Tandon specializes in advising on medical and dental applications. We can assist with all others to a certain extent.
Applying to health professional schools is a significant undertaking with many moving parts. Unlike undergrad, students do not just apply widely and get in somewhere. This competitive process results in less than 50% of applicants successfully matriculating into these health schools. The proper discipline and preparation is required for all interested applicants.
Most health professional schools require applicants to submit applications more than a year before they plan to matriculate and require, in addition to the completion of the prehealth course sequence, letters of recommendation, evidence of extracurricular involvement, standardized test scores, essays and interviews.
Applicants are expected to participate in the process and stay informed of application procedures in the following ways:
Important information for reapplicants:
General requirements for Part 2 include:
Spring 2024 Interview Day: Saturday, February 24, 2024
Every applicant must be present for an interview. Interview time slots can be requested in Part 2, but will be assigned by the Prehealth Committee. Your request is not guaranteed! Everyone is expected to join in person in Brooklyn at Tandon for their interview.
*Exceptions can ONLY be made for alumni that are not in the area and cannot easily make it to Tandon as a result.