| June through August 2008 |
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Complete and submit your application to AMCAS. EDP applicants should submit as soon as possible. The EDP section of the FAQ page has more information about EDP deadlines. |
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Complete the online Secondary Application. |
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Have your Preprofessional Advisory Committee packet or required letters of reference sent to the school. |
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| July 2008 through February 2009 |
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Files of applicants for whom we have a verified AMCAS application, a complete Secondary Application, Preprofessional Advisory Committee packet and/or letters of recommendation are reviewed. |
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| August 1, 2008 |
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Deadline by which EDP applicants for the class entering in July 2009 must have on file in the Admissions office:
-- Verified AMCAS application,
-- MCAT Score,
-- Completed Secondary application,
-- Preprofessional advisory committee letter or letters from 3 professors, and
-- Non-refundable deposit fee of $50.
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| August and September 2008 |
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Applications for the Early Decision Program are reviewed, and selected (not all) EDP applicants are interviewed. |
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September 13, 2008 is the last chance to take the MCAT if you want to matriculate
in
July 2009.
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| October 2008 through March 2009 |
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All EDP applicants are notified of their outcome by October 1. |
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Selected regular applicants are invited by e-mail to interview on campus. |
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| November 1, 2008 |
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Deadline by which your online AMCAS application must be submitted. |
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| November 15, 2008 |
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Deadline for transcripts. AMCAS must have received transcripts from all schools you have attended since high school by November 15.
Nota bene: Regardless of the reason or circumstances, if you miss the November 1 or November 15 AMCAS deadline, then you missed ours as well. Best start early.
"Yada, yada, yada (What I'm trying to say is, it wasn't my fault), and AMCAS said to ask .... Would you p-u-l-e-e-e-e-s-e give me an extension?"
No. We do not give extensions. Best start early. |
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| November 2008 through March 2009 |
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Soon after their interviews, interviewed applicants are sent letters telling them
whether they have been admitted, put on the Acceptable List, or that they must reapply. |
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| December 15, 2008 |
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Deadline by which applicants for the class entering in July 2009 must have on file in the Admissions Office:
-- Verified AMCAS application,
-- MCAT Score,
-- Completed Secondary Application,
-- Required letters of recommendation or Preprofessional Advisory Committee Packet.
-- Non-refundable deposit fee of $50.
Note: It is solely the applicant's responsibility to see that this happens.
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January 5, 2009 |
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FAFSA -- No matter where you go to medical school, and even if you have no intention of using financial aid, you still need to complete a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). You need it to get a scholrships or awards. No FAFSA, no Scholarship. |
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Forms for academic 2008-09 are made available online Jan. 1, 2009, or thereabouts. Our school code for the the FAFSA is 008067. |
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| January through July 2009 |
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Of students on the Acceptable List, some are admitted, some remain on the List,
and some are asked to reapply. |
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| March 2009 |
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Applicants holding places at more than one school are encouraged to
"Do your friends a favor" by releasing their place at any school they do not plan to attend. |
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| April 15, 2009 |
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Deadline. Applicants who continue to hold places at other schools are notified that their place in Shreveport has been forfeited. |
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Applicants who are for certain they want Shreveport' are encouraged to read and download, complete and otherwise begin taking care of pre-matriculation requirements referred to on the Registrar's website. |
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| May 15, 2009 |
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Deadline. Accepted applicants who do not have a fee waiver and for whom we do not have a deposit in hand are notified that their place in Shreveport has been forfeited. |
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| May 15, 2009, through registration on July 31, 2009 |
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Any vacancies are filled with selected applicants on the Waiting List. |
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Admtted applicants --> Read, download, complete and otherwise take care of pre-matriculation requirements detailed under Things you Absolutely Must Do in order to Start School this July, in another section of our website. |
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| June 5, 2009 |
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Deadline. Applicants who are enrolled in the LSUHSC-S School of Graduate Studies, or the joint Master's program with LSU-S must have completed all degree requirements, and a letter from the Chair of their major department stating that this has been done, must have been received by this date. |
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| June 5 to June 30, 2009 |
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Admitted applicants have official final transcripts sent from all schools attended. |
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| July 1 to 15, 2009 (or thereabout) |
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A few Wait-Listed applicants are advised to ready themselves for possible fast-track admission/matriculation. They are asked to submit final transcripts, complete the medical forms, and other things that matriculating students must do.
A bit odd, you think? This is so that someone can step in and register in the event that one or more accepted students forfeit their place by failing to fulfill their obligations with respect to pre-matriculation requirements and deadlines, i.e., trigger the nuclear option. |
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| July 31, 2009, is Registration |
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The first-year class of the LSU Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in Shreveport
is welcomed and congratulated! |
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Applicants still on the Waiting List are advised that they must reapply. |
