{"id":265,"date":"2025-08-19T12:30:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T16:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wofford.edu\/boppkl\/?page_id=265"},"modified":"2026-09-06T15:29:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T19:29:28","slug":"indepprofdev2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wofford.edu\/boppkl\/home\/courses\/current-schedule\/indepprofdev\/indepprofdev2\/","title":{"rendered":"Independent Professional Development Interim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Specific examples and recommendations by field:<br>Pre-Med:  <a href=\"http:\/\/mcat\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"mcat\">MCAT<\/a><br>Pre-Law:  <a href=\"http:\/\/lsat\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"lsat\">LSAT<\/a><br>Finance: Securities exam<br>Other:  Real estate exam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mcat\"><strong>Specific info for MCAT prep\/med school application preparation course<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Recommended timing: <em>Jr year<\/em> if applying senior year, or seniors if taking gap year<ul><li>This course will likely be done before completing all necessary course work to take MCAT. It is ok if most courses, but not all are completed when taking this course.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>MCAT prep<ul><li>Take Kaplan and show x number modules ($1500+);<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>OR test from book, practice tests on website ($30)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Requirement: complete 2 practice tests<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Application prep for common app for medical school<ul><li>Write short personal statement (why should we pick you)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Pick 3 activities that they want to highlight \u2013 paragraph about each<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Your proposal must include due dates for each draft and an email from a faculty member that has agreed to provide feedback on your drafts.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Structure: Students <em>may<\/em> meet as a group once a week to support each other (depends on number enrolled for this goal)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"LSAT\"><strong>Specific info for LSAT prep\/law school application preparation course<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Recommended timing: <em>Jr year<\/em> if applying senior year, or seniors if taking gap year<\/li><li>LSAT prep (choose from below options)<ul><li>Take Kaplan and complete all sections ($899+);<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Take LSAT Demon and submit a scheduled plan for 5 hours per day based on format of the program ($95 per month)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Take Magoosh and submit a schedule for 5 hours per day based on format of the program ($199 per month)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Take 7Sage and complete 4 sessions per day and a timed LSAT practice exam on the final day of Interim ($129 per month)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Application prep for Law School<ul><li>Write Personal statement \u2013 4 drafts&nbsp; &#8211; one completed each week of Interim with a final draft submitted on the last day.&nbsp; Your proposal should include due dates for each draft and an email from a faculty member that has agreed to provide feedback on your drafts.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Structure: Students <em>may<\/em> meet as a group once a week to support each other (depends on number enrolled for this goal)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specific information for Finance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Specific examples and recommendations by field:Pre-Med: MCATPre-Law: LSATFinance: Securities examOther: Real estate exam Specific info for MCAT prep\/med school application preparation course: Recommended timing: Jr year if applying senior year, or seniors if taking gap year This course will likely be done before completing all necessary course work to take MCAT. 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