Committee Recommendation

Every medical school wants recommendations about its applicants that give evaluations beyond what appears on transcripts or MCAT scores. Georgetown, like many schools, offers a Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Committee recommendation. You do not have to use the Committee recommendation to apply to medical or dental school, but if you don't you should be prepared to explain why since most medical schools' admissions offices know about the Committee and may wonder why you did not use its recommendation.

To qualify for a review from the Georgetown Pre-Med Recommendation Committee, a student must have completed all core Pre-Med coursework (one year each of major's-level Biology including BIOL 103, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics). All of these courses must be taken as real college coursework (except for Mathematics where one semester of AP credit may be used). Non-majors coursework, STIA, and NHS coursework is not included except for Human Biology I & II which NHS students may substitute for the year of Biology coursework. Summer school credit (Georgetown or elsewhere) may be used if a full-load (15 credits) is pursued during the academic year, especially if other objectives such as study abroad or double majoring are contemplated. At least 32 credits of major's-level math/science must be taken at Georgetown. Transfer students and PostBacc students are expected to take additional coursework at Georgetown to meet the 24-credit requirement even if they have completed all or some of the core Pre-Med coursework elsewhere.