[bioundgrd] Fwd: 2010 Premed/Prehealth Advisor Requests -- Now Accepting

[Janice Chang]

>From: "Tamara R. Menghi" <trmenghi at MIT.EDU>
>Subject: 2010 Premed/Prehealth Advisor Requests -- Now Accepting
>Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 13:34:01 -0400
>
>Preprofessional Advising is now Accepting 2010 Prehealth Advisor Requests!
>
>The MIT Careers Office (MITCO) is now accepting prehealth advisor 
>requests for individuals wishing to enter medical or other health 
>profession schools in Fall 2010. Please read thoroughly the email 
>below for information about how to request an advisor. PLEASE NOTE: 
>You are required to meet with a member of our staff after submitting 
>your advisor request forms.  We encourage you to schedule your 
>appointment once your forms have been submitted.
>
>Please save electronic and hard copies of your advisor request form. 
>Over the next few months, we anticipate that we will be moving to an 
>online credential service system and you will be asked to resubmit 
>the advisor request questions online once the new system has been 
>launched.
>
>Getting a Premed/Prehealth Advisor
>
>Steps to Requesting a Prehealth Advisor
>- Carefully and thoroughly read the information online on prehealth 
>advisors http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/advisors.html and the 
>credential service 
>http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/credential.html. 
>- Complete and submit the credential service and advisor request 
>form to the MIT Careers Office (MITCO) (12-170). 
>http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/credentialform10-1.pdf. 
>REMINDER: Please save an electronic copy of your responses to the 
>advisor request questions. Once our new online credential service 
>goes live, you will be asked to resubmit this information 
>electronically.
>- Schedule an appointment (call 617-253-4733) to meet with a member 
>of the Preprofessional Advising staff to review your form, your 
>course requirements, and discuss the prehealth advisor assignment 
>process. We strongly encourage individuals to schedule appointments 
>prior to leaving for summer break. (Please note that MITCO is open 
>all year round, and maintains its regular 9-5pm hours throughout the 
>summer.) Your advisor request will not be complete and you will not 
>be added to the list of students to receive an advisor until you 
>have met with a member of our staff.
>- Once you have submitted the 2010 credential service form and met 
>with a member of the Preprofessional Advising staff, your file will 
>be open. Advisor requests will be processed throughout the summer 
>and assignments will be announced at the Advisor-Advisee Mixer in 
>early Fall semester 2008.
>
>Important! Please note the following:
>- It is important that you request an advisor earlier than later. 
>The Preprofessional Advising Staff recruits Advisors based on the 
>number of students we expect are seeking advisors.
>- Requests for advisors made during or after the Fall semester (two 
>years prior to intended matriculation) risk being waitlisted or 
>unassigned. In order to ensure that the advisor and applicant have 
>enough time to get to know each other prior to the application 
>cycle, it is unlikely that the Preprofessional Advising staff will 
>be able to provide an advisor to student requests late in the 
>process. Individuals who decide to apply to medical or health 
>profession school later in the process are encouraged to meet with a 
>member of the Preprofessional Advising staff to discuss their 
>application timeline.
>
>More information on the advisor and applicant role can be found at 
>http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/advisors.html#student.
>
>Best Regards,
>Preprofessional Advising Staff