medical school tuition has become increasingly expensive, with almost a 600% increase in student loan debt in 30 years. Because of this, financing medical school has become a growing concern for incoming medical school students. While most turn to student loans, there are other

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Tips on Sending Letters of Interest and Updates to Schools

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After an interview, you may receive notice from a school informing you that you have been placed on the waitlist. It is appropriate (but not required) to submit a letter of interest to these schools to indicate your continued interest in their program as well as provide a relevant update about

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