Pre-health advisors are available to discuss a wide range of topics so that our students and alumni can make informed decisions about their future path. We encourage pre-health students to schedule a meeting with an advisor each semester to receive ongoing feedback about the manner in which they are developing their academic and non-academic portfolios for application to health professions schools.
During appointments, topics of discussion may include:
Appointments with pre-health advisors are available for current undergraduate students and alumni from any undergraduate program at Boston University.*
* BU graduate students who did not also earn a BU undergraduate degree are encouraged to reach out to their own undergraduate institution’s pre-health advising office for assistance. If your institution does not provide pre-health advising for alumni, you may be eligible to apply for a pre-health advisor through NAAHP’s “Find an Advisor” service.
Current undergraduates and alumni:
If you scheduled an in-person appointment and are feeling under the weather, we ask that you please contact us to request your appointment be converted to a Zoom meeting to help keep campus safe and healthy.
Scheduling Your Appointment
First Time Appointments:
- Self-enroll in our Pre-Health 101 Blackboard site.
- Complete all 6 episodes in the Introduction to the Pre-Health Pathway module. Sophomores must also complete the Sophomore Strategies for Success Module.
- Once you have finished the introduction module (sophomore module, if applicable), you must send us an email to preprof@bu.edu with the following information:
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- Subject: Intro Module Complete (and/or Sophomore Module Complete)
- Body: Your name & BUID Number
- You will receive a response within 3 business days (Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays not included) with confirmation and instructions on how to schedule an appointment with a pre-health advisor.
If you have previously met with a pre-health advisor, you can schedule your appointment via Handshake:
- Log into Handshake using your BU credentials.
- From the Career Center page, select Appointments.
- Select Schedule New Appointment then choose the Pre-Professional Advising Category.
- Choose the Appointment Type that best fits your inquiries.
- Follow the prompts to select a date and then the time that works best for you.
Please note:
- Pre-health advising appointments are only made available in Handshake up to two weeks in advance. If you do not see any openings, please continue to check Handshake as additional appointments are added weekly every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
- You may only schedule one pre-health appointment at a time. If you schedule multiple pre-health appointments, all of your pre-health appointments will be cancelled.
- If you schedule an appointment to review a document (i.e. resume, personal statement, school list, etc.), you must send the document to preprof@bu.edu or directly to your advisor at least 2 business days before your appointment or your appointment may be cancelled. Weekends and holidays are NOT included in business days.
Arriving for Your Appointment
In-Person
Please arrive 5 minutes early for your appointment and make sure to check-in at the front desk. If you arrive late for your appointment by 10 minutes (15 minutes for a 30 minute appointment), you will be considered a no-show and it will be necessary for you to reschedule your appointment. If you have been directed to meet with a specific advisor, look for the availability for that advisor only.
If you scheduled an in-person appointment and are feeling under the weather, we ask that you please contact us to request your appointment be changed to a Zoom meeting to help keep campus safe and healthy.
Virtual on Handshake
Log into your Handshake and navigate to the appointment page. Click on your scheduled appointment. To connect with your advisor click “Start Video Appointment”. If you arrive late for your appointment by 10 minutes (15 minutes for a 30 minute appointment), you will be considered a no-show and it will be necessary for you to reschedule your appointment.
Cancelling Your Appointment
To cancel your appointment, go to the appointments page, click on the appointment you wish to cancel, then click the red cancel button. Feel free to leave a message to the advisor!
Rescheduling Your Appointment
To reschedule an appointment, cancel your existing appointment and then schedule a new appointment.
Visit or call the Preprofessional Advising Office at 617-353-4866 during regular business hours (Monday – Thursday, 9am-5pm ET, Friday 9am-4pm ET) to schedule your appointment.
Prospective students:
The pre-health team participates in Admissions’ visit days for students interested in Boston University during the fall, winter, and spring. Please check our calendar for any upcoming events. If you do not see any, please email preprof@bu.edu to receive the link and passcode for a recording of the most recently hosted event.