Considering SMCM: Prospective Students: Health Sciences Advisory Committee: St. Mary's College of Maryland

Prospective Students: Considering SMCM

St. Mary's College of Maryland (SMCM) boasts of a high acceptance rate to medical school and other health science professional schools, but it is important to consider whether SMCM is a good fit for you and your academic and pre-professional needs. Below are links to help you decide if you should pursue your undergraduate pre-health education at SMCM.

Learn about the SMCM HSAC

View the pros and cons list for pursuing pre-health at SMCM.
Read about the logistics of the SMCM HSAC:
View the Prospective Student FAQs to get a basic idea of the HSAC and what it's all about.
Look at schools you are interested in applying to, and check out their prerequisite courses. Make sure that St. Mary's is prepared to offer all the courses you need.
- St. Mary's College of Maryland Course Catalog Listing

Learn about HSAC Successes

Read about SMCM alums who have gotten into professional school.
- Many of the "Success Stories" Profiles include feedback on the strengths of the HSAC program.
See a list of schools SMCM students have been accepted to.
See a breakdown of which fields SMCM students pursue, and the percentage of students that get accepted/rejected.

A Clarification about pre-health science majors:

There is no pre-med or pre-health major at St. Mary's.
You choose the major that you are the most interested in, and make sure you take the necessary prerequisites to allow you to enter the professional school of your choice.
You will make sure to participate in extracurriculars and practical experience opportunities that will help you stand out from the rest of the professional school applicants.
Regardless of your major, you will work with the HSAC to establish a file and to make sure you are on track to apply to professional school.

Contact Us

Contact the chair of HSAC.
Talk to current SMCM students, or an admissions officer, about the pros and cons of pursuing pre-health at St. Mary's.