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