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Timeline for Applying to Medical School


Summer after sophomore year

  • Take an MCAT preparation workshop
  • Start an intensive program to study for the MCAT which you will continue until you take the MCAT
  • Buy the book Medical School Admission Requirements (MSAR) available from the AAMC or Amazon.com

Junior Year

January

  • Apply to the AAMC Financial Assistance Program (FAP) to lower fees associated with applying to medical school.
  • Register for the MCAT.

February

  • Start preparing your AMCAS application
  • Start researching medical schools to apply to (you want a list of about 10)

March

  • Get letters of evaluation from individuals
  • Arrange with the pre-health advisor to start the process of getting a composite letter of evaluation
  • Start preparing your personal statement

April

  • Take the MCAT.

May and June

  • Finish your AMCAS application

June

  • Submit your AMCAS application

July, August

  • Prepare and submit secondary applications
  • Prepare for medical school interviews

Senior Year

  • Go to medical school interviews
  • Decide which medical school offer you will accept

 

 

 



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