Appointments & Drop-Ins

To schedule an appointment, please visit Handshake.

Pre-Health Appointments

In your Handshake account,

• Click on Career Center at the top right hand ribbon
• Click on Appointments
• Click on Schedule A New Appointment
• Click on Explore Career Options
• Scroll down to Homewood: Pre-Health
  • DO NOT Click on Homewood: Pre-Health and Public Health Studies as that is a different office
• This opens up the advisors calendars for the week. You can use the arrow keys to scroll back and forth.

Pre-Law Appointments

In your Handshake account,

• Click on Career Center at the top right hand ribbon
• Click on Appointments
• Click on Schedule A New Appointment
• Click on Explore Career Options
• Scroll down to Homewood: Pre-Law
• This opens up the advisors calendars for the week. You can use the arrow keys to scroll back and forth.

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You may schedule one appointment every four weeks.

For a detailed video on how to schedule appointments, check out this Instagram Reel.

You will receive a confirmation email from Handshake after scheduling.

• Virtual appointments will have the advisor’s Zoom link.
• In-person appointments are in Shriver Hall, suite 030.
• If you don’t see the email confirmation from Handshake, please check your junk or spam folder.

If you are unable to attend your scheduled appointment, please cancel it as soon as possible through Handshake.

Students and alumni who have three or more no-show appointments will not be able to schedule additional appointments without approval from the Director of Pre-Professional Programs and Advising.

In order to be eligible to receive a Committee Letter when you apply to medical or dental school, you must have a record of advising through the office. Find more information about Committee Letter eligibility requirements.

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Multiple Appointments

You may only schedule one appointment at a time, and you may not schedule appointments with more than one advisor in the office to ask the same or similar questions. If we notice that you have scheduled multiple appointments with different advisors within four weeks of each other, we will contact you to cancel one or more appointments.

If you have questions or challenges scheduling an appointment, please call the Pre-Professional Advising Office at 410-516-4140 or email us preprofessional@jhu.edu.

Pre-Professional Advising’s virtual drop-ins are:

• Offered on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 12:30 to 1:30 pm.
• Available during the academic year, including Intersession (excluding summer).
• Intended for quick questions that do not exceed 10 minutes per person.
• Conducted via Zoom.
  • You will be placed in a waiting room until an advisor admits you to the appointment.
  • If you are in the waiting room, we will not be able to tell you how long your wait will be, so please be patient with us during that time.
  • If there are a large number of people in the waiting room, we cannot guarantee you will be seen that day.
  • If you are unable to wait, you can return to drop-ins on a different day, email your question to preprofessional@jhu.edu, or make an individual advising appointment.

To access the Zoom link, please log-in to your Handshake account, click on the “Events” link, and search for Homewood: Pre-Professional Advising Drop-Ins.

If you have a private question or situation to discuss, please make an individual advising appointment or email preprofessional@jhu.edu.

All freshmen and sophomores interested in the health professions (pre-med, pre-dental, physician assistant, nursing, etc.) are required to attend a Pre-Health 101 workshop prior to making their first individual appointment with an advisor. These 45-minute small group sessions are offered in the fall and spring semesters, and focus on the qualities and requirements of pre-health students.

Freshmen and sophomores receive Pre-Health 101 registration information at the beginning of every semester. They can also find information via Handshake “Events.” Sophomores who previously attended Pre-Health 101 are not required to attend another Pre-Health 101 session, and can schedule an individual advising appointment at any time.

Juniors, seniors, all transfers, and alumni are not required to attend Pre-Health 101, and can schedule an individual advising appointment at any time. Students should be aware that all sessions are currently being held via Zoom, which records length of time viewing a session.

Attendance is expected for the duration of the program, and students will be contacted via email if they do not attend the entire program

If you are unable to attend your scheduled appointment, please cancel it as soon as possible through Handshake.

Students and alumni who have three or more no-show appointments will not be able to schedule additional appointments without approval from the Director of Pre-Professional Programs and Advising.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this policy, please email preprofessional@jhu.edu for assistance.