{"id":951,"date":"2020-04-22T09:23:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T14:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/?page_id=951"},"modified":"2026-02-05T09:24:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:24:24","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/preprof\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Professional FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While you\u2019re always welcome to contact our advisors, you may find the answer to some of your questions here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"mt-8 lg:mt-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-px lg:grid-cols-2 lg:gap-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/preprof\/getting-started-in-medical-professions\/\" class=\"link-with-icon group flex w-full items-center gap-4 px-5 py-4 no-underline relative overflow-hidden transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out bg-gray-50 text-green hover:bg-gray-100 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