The Northeastern PreMed and PreHealth Advising Program provides a Committee Letter of Evaluation – an honest assessment of your suitability for a career as a healthcare professional. The Committee Letter is a compilation of letters of evaluation, plus an evaluation from the PreMed and PreHealth Advising Program. It will draw upon our knowledge of your academic success and personal and professional characteristics, as well as the full content of individual letters of evaluation from faculty, clinicians, employers, and others. Please review important information in the Medical Applicant Portal (MAP) and on the Committee Letter Requirements page for letter requirements and deadlines to qualify for a Committee Letter.
Committee letters are strongly preferred by the programs for which we advise (exception: optometric medicine, veterinary medicine, physician assistant). If you are applying for admission to schools of allopathic medicine (MD), osteopathic medicine (DO), dental medicine, or podiatric medicine, and you are applying within three years of NU graduation, a Committee Letter of Evaluation will contribute to a competitive application.
Students who miss a deadline and therefore become ineligible for a Committee Letter may request a Letter Packet. The Letter Packet includes the same required letters as a Committee Letter, but has a cover page instead of an evaluation from the PreMed and PreHealth Advising Program. Please review important information in the Medical Applicant Portal (MAP) and on the Letter Packet Requirements page for letter requirements and deadlines to qualify for a Letter Packet.
If you are applying for admissions to schools of optometric medicine or veterinary medicine, physician assistant programs, or are an Alumni who graduated three or more years ago you may elect to apply with individual letters of evaluation. If you choose to send individual Letters of Evaluation, please do not request them through MAP. Instead, follow the instructions in the common application for your profession, or the directions of the specific schools if they have a different application process. Undergraduates and recent alums may also choose this option, although it is not recommended. For current students and recent alums, please know that most allopathic (MD), osteopathic (DO), dental, and podiatric schools do expect a Committee Letter be submitted as part of your application.
Resources
Veterinary Medicine: VMCAS School Evaluation Requirement Chart
Optometric Medicine: OPTOMCAS Letters of Evaluation
