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Prehealth
Newsletter
October 8, 2021
Welcome!
There is so much important information to share with you this week, that we just couldn't wait another day to send you more items. Please see below for even more events and opportunities to grow your portfolio!
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Pre-Health Group Advising Sessions
Attend our upcoming group advising sessions. A full list of group advising sessions can be found here.
Click here to join the Prehealth Group Advising Canvas Course
Direct links to live session can be found on our website.
Coming up:
Letters of Recommendation - October 12 @ 6P, Zoom link Password: 449959
MCAT PREP
Join Altius Test Prep and Penn State Prehealth Advising for an exciting look at the real MCAT experience. Go through the entire rigorous MCAT check-in process, and real-life exam in a shortened 3.5 hour session.
Learn from TOP scoring Pre-Med Peers. Take a free half-length proctored exam! Gain a baseline score to see where you are in your personal MCAT preparation.
- Normally $40 - but yours for Free
- Six months free access to testing and score improvement tools
- Training and instruction on accurate MCAT materials and methods
- Everyone who attends receives a $500 MCAT Prep Voucher.
- Drawing for one HALF-TUITION SCHOLARSHIP ($1249 value)
Half-Length MCAT Proctored Exam - Friday, November 12th, 2021
Refreshments will be served!
Please indicate your interest in attending this event by completing this form. Your responses to this survey will be sent to Penn State Prehealth Advising.
Applying to PA School?
Register through the link below
Pre-PA students planning to submit their Personal Statement for review can begin submitting them during the first week of November. We will review them as they come in and will attempt to get feedback returned to all students by Thanksgiving. The last day to submit a personal statement for review via this system is 11/12/2021 at 11:59PM.
PA Personal Statement Module sign up:
https://sites.psu.edu/sciadvising/prehealth-advising/personalstatement/
Upcoming Bioethics events
Please see some events offered by the bioethics department
Bioethics and Medical Humanities (BMH) Minor, “Bioethics Trivia with a Twist” on Wednesday, October 13, at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom.
RSVP at: bit.ly/BioethicsTrivia There will be prizes! PLEASE SHARE THIS fun event with your friends, classmates, and groups! See below and attached.
Monday, October 18, from 7-8 p.m., Dr. Indira Bailey will join us for a Zoom discussion on "Pandemic Precarity of Women of Color: rgba (255, 255, 255, 0.00)”. Join us on zoom
To prepare, please read: “Precarity in Conversation” https://vcg.emitto.net/index.php/vcg/article/view/167 (Links to an external site.)
For more on Dr. Bailey, please see her website: www.ibdesignstudio.com
Thursday, October 21, at 10-11 a.m., we will have a webinar on “Marketing Your Skills and Experience for What Employers Want” by Dr. Robert Orndorff! Join us on zoom
Learn more about our fantastic speaker: https://completecollege.org/person/robert-orndorff/
Finally, Lauren Stetz, Viral Imaginations: COVID-19 graduate assistant and art education Ph.D. candidate, created this great professionalism quiz. Please take it and see how you do! QUIZ: https://www.quiz-maker.com/QIUIIQ8DD
Second Year Appreciation Week, Oct. 11-15
From the office of student affairs, "It's been a year. You survived online classes, COVID testing, and the most unique first year that a Penn State student has ever seen. We know it's been a challenge and we're celebrating how well you've lived up to the task! Join us for a week of events and celebrations to honor the work you've done and all the amazing memories to come."
Prehealth Drop-in Hours
Prehealth Advising will be holding virtual drop-in advising sessions twice a week on Thursdays and Fridays throughout the semester.
You may check-in to our virtual kiosk and the next available adviser will send you their zoom info.
Thursdays: 1:30-3:30P
Fridays 10:00A-12:00P
News from the Office of Science Engagement
NEW OPPORTUNITIES POSTED WEEKLY!!
The Office of Science Engagement has many resources and ways for you to get involved with internships and jobs!
Virtual Fairs & Open Houses
-MANY NEW EVENTS!-
Feel like you are missing out by staying at home? Want to learn more about osteopathic medicine, medical school in the Caribbean, or postbacc opportunities? Visit and connect with these and other programs virtually at these live events!
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Head over to our website for an archive of past issues to see what you missed!
