Allopathic Medical Schools That Require Pre-Health Committee Letters

When preparing to apply to medical school, there are lots of details to consider! One major area of the application that causes a lot of stress is the letters of recommendation. To make the process of deciding which letters to collect easier for you, I did the research! (Youre welcome.) What is a pre-health committee letter? A pre-health committee letter is a composite  letter of recommendation typically written by a schools pre-health advisor and one or more additional faculty members who oversee premed advising.  It differs from a regular letter of recommendation which is written by a single writer of your choosing. As I mentioned in  a previous blog post, most medical schools do not require a pre-health committee letter (see table). Total number of allopathic U.S. med schools143 Schools that require a committee letter12 Schools that prefer a committee letter29 Schools that have no preference102 Seventy-one percent of all allopathic medical schools located in the continental U.S. do not have a preference for the types of letters you submit. Twenty percent of schools prefer the committee letter, but do not require an explanation if you use individual letters. On the other hand, only eight percent require a committee letter from your pre-health advising office or an explanation is required if you do not have one. Medical schools that require a pre-health committee letter As   of Feb. 26, 2019, the medical schools that require the pre-health committee letter this application cycle include: Albert Einstein Boston University Creighton Icahn Loma Linda Uniformed Services University of Arkansas University of Chicago University of Kentucky University of Louisville University of Maryland University of Vermont Medical schools that prefer a pre-health committee letter Albany Cooper Hofstra Drexel East Tennessee Eastern Virginia Florida International Georgetown Louisiana State in New Orleans Louisiana State in Shreveport Loyola University Chicago Stritch Meharry New York Medical College Pennsylvania State Renaissance Rutgers New Jersey Saint Louis Sidney Kimmel University of Alabama University of Connecticut University of Massachusetts University of North Carolina University of South Alabama University of Tennessee University of Virginia Vanderbilt Wake Forest Weill Cornell Wright This data can change so check the schools’ web sites when you apply. In my opinion, the pre-health committee letter simply serves as an additional hurdle for applicants to complete. Unless you are a resident of the state in which these schools are located (because you should apply to every medical school in your state) or have your heart set on applying to any of these schools, you may not want to spend the time, energy and nerves collecting a pre-health committee letter, depending on how complicated the process is on your particular campus. Some pre-health offices have an application and interview process that adds an additional layer of stress for students preparing to apply. I hope this information is helpful and will make the process of preparing to apply to medical school less stressful. Check out our Letters of Recommendation Services for more information on how we can help you secure a strong committee letter or LOR and get ACCEPTED. Learn more here. Recommendation letter preferences according to school School nameRequire committee letterPrefer committee letterNo preference Albany Medical CollegeX Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva UniversityX Baylor College of MedicineX Boston University School of MedicineX Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina UniversityX California Northstate University College of MedicineX California University of Science and Medicine School of MedicineX Carle Illinois College of MedicineX Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineX Central Michigan University College of MedicineX Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic UniversityX Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceX Columbia University College of Physicians and SurgeonsX Cooper Medical School of Rowan UniversityX Creighton University School of MedicineX Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellX Drexel University College of MedicineX Duke University School of MedicineX East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of MedicineX Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolX Emory University School of MedicineX Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of MedicineX Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac UniversityX Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthX George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesX Georgetown University School of MedicineX Harvard Medical SchoolX Howard University College of MedicineX Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiX Indiana University School of MedicineX Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall UniversityX Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineX Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaX Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityX Loma Linda University School of MedicineX Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New OrleansX Louisiana State University of Medicine in ShreveportX Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineX Mayo Clinic Alix School of MedicineX Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityX Medical College of WisconsinX Medical University of South Carolina College of MedicineX Meharry Medical CollegeX Michigan State University College of Human MedicineX Morehouse School of MedicineX New York Medical CollegeX New York University School of MedicineX Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityX Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineX Nova Southeastern University College of Allopathic MedicineX Oakland University William Beaumont School of MedicineX Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public HealthX Oregon Health and Science University School of MedicineX Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineX Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaX Ponce Health Sciences University School of MedicineX Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook UniversityX Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of VermontX Rush Medical College of Rush UniversityX Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolX Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolX Saint Louis University School of MedicineX San Juan Bautista School of MedicineX Sanford School of Medicine The University of South DakotaX Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jeï ¬â‚¬erson UniversityX Southern Illinois University School of MedicineX Stanford University School of Medicine*X State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineX State University of New York Upstate Medical UniversityX TCU and UNTHSC School of MedicineX The Commonwealth Medical CollegeX The University of Toledo College of MedicineX The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityX Tufts University School of MedicineX Tulane University School of MedicineX UCLA/Drew Medical Education ProgramX Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of MedicineX Universidad Central del Caribe School of MedicineX University at Buï ¬â‚¬alo State University of New York School of Medicine and Biomedical SciencesX University of Alabama School of MedicineX University of ArizonaX University of Arizona College of Medicine PhoenixX University of Arkansas College of MedicineX University of California, Irvine, School of MedicineX University of California, Los Angeles David Geï ¬â‚¬en School of MedicineX University of California, Riverside School of MedicineX University of California, San Diego School of MedicineX University of California, San Francisco, School of MedicineX University of Central Florida College of MedicineX University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineX University of Cincinnati College of MedicineX University of Colorado School of MedicineX University of Connecticut School of MedicineX University of Florida College of MedicineX University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of MedicineX University of Illinois College of MedicineX University of Iowa Roy J. And Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineX University of Kansas School of MedicineX University of Kentucky College of MedicineX University of Louisville School of MedicineX University of Maryland School of MedicineX University of Miami School of MedicineX University of Michigan Medical SchoolX University of Minnesota Medical SchoolX University of Mississippi School of MedicineX University of Missouri, Kansas CityX University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineX University of Nebraska College of MedicineX University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of MedicineX University of Nevada, Reno School of MedicineX University of New Mexico School of MedicineX University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of MedicineX University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health SciencesX University of Oklahoma College of MedicineX University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineX University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineX University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryX University of South Alabama College of MedicineX University of South Carolina School of MedicineX University of South Carolina School of Medicine GreenvilleX University of South Florida College of Medicine Morsani College of MedicineX University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineX University of Virginia School of MedicineX University of Washington School of MedicineX University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthX Vanderbilt University School of MedicineX Virginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineX Virginia Tech Carilion School of MedicineX Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterX Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of MedicineX Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineX Wayne State University School of MedicineX Weill Cornell MedicineX West Virginia University School of MedicineX Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of MedicineX Wright State University Boonshoft School of MedicineX Yale University School of MedicineX University of Utah School of Medicine** * If a committee letter is used it will not count towards total number of letters.   ** Does not  accept committee letters. ; Alicia McNease Nimonkar worked for 5 years as the Student Advisor Director at the UC Davis School of Medicine's postbac program where she both evaluated applications and advised students applying successfully to med school and other health professional programs. She has served Accepted's clients since 2012 with roughly a 90% success rate. She has a Master of Arts in Composition and Rhetoric as well as Literature.  Want Alicia to help you get Accepted? Click here to get in touch! Related Resources: †¢Ã‚  Navigate the Med School Maze: 12 Tips from Start to Acceptance, a free guide †¢Ã‚  Applying to Medical School Without a Committee Letter †¢ What Does an Excellent Medical School Letter of Recommendation Include?