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Prompts
1. Discuss a time when you stepped out of your comfort zone. What were the challenges? What did you learn? (1900 character limit)
2. Describe a personally rewarding experience. What did you learn about yourself through this experience? Do not reiterate any experience already discussed in detail within your AMCAS application (including your personal statement or your experiences) or above in Question One. (1900 character limit)
3. If you could present yourself to the Committee on Admissions, what would you want to make sure they knew about you? (1900 character limit)
LOR Reqs
CHM requires a minimum of three and a maximum of five letters of evaluation.
A committee letter, authored by a prehealth committee or prehealth advisor and intended to represent your institution's evaluation of you, counts as one letter.
A letter packet containing three to five letters, one of which may be a committee letter, will meet our requirements.
Letters of evaluation should follow these guidelines:
1. Discuss a time when you stepped out of your comfort zone. What were the challenges? What did you learn? (1900 character limit)
2. Describe a personally rewarding experience. What did you learn about yourself through this experience? Do not reiterate any experience already discussed in detail within your AMCAS application (including your personal statement or your experiences) or above in Question One. (1900 character limit)
3. If you could present yourself to the Committee on Admissions, what would you want to make sure they knew about you? (1900 character limit)
LOR Reqs
CHM requires a minimum of three and a maximum of five letters of evaluation.
A committee letter, authored by a prehealth committee or prehealth advisor and intended to represent your institution's evaluation of you, counts as one letter.
A letter packet containing three to five letters, one of which may be a committee letter, will meet our requirements.
Letters of evaluation should follow these guidelines:
- All letters should be from individuals who know you well.
- Letters should be submitted on college/university or business letterhead and must contain clear and current contact information for the author.
- One letter must be from a basic science or medical science professor who can critically evaluate your academic potential, maturity, strengths and weaknesses, and the difficulty of coursework, if applicable. Comments that expand beyond what may be reflected by your grade in the class or address any special achievements or attributes are desirable.
- One letter must address personal experiences and characteristics that will help CHM to develop an overall portrait of you. A letter based upon direct interaction with you and addressing qualities such as maturity, empathy, character, reliability, interpersonal skills, and any special attributes or experiences will be the most helpful.
- Your additional letter(s) may be from individuals from an academic, clinical, employment, research, or volunteer setting. People who know you well and who can attest to your character and abilities based upon their personal experience with you will be the most meaningful.
- It is highly desirable that at least one letter is written by someone who has observed you in a clinical setting.
- If you are currently enrolled in a graduate program or a professional school, one of your letters must be from a faculty member at your graduate or professional school.
- If you are currently enrolled in a postbaccalaureate program or taking postbac classes, one of your letters must be from a postbac program faculty member.
- A letter from a graduate assistant will be accepted only if cosigned by the faculty member.
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