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News and Notes
 Big
News: Lewis
Associates is now a member of the Association of International
Graduate Admissions Consultants' with their Stamp of Excellence,
issued based on education, professional experience as a graduate
admissions consultant, and commitment to the AIGAC's principles
of good practices.
Class of 2008 Applicants 96% Lewis Associates
Applicants are accepted into medical, dental, veterinary pharmacy
and naturopathic medical schools, several into their top choice!
Congratulations!
"Dear Dr. Lewis,
Thank you for being my coach throughout my application journey.
Knowing that you have tremendous experience in the medical
school application process was reassuring. Thank you for your
patience, positive support, and belief in me, which has helped
me to achieve my dream of becoming a physician.
Sincerely,
Huy Ho"
-Accepted to first
choice medical school 2008, Touro CA
Workshops: Dr.
Lewis has given workshops at UC Santa Barbara, Cal Poly San
Luis Obispo, Arizona State, UCLA, San Jose State University,
Stanford University Minority Medical Alliance (SUMMA) Conference,
was the Keynote Speaker at the CSU-Sacramento Pre-medical
Conference and was honored
to present at the 84th National Graduate Women in Science
Conference, "Mission Possible."
If you would like Dr. Lewis to present a FREE workshop for your
prehealth organization, call or email soon, our calendar is filling
up. (View
workshop list)
Acceptances for the Class of 2007: 97%
July 2008 Question of the Month: How
will the AMCAS new electronic Letter service affect me?
"I never would’ve made it
without my weekly conference with the calm, experienced Dr.
Lewis. She kept me sane. I am so grateful for her
guidance, for her editing help, and for the confidence she instilled
in
me. She is a genuinely caring committed mentor who takes pride
in
helping our dreams happen. I have urged every fellow student I
know to
call her. Let her help you, too!"
-Margaret Jolley, Accepted to UCSD Class of 2008
Accepted to Harvard: Our 30th applicant to be accepted to
Harvard was in the Class of 2007! How many pre-health advisors
can match Dr. Lewis' record
of 30 Advisees accepted to Harvard Medical and Dental Schools in
23 years?
News: Latinos,
blacks underrepresented among physicians, study says Latinos,
African-Americans and some Asian groups are greatly underrepresented among
doctors in the county and statewide, according to a new report that said physician
diversity improves access and quality of health care for minorities. (read
full article)
Important dates to remember for the 2008/2009
application cycle:
AMCAS – on or around May 14, 2008
AACOMAS – May 1, 2008
AADSAS – May 15, 2008
CASPA – Mid April, 2008
VMCAS – Early June 2008
Four New Allopathic Schools to Open
University
of Central Florida College of Medicine
Florida International University College of Medicine
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine (Puerto Rico)
Texas Tech University at El Paso
AAMC has made the decision to open the AMCAS application on
May 14 rather than earlier in order to ensure that they can perform
an end-to-end integration test of all AMCAS Letters components
prior to release. They anticipate the submission date, June 4th,
to remain the same.
The Florida International University (FIU) has joined AMCAS
Letters for the 2009 entering class.
AACOMAS Requesting Transcripts From the main “Colleges
and Coursework” screen, click
on “View Transcript Received Status”, then click
on “Transcript Request Form” to generate a form that
you may send to colleges to request transcripts be sent to AACOMAS.
A box will open for you to indicate identifying information.
Complete the box and click Make Transcript Request. Then print
or save the PDF, sign, date and mail to the registrar of the
college to have a transcript sent directly to AACOMAS. AACOMAS
will not accept transcripts that are sent by the student and
a transcript from each institution that you have attended is
required.
Success: 100% Acceptance for the Classes of 2004
and 2005! 2006: 89% accepted and
2 waitlisted.
This Month's Newsletter
Feature: Steve Ritter, D. O., Southern
Region Medical Director, California Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation (CDCR) -- Prison
Medicine
New Handouts: Facts
about Application Services (XLS, 1page) AMCAS
2009 PowerPoint Presentation (PPT, 41 slides), AMCAS
2009 Student Application Help Manual (PDF, 89 pages), AMCAS
Grade Conversion Guide (PDF, 4 pages), AMCAS
Medical School Action Codes (PDF, 2 pages)
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