Application Information & Instructions
INTRODUCTION to the N.C. A&T-GW School of Medicine Early Selection Program (ESSP)
The study of medicine is enriched by diversity, including interests and educational experiences. A broad liberal arts education offers a student wider opportunities to develop academic and inter and intra personal competencies. The Early Selection program is guided by the Mission of the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (GWSMHS). We will educate a diverse workforce of tomorrow’s leaders in medicine and improve the health and wellbeing of our local, national and global communities. We will pursue a culture of excellence through inclusive service and advocacy. This program requires that each member actively pursue scholarship, leadership and service. Students have multiple opportunities to fulfill the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) competencies necessary to succeed in medicine. Early Selection students will be expected to pursue not only scientific excellence but also non-science coursework. All Early Selection students are required to pursue a non-science major or minor.
PURPOSE
The ESSP gives talented and committed students who have achieved academic distinction and present significant clinical experience the ability to pursue non-science coursework in more depth, as well as the opportunity for more focused high impact experiences. Students will also receive provisional early assurance of admission to the GWSMHS M.D. program. All students must have a letter of presentation from their premedical advisor, in addition to three individual letters of recommendation. We require that students who are chosen for Early Selection creatively modify the traditional premedical curriculum. Students may select any major. However, students who declare a science major must also select a non-science minor. Students already intending on a non-science major will have the freedom to pursue a rigorous, liberal education, while completing the minimal premedical requirements. We hope that undergraduates will find these less-typical premedical curricula exciting and beneficial to them long after they have completed medical school.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- Must be currently enrolled at N.C. A&T
- All majors are welcome to apply
- 3.5 overall GPA, with no grade below a B- in science course work.
- Must be in the second semester of the sophomore year. Applicants are required to have spent two years (four semesters) in an undergraduate program of the contractual college and to have completed approximately 60 semester hours of course work by the end of the semester during which they apply. (Note: Coursework at other universities will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, as will AP or IB credit. Students transferring into their sophomore year at the contractual college are ineligible; students transferring into their freshman year at the contractual college will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Those with less than 60 hours at the contractual college will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis). Students are required to have two more years of full-time undergraduate academics to complete at their contractual college. This is not an accelerated program.
- College Entrance Exam Scores: SAT or ACT scores are required (minimum 1200 or 27). Students must self-report SAT or ACT scores on the application form and submit high school transcripts. If SAT/ACT scores are not on the high school transcript, official scores must be sent from the College Board directly to you and you should deliver the sealed envelope to your premedical advisor so s/he can include the scores in your application packet no later than March 15th.
- Only students who are U.S. or Canadian Citizens or hold U.S. Permanent Residency at the time of application are eligible to apply.
HOW TO APPLY
Carefully follow the instructions below to complete an application to the ESSP.
Carefully follow the instructions below to complete an application to the ESSP.
- Read the GW Contractual Agreement to learn more about the program requirements and expectations.
Phase I.
The Application Packet
Letters of Recommendation
Additional Details:
Phase II.
The Application Packet
- Complete the GW Early Selection Application. You will submit the completed application and additional materials to the PPSP Review Committee following instructions below.
- In addition to the GW ES application form, students will be required to submit a description of academic goals for the last two years of college. In a Word document, please type a two-year projection of specific coursework. Students must explain how their coursework and academic plans will change if they are accepted. An honest and complete statement of planned courses (including course names and numbers) and projects will be expected.
- Submit a current resume or CV
- Submit ALL materials to the N.C. A&T PPSP Review Committee no later than February 22, 11:59 PM using this link: ESSP Application Packet
Letters of Recommendation
- Two (2) letters of recommendation must be submitted by February 22, 11:59 PM. At least one (1) letter should be from a science professor.
- Letters of recommendation must be submitted electronically. Share this link with your recommenders: https://ncat.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d4ZTb9K9btv9GhE. Please ensure your letter writers submit letters on official letterhead and sign their letters.
Additional Details:
- Applicants selected to move forward in the application process will be notified by Sunday, February 26 and invited to participate in a virtual interview.
- *Interviews will be held via Zoom on February 28 and March 1
- *Students will be informed of the committee's decision no later than March 25.
Phase II.
- The PPSP Review Committee will submit recommendations to GW School of Medicine for the second phase of the application process. Applications and all additional materials will be forwarded to the GW School of Medicine reviewers.
- Those applicants chosen to participate in an interview by the GW School of Medicine will be invited for an in-person interview in late Spring (April or May). Please note that applicants will be responsible for covering transportation and hotel costs. The School of Medicine’s Committee on Admissions will review applications and make final decisions by July.