EY2026 Committee Process Homepage

As a Johns Hopkins University pre-health applicant, you should familiarize yourself with these platforms and terms:

• Health Professions Application (HPA): The HPA is an internal application (not shared with medical or dental schools) that is required by Pre-Professional Advising if you wish to receive a Committee Letter from our office. The HPA has two important functions:
  • Information from the HPA is used to write your Committee Letter
  • Completing the HPA will help you prepare your future medical/dental school application (the HPA “Work and Activities” section is similar to the AMCAS “Work and Activities” section).
  • Since the HPA contributes significantly to your professional school application, the time, energy, and thought put into the HPA will pay off immensely.
• Survey Monkey Apply (SMA): The HPA is administered through Survey Monkey Apply. You will receive the HPA/SMA link in your emails on launch day. SMA will also hold your letters of recommendations, transcripts, and other relevant items required to write your committee letter
• Committee Letter: The Johns Hopkins University Committee Letter formally introduces you–the applicant– to medical/dental schools.
  • All current students and alumni of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and the Whiting School of Engineering who meet our Committee Letter Eligibility Requirements and Alumni Policy, as well as stated deadlines, will receive a Committee Letter from Johns Hopkins University.
  • During the summer, when your Committee Letter is complete, Pre-Professional Advising uploads your Committee Letter + your individual letters of recommendation to the primary application services (AMCAS, AACOMAS, AADSAS, TMDSAS) of your choosing.
  • Click HERE to access the EY26 Kick-off session recording

By March 30, 2025, 11:59 PM EST: FIRST-TIME APPLICANTS must:

• Complete and submit the HPA

Your final list of LoRs does not need to be submitted, nor do your individual letters need to be received prior to the submission of your HPA (March 30th for first-time applicants, May 30th for reapplicants). Similarly, your individual letters of recommendation do not need to be submitted by your writers to SMA prior to submitting your primary application(s) (AMCAS/AACOMAS/AADSAS/TMDSAS/etc…).

**Applicants that have pending spring semester grades should submit their unofficial transcript(s) from undergraduate/graduate schools attended by May 30, 2025, 11:59 pm EST

By May 30, 2025, 11:59 PM EDT: REAPPLICANTS must:

• Complete and submit the HPA

Your final list of LoRs does not need to be submitted, nor do your individual letters need to be received prior to the submission of your HPA (March 30th for first-time applicants, May 30th for reapplicants). Similarly, your individual letters of recommendation do not need to be submitted by your writers to SMA prior to submitting your primary application(s) (AMCAS/AACOMAS/AADSAS/TMDSAS/etc…).

By June 30 2025, 11:59 PM EST: ALL APPLICANTS must

• Submit unverified applications to SMA

The Pre-Professional Office strongly suggests asking writers to submit letters by the middle to end of June, capitalizing on the opportunity for earlier submission of your letters and materials. This proactive approach can positively impact your overall application process. However, all recommendations and additional materials (i.e., unofficial transcripts) MUST be submitted by July 30th at 11:59 PM ET. No letters submitted after this date will be accepted for the 2025-2026 application cycle.

By July 30, 2025, 11:59 PM EST: ALL APPLICANTS must:

• Have all final letters of recommendation submitted to the “Pre-Professional HPA Letter of Recommendation & Materials” section**
• Submit fee assistance documents to SMA, if applicable ***
• Upload unofficial transcript(s) from undergraduate/graduate schools attended

If you received a CL in EY23, EY24, or EY25, and would like to use individual letters from a previous cycle, please do the following:

Go to your SMA account and put the following information into your letter of Rec Request:

1. First Name: PreProfessional
2. Last Name: Advising
3. Contact: [email protected]
4. Body of Message: “Please upload letters from my letter for *insert specific evaluators names* (i.e. Dr. Seuss, Big Bird, etc..).” Include ALL letters you are requesting in the body of this section.

**When requesting a committee letter (CL) from Pre-Prof, the individual letters of recommendation required to supplement the committee letter will be verified. Students whose letters don’t meet the 2 academic and 1 non-academic letter requirements will be notified either via SMA or email.

***If you have received the AAMC fee waiver (Fee Assistance Program- FAP), you are eligible to receive a reimbursement for your HPA fee through Pre-Professional.

Please do the following to receive your reimbursement:

1. Upload your FAP confirmation as proof of receiving the AAMC waiver here in ‘additional documents’
2. Email Pre-Prof at [email protected] and include the following:
   • Put in the subject line: First Name & Last Name HPA Reimbursement
   • Provide the name on the card you used to pay your HPA fee so we can process reimbursement. We need the name on the card used because the $85 fee will be returned to the card that was used to submit the payment.

Please Note: Health professions schools prefer confidential letters of evaluation/recommendation, i.e., those written with the knowledge that the applicant will not have access to the letters or their content, Pre-Prof will not implicitly or explicitly inform applicants about the content or strength of a letter.

Applicants who miss any of the above deadlines will not be eligible to receive a Committee Letter this cycle. There are no exceptions to this policy.

Students who would like to submit a formal request for policy exemption can access that here: PDF Document: Policy Waiver Request Form

Johns Hopkins University Applicant Status

As you navigate the JHU Pre-Professional Advising application process, please follow the instructions specific to your applicant status.

• First-Time Applicant–has never submitted a medical/dental school primary application such as AMCAS, AACOMAS, TMDSAS, or AADSAS.
• Reapplicant–has previously submitted a medical/dental school primary application such as AMCAS, AACOMAS, TMDSAS, or AADSAS.

These definitions are based upon previously submitting a primary application to medical/dental schools; the definitions are not based upon previously submitting an HPA to the Pre-Professional Advising Office.

PDF Document: FAQ’s

Please review the list of FAQs as many questions students ask have been addressed by pre-health advisors.

HPA Drop-ins

Pre-Prof is offering HPA open Drop-ins over the next few weeks leading up to the March 30th first-time applicant deadline. All dates are group attendance, so there will be no waiting room. Everyone who attends will hear the questions asked by their peers. Pop in any time during the following dates and times offered.

ZOOM LINK: https://zoom.us/j/98341954325

PLEASE NOTE:

Because we do not offer 1:1 advising from June to mid-August, we provide special summer virtual drop-in advising.

Summer Drop-Ins Schedule:

As you continue to complete aspects of your applications, we invite you use this as an opportunity to have questions answered.

We are holding Extra drop-ins for EY26 applicants.

ZOOM LINK: https://zoom.us/j/94962376356

PLEASE NOTE Drop-Ins will be cancelled the following days:

Tuesday, June 17th – Thursday, June 19th & Thursday, July 3rd.