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Preprofessional Advising Recommendation Waiver
Resources

Preprofessional Advising Recommendation Waiver

This form must accompany your recommendation.
Applicant's Name: UNI:
Date of Graduation: Email:
Applying for entrance: Fall Name of Reference Writer:
Title of course and semester/year taken (if applicable):
Please check all that apply:
__Law __MD __MDPhD __Osteopathic __Veterinary __Dental __MPH __Postbacc __ Other
TO THE APPLICANT:
Please fill in the spaces above and sign either (a) or (b) below before giving this form to the person writing the recommendation.

I authorize the writer to provide any information necessary to provide an honest evaluation from his or her knowledge of my qualifications, including but not limited to, my grades, GPA, class rank, scholarships, honors, awards, activities and comments from other instructors and assistants.

Under the terms of the FERPA act of 1974 students may, if they choose, have access to material such as this recommendation. Some students choose to waive their right. You should discuss this matter in detail with your advisor, and consult those writing recommendations on your behalf.

Check and sign either (a) or (b) below:

(a) I DO NOT WAIVE my right of access to this recommendation. ( )

(b) I DO WAIVE my right of access to this recommendation and I ( )

understand that I will not be able to see it under any circumstances.

TO THE PERSON WRITING THE RECOMMENDATION:

Pay careful attention to the decision the applicant indicated above concerning access to this recommendation. If neither (a) nor (b) is signed, this form should be returned to the student before you write the recommendation. If the student signed (a) s/he is entitled access to your letter.

Students are NOT permitted to deliver letters to the Office of Preprofessional Advising.

Please TYPE your letter on letterhead and be sure to sign it. We also suggest that you retain a copy for your own files, since letters do get lost in transit. You may email your letter, provided it is in PDF format, is on letterhead and has an electronic version of your handwritten signature. Please email recommendations to preprofessional@columbia.edu.

You may also mail or fax to:
Columbia University

Office of Preprofessional Advising

Center for Student Advising

4

03 Lerner Hall, 2920 Broadway,

MC1201, NY, NY 10027

T 212-854-6378, F 212-854-0042

Resources

Medical
Web Address	Organization	Content
www.AAMC.org	American Association of Medical	• AMCAS info
	Colleges	• MCAT info
		• Links to Allopathic Med Schools

www.aacom.org	American Association of	• Info on Osteopathic Medicine
	Colleges of Osteopathic	• Links to D.O. schools
	Medicine	• Publications
		• AACOMAS info

www.ama-assn.org	American Medical Association	• Health policy & Advocacy info
		• Ethics, education &
		accreditation
		• Journals and medical news
		• Doctor finder

www.snma.org	Student National Medical	• Community service projects
	Association	• Educational programs
		• journal

www.amsa.org	American Medical Student	• Health advocacy
	Association	• Community & public health
		• Health policy
		• Career development
		• Workshops & events


www.studentdoctor.com/interview	N/A	This is a site that collects
		information from pre-med
		students regarding their
		interviewing experiences at
		different medical schools.

Dental
Web Address	Organization	Content
www.adea.org	American Dental Education	• To obtain AADSAS
	Association	application
		• Links to dental schools
		• Information on careers in
		dentistry
		• AADSAS application

www.ada.org	American Dental Association	• Publications
		• Research & Clinical Issues
		• Dental Societies
		• News/Education

Admission Testing Services
Web Address	Organization
www.ada.org/dat.aspx	DAT
www.gre.org	GRE
www.aamc.org/students/mcat/start.htm	MCAT

Veterinary Medicine
Web Address	Content
www.avma.org	• Journal
American Veterinary Medical Association	• News
	• Related organizations
	• Issues in Wash, DC
	• Links to vet schools (through SAVMA)
www.aavmc.org	• Career information
American Association of	• Publications
Veterinary Colleges	• Admissions statistics
	• Related veterinary info links
www.vmcas.org
Veterinary Medical College Application Service	• Centralized Application & instructions

MCAT DEADLINES: For the 2014-Jan 2015 exam and registration deadlines, please visit:

https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/mcat/reserving/261800/registrationdeadlines.html
For score release information for the 2014-Jan 2015 exam dates, please visit:

https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/mcat/reserving/355164/scorereleaseschedule.html
Schedule of 2014 MCAT Test Dates:

January 23 and 25

March 22

April 5, 11, and 24

May 8, 17, 22, and 31

June 5, 13, and 21

July 2, 12, 24 and 25

August 1, 2, 7, 15, 21, and 27

September 4, 6, 10, 12, and 18

Directory: sites -> dsa -> files
sites -> Personal Essay Samples for Graduate School Application
sites -> Writing personal statements and essays
sites -> Apa sample Paper
sites -> Apa citation Methods Brought to you by the Center for teaching and learning What is apa?
sites -> Scott frickel curriculum Vita May 2014 Associate Professor
sites -> Program Report for Texas Library Association Annual Conference 2015
sites -> Cte: Sequencing Assignments Characteristics of Effective Writing Assignments
sites -> Module title Credits Short description
sites -> American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists Chapter Achievement Awards Program Reporting Guidelines
files -> Personal Statements What is the purpose of the personal statement?

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