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Apply with Pre-Health

The Vovis Center assists applicants in understanding the application process, crafting personal statement essays, and requesting letters of recommendation.

The Vovis Center assists applicants in understanding the application process, crafting personal statement essays, and requesting letters of recommendation.

Students are encouraged to utilize one-on-one advising and the Knox Pre-health Action Plan to help compile their portfolio of relevant experiences and activities as well as organize their application materials.

Many Knox pre-health students decide to take a gap year (or several) before applying. This is increasingly common and even recommended for many students, as it allows more time to prepare for standardized exams and clinical and shadowing experience. Health Professions Advising will still support you every step of the way, whether you’ve graduated from Knox or are a current student.

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Writing Support

Health Professions Advising offers personal statement writing workshops to help students get started on their application essays. Once you complete the workshop and have a draft ready, you can work with a pre-health advisor on initial drafts and then if desired, also a partnered writing coach to help work through further revisions. Both advisors and coaches have extensive experience reading pre-health personal statements and are a great resource.

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Standardized Exam Support

Pre-health students will need to complete the required standardized exam for their profession. It is recommended that you complete the prerequisite coursework for your program prior to taking the standardized exam in order to prepare for the content of the exam. For optometry, dentistry, and medicine, these prerequisites can be found in Coursework. Knox students typically take their standardized exam in their senior year or gap years after graduation.  

For pre-med students who will complete the MCAT, Knox partners with the Brem Method to offer reduced-cost standardized exam prep courses. The Brem Method provides Knox students with a free 6-class Testing & Study Skills Seminar course designed to help students succeed in college courses and on any standardized exam. Knox students also get a steep discount on the Brem Method’s 6-week comprehensive Brem Method MCAT Prep Course.

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MCAT Preparation

For students taking the MCAT, the following courses are not required, but are recommended to help with preparation.

  • BCHM 302 Biochemistry II: Chemistry of Metabolism
  • BIOL 332 Molecular Biology
  • BIOL 333 Microbiology
  • BIOL 335 Genetics
  • PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology
  • PSYC 201 Cognitive Psychology