Pre Med

Rochester Institute of Technology

Medical school and graduate programs in the health sciences are competitive. RIT’s pre-med program is designed to maximize your candidacy for admission to these advanced-level graduate programs. At RIT, pre-med is not an academic major. Instead, the pre-med program is a pre-professional advising option that provides personal, individualized academic counseling to help you become an exceptional candidate for admission to medical schools and graduate programs in health care professions. Pre-med is open to students in any major at RIT.Medical schools and graduate programs in the health sciences base their admission decisions on several factors, including academic record and GPA, application essay, scores from MCAT and other admissions exams, letters of recommendation, extracurricular activities, clinical and summer employment experiences, undergraduate research experience, field work, and community involvement/volunteering. The pre-med program assists you in creating a comprehensive long-term strategy for preparing for a successful application to medical school of graduate programs in the health sciences. Working in collaboration with the advisors from your major, the pre-med program provides guidance and advice on extracurricular activities, undergraduate research opportunities, clinical and summer employment opportunities, MCAT and other graduate school admission exams, co-op and internship experiences, the medical and graduate school application process, and more.

College of Science