Meet with your Academic Advisors and Explore the AAMC Website. They will help you plan your path throughout your undergraduate experience. Be sure to utilize the AAMC website at www.aamc.org
Seek Experiences that will Strengthen your Application. Expectations include: Clinical observation or other clinical exposure highlighting patient/physician interaction, volunteering, and leadership experiences. Research opportunities can bolster your application as well, though they are not required.
Attend UK College of Medicine Open Houses and/or Tours. These opportunities whill help solidify which of our four campuses you plan to apply to.
Prepare to Take the MCAT. Begin to prepare for the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), creating a study schedule that aligns with your intended test date. The MCAT is required for medical school admissions, and MCAT scores must have been recorded no more than two years prior to the application cycle.
Begin to Assemble your Application. Work on compiling your experiences, developing your personal statement, and reflecting on experiences to be able to articulate why you want to be a physician.
Inquire about your Letters of Recommendation. begin to request your letters of recommedation and ask your letter writers in the spring before you apply.
Decide on a Program Type and Apply. Applicants must select a program type when applying via AMCAS. This provides applicants a choice in not only applying for a dual degree program (MD/PhD) but also if they plan to apply early decision or regular decision.
Early decision is a binding program type through which applicants are restricted to applying to only one medical school and have earlier deadlines (AMCAS: Aug. 1). They will be notified of their admissions decisions by Oct. 1.
Regular decision applicants can apply to multiple medical schools and have later deadlines (AMCAS: Nov 1) but will be notified later in the process, after Oct. 15.
Students who are a part of the Early Assurance Program select this program type. This is a restrictive program type similar to early decision with identical deadlines (see above).
Confirm Completion of Pre-Requisites. Compare your current transcript with UK College of Medicine pre-requisite requirements and be prepared to complete all pre-requisites prior to matriculation. The current pre-requisite requirements can be found on our website.
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Meet with your Academic Advisors and Explore the AAMC Website. They will help you plan your path throughout your undergraduate experience. Be sure to utilize the AAMC website at www.aamc.org
Seek Experiences that will Strengthen your Application. Expectations include: Clinical observation or other clinical exposure highlighting patient/physician interaction, volunteering, and leadership experiences. Research opportunities can bolster your application as well, though they are not required.
Attend UK College of Medicine Open Houses and/or Tours. These opportunities whill help solidify which of our four campuses you plan to apply to.
Prepare to Take the MCAT. Begin to prepare for the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), creating a study schedule that aligns with your intended test date. The MCAT is required for medical school admissions, and MCAT scores must have been recorded no more than two years prior to the application cycle.
Begin to Assemble your Application. Work on compiling your experiences, developing your personal statement, and reflecting on experiences to be able to articulate why you want to be a physician.
Inquire about your Letters of Recommendation. begin to request your letters of recommedation and ask your letter writers in the spring before you apply.
Decide on a Program Type and Apply. Applicants must select a program type when applying via AMCAS. This provides applicants a choice in not only applying for a dual degree program (MD/PhD) but also if they plan to apply early decision or regular decision.
Early decision is a binding program type through which applicants are restricted to applying to only one medical school and have earlier deadlines (AMCAS: Aug. 1). They will be notified of their admissions decisions by Oct. 1.
Regular decision applicants can apply to multiple medical schools and have later deadlines (AMCAS: Nov 1) but will be notified later in the process, after Oct. 15.
Students who are a part of the Early Assurance Program select this program type. This is a restrictive program type similar to early decision with identical deadlines (see above).
Confirm Completion of Pre-Requisites. Compare your current transcript with UK College of Medicine pre-requisite requirements and be prepared to complete all pre-requisites prior to matriculation. The current pre-requisite requirements can be found on our website.