Composite Letters of Evaluation
As part of the admissions process, many professional schools (and virtually all medical schools) require that every applicant submit a composite evaluation of their academic credentials by an undergraduate faculty committee, if such a committee exists on the applicant's campus. The Medical Professions Advisement (MPA) Program at ETSU performs this evaluation at the request of ETSU pre-professional students, provided these students have taken 30 hours or more of coursework on our campus and completed all prerequisite coursework. Students who have taken less than the required 30 credit hours of coursework and/or a limited number of science or non-science courses at ETSU should consult Martha Edde, MPA Coordinator for further information.
***Professional school admissions/ aptitude examinations (MCAT, VCAT, OAT, GRE, etc.) are not used as part of the ETSU Composite Evaluation. The Evaluation Committee will be reviewing the Evaluation Application, ETSU Judicial Records, Academic Transcripts (composite GPA as well as Pre-requisite BCPM GPA) and Faculty Recommendations in order to base their recommendations for students to their respective professional schools.
The MPA Evaluation Committee meets for purposes of evaluation only three- four times per year, typically in Spring, Summer and early Fall. Students requesting evaluation must begin the process of constructing their information when the packets become available. This is essential so that students will have sufficient time to gather the necessary information, complete their interviews, etc., and have a completed packet available for the evaluation meeting. The MPA Office will provide necessary information, deadlines, and forms to students, and will render reasonable assistance to students as they complete the required steps in the process. Nevertheless, it is the individual student's responsibility to begin the process in a timely manner and to follow through on the completion of the packet. Completed applications must be received by 4:30 p.m. on the day of the application deadline. NO EXCEPTIONS. If your application is incomplete you will have to wait until the following Evaluation period to request a review by the Evaluation Committee.
Students seeking admission into different professional schools (i.e., allopathic medicine and osteopathic medicine) must request that respective letters be written when submitting the MPA Evaluation letter.
FOR STUDENTS REQUESTING A SECOND MPA EVALUATION REVIEW:
It is recommended that students request the MPA Committee re-evaluation within two years of ETSU Graduation as professional schools are looking for relevant information in student applications.
Students may choose to use their initial MPA Evaluation letters if attempting second or subsequent attempts for admission to professional schools. It is recommended that original MPA Evaluations are used for submission to professional schools for only two years from the date of completion as professional schools are seeking current information from their applicants.
Students requesting the review of additional practical experience/shadowing, volunteer experience and/or additional course work may request a second MPA Evaluation based on that information and will only need to complete a new MPA Evaluation Application. Individual Instructor’s Evaluation forms from the previous review may be used.
Students with additional practical experience/shadowing, volunteer experience and/or additional course who feel that interviews and/or Individual Instructor’s Evaluations were not as positive as they should have been should request a complete re-evaluation.
ALL students requesting a second review should have significant additions (shadowing, volunteer experience and/or course work) to the MPA evaluation application before requesting the review.
Interviews will be required for all applicants requesting a second review. These interviews will include, but are not limited to, an explanation of why and how you feel you have improved your application for MPA Evaluation.
If you have questions concerning these requirements please see the Coordinator of the Office of Medical Professions Advisement.